JOEL SPARKS

Marketing • Communications • Management

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Skills

Copywriting and editing

Marketing

Art direction

Print production

Event Management

Media relations

Crowdfunding

Technology

Social media promotion

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

FileMaker and Bento databases

Google Drive and work sharing

Web publishing

Public Relations &
Community Outreach

Senior Consultant, Reingold Public Relations

Fahey-Davidson DC: Advertising and public relations

Adams Morgan Business Improvement District: Marketing and events

Children and Youth Investment Trust Outcomes Project

National Institutes of Health, Office of History: Curation and web presence

High School English Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools

Fundraising

“Just the Basics” Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert

National Park Foundation: “The Case for the Georgetown Waterfront Park”

Hungry For Music: Charity non-profit publicity and grant writing

Kickstarter, “Harlem Hayride” music album, 2013: $4,200 on $2,000 goal (212%)

Kickstarter, “Catthulhu” books, 2014: $41,000 on $2,000 goal (2,071%)

Event Management

Vice President, CTST Conferences, Thomson Publications

Creator, Summer Underground concerts, Silver Spring

Exhibitor Representative “Enforcer,” PAX Exhibitions

Vendor, over 30 major trade shows

Journalism

On Tap Magazine, Music Editor and Columnist

DC STYLE Magazine, Food and Music Reporter

The Washington Times, Society and Music Reporter

The Onion A/V Club Washington DC, Dining Reviews

Washington Life Magazine, Film and Culture Reporter

Education

BA in History and English, Emory University

JD, Emory University School of Law

Graduate Work, English Literature and Language, University of Maryland

Graduate Work, Educational Theory and Practice, Trinity University

Maryland State Certified Educator