Robert Wolchock
1475 Bailey Hill Road #94
Eugene, OR 97402
Phone: 541-401-2288
e-Mail: robert@hypertype.com

OBJECTIVE:
Senior creative position, on or off the Internet, allowing me to parlay my skills and experience in graphics, copywriting, and/or information design to make a meaningful contribution to the growth and advancement of the firm.

PROFILE:
Creative powerhouse in both copy and graphics, with over eight years of Internet experience and more than 13 years in print; veteran of start-ups, small business, and corporate positions; new-media savvy, loves creative challenges. Team builder, team leader, team player; superb communicator.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Created, designed, and programmed Seniors.com ... an online community for the 50-plus demographic; produced all graphics and content and designed pages using raw html and various html editors; installed chat and forums; acted as point of contact for user community. (1994 to 1999)

Negotiated and structured Seniors.com partnership ... took on partners for business development and investment, allowing Seniors.com to grow; redefined my role as Creative Director and Community Developer. (1999 to 2001)

Managed freelance writers, editors, and graphic designers ... as Seniors.com's Creative Director; continued to write original content, including extensive help utility for website. (1999 to 2001)

Created "HyperType! Graphic Design" multimedia agency ... a platform to serve small to mid-size clients directly using a stable of specialists as needed; a virtual ad agency. (1989 to present)

Launched Sonoma.net ... Sonoma County's first Internet Marketing and Design firm; headed the creative side of the agency, handled most client contact, managed freelance writers and designers. (1994 to 1998)

Revitalized AMEX Life marketing department ... assumed informal leadership role in marketing team, introduced newer, more effective tools, led drive for more creative promotional materials. Designed sales forms and brochures. (1991 to 1995)

Built cross-department database ...recognized need for AMEX Life departments to track and manage all sales materials and their state variations; saved thousands of hours and vastly improved coordination of departments throughout the company. (1992-93)

Designed popular computer seminars at College of Marin ... determined areas of interest in the community and developed original curricula to respond to those needs; topics ranged from beginning computing to advanced graphics and design courses. (1989 to 1991)

Introduced state-of-the-art tools to Pacific Sun ... and trained staff to use them; improved creativity and efficiency which led to increases in ad sales for the newspaper. (1989 to 1991)

Reorganized advertising department at Golf Development magazine ... brought order and systems to a department that had grown chaotic; managed all advertising traffic and placement; trained staff. (1994 to 1995)

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science (Communications), major: Advertising
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois