Gerard Robinson

Established a company name,m Quicker Than a Ray of Light, in order to platform multiple screenplays and position myself as a producer of independent film as well as a writer. My portfolio consists of four screenplays: "Anybody Seen My Baby?," Failure to State a Claim," "Another Day at the Salt Mines," and "Dissemblers." "Anybody Seen My Baby?," received recognition from the Toronto and Los Angeles Screenplay Festival Competition. As a member of the Atlanta Film Society I am a distinguished judge of their screenplay competition, a contest that I did not enter (because it would have been a conflict of interest.)

Managed a job bank of 30 telephone operators conducting interviews with voters to determine the likelihood of support for candidates running for national office. Interviews sometimes lasted for an hour or more with operators challenged to keep voters on the line for the duration. The results of the polling were reported on the front page of the New York Times, who were partnering with CBS News.

• Writer, Press Releases, Opinion Pieces for placement in major media including newspapers and magazines in the Top Ten Markets, like The New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, et al.
• Media Relations, contacted major media with ideas for news stories. For one account, Expo '92, the World's Fair in Spain, I placed nine stories in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal as well as Time Magazine, the Associated Press and Good Morning America, who broadcast live from Seville Spain for two days, six months before the opening of the Universal Exposition.
• Clients skewed to international, included: Spain; Egypt, the 50th Anniversary of D-Day, Normandy, France; China, Hong Kong and Mexico.
• A who's who of corporate clients included: Merrill Lynch, Mercedes Benz, Listerine, Philip Morris, IBM, AT&T, and Johnson and Johnson,.
• Media Trainer: counseled clients on how to approach press interviews, suggested talking points, conducting mock interviews to assess weaknesses and build client confidence.
• Managed a team of five, setting expectations, providing support, critiquing performance and conducting evaluations.