frank joseph rudy    
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work samples available upon request
   
       
  02.2003 to Present Creative Digital Producer & Writer

Liz Claiborne Inc.
Executive Producer, Creative Director
  • provided creative direction & conceived brand voice; conducted needs discovery; performed strategic analysis; crafted specifications, project plan, budget, & information architecture; managed design, build, quality assurance, testing, & launch; & wrote copy for comprehensive redesign of LizNet, the company's intranet

  • formulated strategy & crafted information architecture for a redesign of the company's public-facing corporate site
JWT
Senior Producer
Client: Merrill Lynch
  • managed content strategy, audit, & transfer; led build, quality assurance, & launch of Global Private Client Intranet redesign

  • produced the Economic Outlook Roundtable online video project
Time Inc. Content Solutions / Igicom
Senior Producer
Clients: DDB Worldwide, The Advertising Research Foundation, & Unilever
  • crafted information architecture; designed taxonomy, navigation, & search; & wrote training materials copy for comprehensive redesign of DDB Connect, the global ad agency network DDB's corporate intranet
  • crafted phased delivery recommendation & information architecture; & wrote training materials copy for the Advertising Research Foundation's portal redesign

  • crafted requirements & information architecture for redesign of Unilever's MakingLifeBetter.com
Tribal DDB
Senior Producer
Clients: DDB Worldwide, Johnson & Johnson, & ING
  • performed content needs analysis & content audit in collaboration with internal teams; selected & managed vendors; managed planning, design, implementation, content transfer, delivery, quality assurance, user testing, & launch; drafted specifications, project plan, & budget for redesign of DDB Connect

  • produced redesign of & updated content on DDB Worldwide's public-facing corporate site

  • produced microsites & rich media banner ad campaigns for Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, & ING Direct
MRM Worldwide (McCann Erickson)
Senior Copywriter
Client: MasterCard
  • collaborated with account executives, creative directors, art directors, brand managers, & client on branding, content strategy, information architecture, & search engine optimization for multichannel campaigns

  • wrote copy for microsites on Priceless.com (including Priceless Picks, PayPass, Cards & Services, World Elite, & the travel property Destination: Priceless)

  • wrote copy for microsites, banner ads, social media, & consumer e-mails for co-branded initiatives with Sheraton, Major League Baseball, & the PGA
Fly Communications
Copywriter
Clients: Pernod Ricard, ESPN, D&B, AnchorBlue, & Samsung
  • Wrote website content, promotional e-mails, print ads, & direct mail for Bushmills, Wild Turkey, Pernod, Soho Lychee, & Chivas Regal

  • Wrote banner & print ads for ESPN Insider & ESPN The Magazine

  • Wrote drive-to-web direct mail promotional & membership packages for D&B

  • Wrote website content, in-store, & radio spots for AnchorBlue

  • Wrote for Samsung's MP3 player product line microsite & banner ads
  work experience
  02.2001 to 01.2003 Project Director
Columbia University

Projects: Columbia International Affairs Online, Columbia American History Online, Columbia Earthscape

  • oversaw the direction, development, & production of award-winning, subscription-based digital archives consisting of up to 50,000 assets

  • created & implemented project plans detailing strategic objectives, technical specifications, identification of risks, contingencies, scheduling, budget, & allocation of creative & technical resources

  • collaborated with stakeholders on design, editorial, implementation protocols, & accountability

  • managed builds, testing, quality assurance, & launches

  • recruited, trained, scheduled, supervised, & evaluated creative & technical staff

  • prepared, revised, & presented project status reports

   
  2008-2009 Story Analysis for Producers, Film Techniques & Technologies, DV Production, & Final Cut Pro courses
New York University
  education
  Completed 05.2000 Professional Certificate in Multimedia Technologies
New York University
   
  Completed 06.1995 Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing
UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television
   
  Completed 05.1989 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
   
    Applications & Languages
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Project & Visio, HTML, Dreamweaver, & WordPress

Intermediate proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, FileMaker Pro, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, & XHTML

Basic proficiency in Final Cut Pro, Avid, Compressor, Squeeze, DVD Studio Pro, Illustrator, & Flash
  skills