pinson resume - june 2015

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John Pinson 35 San Carlos Way Novato CA 94945 [email protected] @John_Pinson www.linkedin.com/in/pinson/ (415) 5057402 SUMMARY Veteran content marketing professional with 20+ years experience in the technology sector. Most recently Senior Manager, Content Marketing at Message Systems, John has worked with many top Internet brands, enterprise software companies and Saas providers over his career, including Travelocity, Autodesk, Microsoft, Informatica, McAfee, HP, Symantec and many others. Recognized as a resourceful, creative writer and team leader experienced in all aspects of marketing communications and content development that drives sales and business growth. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE E June 2010 – April 2015 Message Systems San Francisco, CA Senior Manager, Content Marketing Headed content marketing operations for venturebacked start up as it grew from approximately $10 million to $40 million in revenue and emerged as clear leader in the email infrastructure technology industry over fouryear period. Initiated and led content marketing / social media strategy for the brand; founded company blog, served as head blogger / editor; sent out daily tweets, Facebook and Google+ updates; grew Twitter followers from 0 to 2,200+; founded newsletter program; managed team of internal and external contributors for blog and newsletter. Served as chief brand storyteller guiding company messaging; oversaw website content and SEO efforts; wrote and edited brochures, product sheets, case studies, white papers, bylined articles, ebooks, guides, sales letter and more. Wrote and produced presentations decks, produced and conducted webinars. Oversaw public relations operations; managed agency relationship; drafted a wide range of strategic materials, including press releases and media alerts; placed content or gained coverage in media outlets including Mashable, TechCrunch, The Washington Post, Mobile Marketer, NetworkWorld, TheNextWeb, CBS Baltimore TV and many others. Supported lead generation programs; wrote copy and provided creative direction for email marketing campaigns, drafting direct emails and landing pages; produced and distributed outbound campaigns in Marketo and other systems. Launched and oversaw video program, writing and producing product demonstration pieces; conducted onscreen interviews, produced video case studies; acted as creative director on highlights video for annual user conference. Managed customer outreach efforts for case studies and press materials; worked with operations and marketing contacts at brands including Twitter, Facebook, Marketo, LinkedIn, PayPal, Rackspace, Yesmail, US Airways and more. Proficient in WordPress, Marketo, Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft Office; modest coding skills / HTML. E April 1998—June 2010 Pinson Communications Novato, CA Principal Clients: Informatica, Autodesk, PGP, Voltage Security, Tablus/RSA, McAfee, Curl, Kabira, Fortinet, Gigya, Accuray, HathawayDinwiddie, Allied Administrators, Trinity Ventures, Golden Gate Founded and managed a marketing consultancy providing writing, content creation and strategic public relations services for technology companies, professional services providers and venture capital firms. Developed marketing communications campaigns and materials for many successful startups and established Silicon Valley brands; wrote and edited brochures, data sheets, web content, case studies, white papers, newsletters, contributed articles and direct mail pieces; drafted a wide range of strategic materials, including press releases, case studies, corporate backgrounders, FAQs, solution briefs and white papers. Acted as ghostwriter for senior executives, working on articles for national magazines, blogs, speeches and presentations for industry events; served as ongoing editorial director for an Autodesk newsletter/blog, managing editorial calendar, developing stories, managing contributions from inhouse and outsourced writers. Set and managed media strategies for new product/service launches and strategic initiatives; oversaw outreach efforts to the analyst and press communities; pitched stories and won coverage in industry publications and news sites; crafted social media strategies and executed campaigns via Twitter and Facebook. As an independent businessperson: managed P&L, pitched and acquired new business, negotiated contracts and leases, hired and managed personnel; initiated and managed Google adword campaigns, tracking performance and optimizing keyword strategies and budgets using Google Analytics. Partnered with PR, design and digital agencies to provide specialized services; partner agencies include HyperArts, Storyhat, Rainmaker Communications, Galaxy Six, The Cronan Group, Kulesa Faul, B2PR, The McKenna Group, Niehaus Ryan Wong, SF Interactive, Saatchi & Saatchi, Lot21 and Re:Launch.

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Page 1: Pinson Resume - June 2015

   John  Pinson  35  San  Carlos  Way  Novato  CA  94945  

[email protected]  @John_Pinson  www.linkedin.com/in/pinson/  (415)  505-­‐7402  

 SUMMARY  Veteran  content  marketing  professional  with  20+  years  experience  in  the  technology  sector.  Most  recently  Senior  Manager,  Content  Marketing  at  Message  Systems,  John  has  worked  with  many  top  Internet  brands,  enterprise  software  companies  and  Saas  providers  over  his  career,  including  Travelocity,  Autodesk,  Microsoft,  Informatica,  McAfee,  HP,  Symantec  and  many  others.  Recognized  as  a  resourceful,  creative  writer  and  team  leader  experienced  in  all  aspects  of  marketing  communications  and  content  development  that  drives  sales  and  business  growth.  

 PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

E  June  2010  –  April  2015   Message  Systems        San  Francisco,  CA    Senior  Manager,  Content  Marketing       Headed  content  marketing  operations  for  venture-­‐backed  start  up  as  it  grew  from  approximately  $10  million  to  $40  

million  in  revenue  and  emerged  as  clear  leader  in  the  email  infrastructure  technology  industry  over  four-­‐year  period.   Initiated  and  led  content  marketing  /  social  media  strategy  for  the  brand;  founded  company  blog,  served  as  head  

blogger  /  editor;  sent  out  daily  tweets,  Facebook  and  Google+  updates;  grew  Twitter  followers  from  0  to  2,200+;  founded  newsletter  program;  managed  team  of  internal  and  external  contributors  for  blog  and  newsletter.  

Served  as  chief  brand  storyteller  guiding  company  messaging;  oversaw  website  content  and  SEO  efforts;  wrote  and  edited  brochures,  product  sheets,  case  studies,  white  papers,  bylined  articles,  e-­‐books,  guides,  sales  letter  and  more.  

Wrote  and  produced  presentations  decks,  produced  and  conducted  webinars.     Oversaw  public  relations  operations;  managed  agency  relationship;  drafted  a  wide  range  of  strategic  materials,  

including  press  releases  and  media  alerts;  placed  content  or  gained  coverage  in  media  outlets  including  Mashable,  TechCrunch,  The  Washington  Post,  Mobile  Marketer,  NetworkWorld,  TheNextWeb,  CBS  Baltimore  TV  and  many  others.  

Supported  lead  generation  programs;  wrote  copy  and  provided  creative  direction  for  email  marketing  campaigns,  drafting  direct  emails  and  landing  pages;  produced  and  distributed  outbound  campaigns  in  Marketo  and  other  systems.    

Launched  and  oversaw  video  program,  writing  and  producing  product  demonstration  pieces;  conducted  onscreen  interviews,  produced  video  case  studies;  acted  as  creative  director  on  highlights  video  for  annual  user  conference.  

Managed  customer  outreach  efforts  for  case  studies  and  press  materials;  worked  with  operations  and  marketing  contacts  at  brands  including  Twitter,  Facebook,  Marketo,  LinkedIn,  PayPal,  Rackspace,  Yesmail,  US  Airways  and  more.    

Proficient  in  WordPress,  Marketo,  Salesforce,  Slack,  Microsoft  Office;  modest  coding  skills  /  HTML.      E  

April  1998—June  2010   Pinson  Communications        Novato,  CA  Principal        Clients:  Informatica,  Autodesk,  PGP,  Voltage  Security,  Tablus/RSA,  McAfee,  Curl,  Kabira,  Fortinet,  

Gigya,  Accuray,  Hathaway-­‐Dinwiddie,  Allied  Administrators,  Trinity  Ventures,  Golden  Gate     Founded  and  managed  a  marketing  consultancy  providing  writing,  content  creation  and  strategic  public  relations  

services  for  technology  companies,  professional  services  providers  and  venture  capital  firms.   Developed  marketing  communications  campaigns  and  materials  for  many  successful  start-­‐ups  and  established  Silicon  

Valley  brands;  wrote  and  edited  brochures,  data  sheets,  web  content,  case  studies,  white  papers,  newsletters,  contributed  articles  and  direct  mail  pieces;  drafted  a  wide  range  of  strategic  materials,  including  press  releases,  case  studies,  corporate  backgrounders,  FAQs,  solution  briefs  and  white  papers.  

Acted  as  ghostwriter  for  senior  executives,  working  on  articles  for  national  magazines,  blogs,  speeches  and  presentations  for  industry  events;  served  as  ongoing  editorial  director  for  an  Autodesk  newsletter/blog,  managing  editorial  calendar,  developing  stories,  managing  contributions  from  in-­‐house  and  outsourced  writers.  

Set  and  managed  media  strategies  for  new  product/service  launches  and  strategic  initiatives;  oversaw  outreach  efforts  to  the  analyst  and  press  communities;  pitched  stories  and  won  coverage  in  industry  publications  and  news  sites;  crafted  social  media  strategies  and  executed  campaigns  via  Twitter  and  Facebook.  

As  an  independent  businessperson:  managed  P&L,  pitched  and  acquired  new  business,  negotiated  contracts  and  leases,  hired  and  managed  personnel;  initiated  and  managed  Google  ad-­‐word  campaigns,  tracking  performance  and  optimizing  keyword  strategies  and  budgets  using  Google  Analytics.  

