Resume & Professional Profile

--E. J. Campfield
Gulf Coast Address: 22821 Hillwood Rd., Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: (251) 929-1961 -- Cellular: (251) 533-8112
E-Mail: ejcampfield@bellsouth.net

OVERVIEW: Seasoned, high-profile project producer with 20+ years as a marketing communications specialist, ad agency manager, writer, designer & commercial photographer.

Expert computer skills in Photoshop, ImageReady, QuarkXpress, PageMaker, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Illustrator, Word and others.

Up to speed on quality direct-to-plate print production and electronic media production.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Tom White the Printer - Western Region Customer Service & Sales Office, Fairhope, Alabama -- 2007
Outside Sales Representative

  • Solicit and service accounts for this long-established quality color printing & bindery plant,
    based in Pensacola, Florida.
  • Service Central Gulf Coast territory west of Florida-Alabama state line.

The Salvador Dali Gallery, San Juan Capistrano, California -- 2001-2007
Art Exhibits & Publications Producer (independent contractor)

  • Produced & Marketed Dali "Mini-Exhibits" in Dallas and Chicago, May, September & October 2005.
  • Produced & Marketed Dali 100 Years, 600+ piece exhibit commemorating the 2004 Dali Centennial.
      • Tour stop #1: San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, May 12-30, 2004
      • Tour stop #2: Dallas - Fort Worth Community Arts Center, June 11-27, 2004
  • Produced & Marketed Dali in Manhattan, 576-piece exhibit at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan, 2002.
  • Produced & Marketed Dali at UCLA, 520-piece exhibit at UCLA Ackerman Ballroom in Los Angeles, 2001.
  • Design and produce promotional graphics & fine art catalogs for the gallery's publication imprint.

Microwave Science, New York - Los Angeles - Atlanta -- 2005-2007
Marketing Liaison (independent contractor)

  • Supervising product launch marketing for the revolutionary True Cook Plus technology
    microwave oven and packaged foods.
  • Design and produce promotional graphics for product identity and advertising.

High Road Productions, Los Angeles, California -- 1996-2000
Writer-Producer / Partner

  • Wrote and developed feature motion picture scripts.
  • Pitched motion picture projects to movie studios and major production companies.
  • Designed and produced promotional graphics for feature movie projects.
  • Partnered with veteran movie producer Robert Schaffel
  • Represented by CAA (Creative Artists Agency) and ICM (International Creative Management).
  • Finalist for Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences' prestigious "Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting" in 2000
      • My screenplay Circle of Fire (based on my novel) judged one of nine best scripts from 4,250 considered.

NBC (National Broadcasting Company), Burbank, California -- 1996
Graphic Designer (independent contractor)

  • Freelancer in the NBC Print Advertising Shop.
  • Designed and produced ads and promotional graphics for NBC television shows.

Campfield & Campfield, Inc., Marketing & Creative Services, Pensacola, Florida -- 1995-96
Vice President & Creative Director
Campfield & Mertins, Inc., Marketing & Creative Services, 1991-95
Electronic Media & Photo Studio Director

  • Niche-market agency with $2-million annual billing.
  • Produced creative campaigns in print, electronic media, direct marketing, outdoor and public relations.
  • Client base of more than 30 shopping malls and shopping center developers across the eastern U.S.
      • Significant Clients: The Hahn Company; Robert Aikens & Associates; The Cafaro Company;
        DeBartalo Mall Corporation; Aronov Mall Management; Wilder Management Associates; Jim Wilson & Associates.

Barnhart Hamilton Campfield, Inc., Advertising & Public Relations, Pensacola, Florida -- 1985-1991
Vice President & Creative Director

  • Full-service advertising & public relations agency with $1-million annual billing.
      • Significant Clients: National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola Area Tourism & Convention Center (destination
        tourism); Vista Host, The Windham Company (hospitality); Vanguard Bank, Bank of Pensacola (banking & financial
        services); West Florida Regional Medical Center & Clinic, Sacred Heart Surgical Center, Charter Hospital (health care);
        Opus South Corporation (heavy construction & commercial real estate development); The City of Pensacola.

The Windham Company, Pensacola, Florida -- 1982-85
Executive Director Marketing & PR

  • Holding company for 25 hotels, motels, resort condominiums and banks across nine Southeastern states.
  • Supervised $7-million annual marketing and advertising activities.

West Florida Regional Library System, Pensacola, Florida -- 1980-82
Director Public Relations

  • Coordinated news media relations and events for two-county public library system.

Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida
Adjunct Instructor

  • Taught evening classes in Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communications and Marketing.

EDUCATION:

M. A. Communication Arts
The University of West Florida
Concentration in film history and production

Graduate Study
Kent State University
Seminars in photography and theatre arts

B. S. Ed. Secondary Education
Kent State University
Major in English, minor in German language & literature