Partnered  with  PR,  design  and  digital  agencies  to  provide  specialized  services;  partner  agencies  include  HyperArts,  Storyhat,  Rainmaker  Communications,  Galaxy  Six,  The  Cronan  Group,  Kulesa  Faul,  B2PR,  The  McKenna  Group,  Niehaus  Ryan  Wong,  SF  Interactive,  Saatchi  &  Saatchi,  Lot21  and  Re:Launch.  

       

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     August  1997—April  1998   Anderson  &  Lembke  (McCann-­‐Erickson)      San  Francisco  Copywriter   Client:  Microsoft   Key  creative  resource  for  one  of  AdWeek’s  top  ten  interactive  departments  that  pioneered  a  host  of  new  marketing  

technologies  and  methods,  including  interactive  games  and  ads  incorporating  streaming  audio,  CGI  interaction,  and  Shockwave  and  Flash  animation.  

Crafted  award-­‐winning  campaigns  for  worldwide  software  leader,  playing  a  central  creative  and  strategic  role  in  the  launch  and  ongoing  marketing  of  products  including  Internet  Explorer,  Money  and  Investor.  

Maintained  daily  contact  with  clients;  managed  multiple  projects  under  tight  deadlines  and  budget  constraints;  supervised  production  staff,  programmers,  studio  engineers  and  voice  talent.  

 May  1996—August  1997   Goldberg  Moser  O’Neil l  (Hill,  Holiday)          San  Francisco  Copywriter   Clients:  Cisco,  Symantec,  Dell,  Kia,  Sonicare,  Dreyer’s  Ice  Cream   Central  role  in  creating  the  first  interactive  ads  produced  by  one  of  the  West  Coast’s  leading  tech  advertising  agencies.   Concepted  and  wrote  online  and  print  advertising,  web  content,  packaging,  POS  and  direct  pieces  for  high-­‐tech  and  

consumer  clients.    July  1995—June  1996   Self-­‐Employed        San  Francisco  Freelance  Writer   Clients:  Fleishman-­‐Hillard,  Interactive  PR,  EDS  Public  Relations,  CNET   Wrote  case  studies,  web  content,  press  releases  and  white  papers  for  tech  firms,  including  Inktomi,  Netcom  and  SBT.   Regular  contributor  to  CNET,  writing  feature  articles,  reviews  of  books  and  web  sites,  and  news  articles.    July  1992—July  1995   Worldview  /  Travelocity        San  Francisco  Editor/Writer     Managed  a  team  of  staff  writers  and  correspondents  for  one  of  the  Internet’s  first  online  travel  sites.   Coordinated  work  of  fact-­‐checkers  and  writers,  edited  copy  and  ensured  grammatical  accuracy.   Wrote,  edited  and  produced  new  content,  coded  HTML,  maintained  stylistic  standards  (AP  style).  

 VOLUNTEER  WORK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2008  –  2009   President   -­‐  San  Ramon  Elementary  PTA        Novato,  CA   Led  the  school’s  volunteer  programs  and  fundraising  efforts,  overseeing  a  budget  of  more  than  $50,000  and  a  

membership  of  approximately  400  families  and  teachers,  managed  weekly  newsletter.   Managed  a  12-­‐person  board  of  directors;  recruited  program  chairs  and  project  volunteers;  organized  and  led  monthly  

board  and  general  meetings;  represented  the  school  at  district,  county-­‐level  and  state-­‐level  functions.    2008  –  2013    The  Redwoods  Retirement  Communi ty        Mill  Valley,  CA   Contributed  copywriting  /  creative  direction  for  the  community’s  annual  fundraising  direct  mail  campaign.    2010  –  2014    San  Marin  H igh  School  Robotics  Club        Novato,  CA   Fundraising  coordinator,    managed  team  communication  and  event  logistics.    PUBLICATIONS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

E  Contributor:  CNET,  SOMA,  The  San  Francisco  Bay  Guardian,    SF  Focus,  KQED,  NPR  

Ghostwriter:  Computerworld,  eWeek,  The  Ivey  Quarterly,  SiliconIndia,  Communications  ASP,  Telecommunications  Magazine,  Line56,  TMCnet,  Internet  Telephony,  Wireless  Online,  Communications  Solutions,  McGraw-­‐Hill’s  The  Construction  Business  Handbook  

 EDUCATION  &  AWARDS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            E  University  of  Massachusetts  at  Amherst  Bachelor  of  Arts,  English  

                 Lowell  Thomas  Travel  Journalism  Awards    Best  Online  Media                    Clio  Awards              Internet  Advertising                    One  Show  Awards            Banner  Interactive    

     

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