Roger Memmott has over 20 years of experience as an award-winning writer and communicator. Before founding WordRush in 2003, he held senior corporate and marketing communications positions with World Cinemax Productions, Inc., American Ventures Group, and Business Communications Company, Inc. Prior to that, he taught literature and writing at the University of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, and the University of Connecticut. Roger holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in writing from the University of California, Irvine, and a Bachelor's Degree in English from Brigham Young University.

KEYWORDS

Highly organized, fastidious, considerate, accommodating

EDUCATION

• MFA - University of California, Irvine
• BA - Brigham Young University

UNIVERSITY TEACHING (1970-1985)

Assistant Professor / Instructor / Lecturer / Adjunct Professor. Courses in Creative Writing, Expository Writing, American Literature, Contemporary Literature, James Joyce & Modern European Literature

• University of Cincinnati
• Northern Kentucky University
• University of Connecticut
• University of California, Irvine

Teaching Letters of Recommendation: Letter #1 - Letter #2

WORK EXPERIENCE (1980-Present)

• WhiteLight Motion Pictures, Inc. (Vice President, Print Media & Advertising) - Produced print and other media, including executive summaries, film prospectuses, and Power Point presentations, for developmental phase of commercial motion picture production company.
  
  
• World Cinemax Productions, Inc. (Vice President, Print Media & Advertising) - Developed print media, advertising and marketing strategies for large-format (“IMAX”) theatre development and motion picture production company. Theatre Projects: Grand Canyon IMAX Theatre, Zion Canyon Cinemax Theatre, Citibank Cinemax Theatre at PIER 39 in San Francisco, Great Smokies Mega Theatre in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Motion Picture Productions: Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets, Zion Canyon - Treasure of the Gods, The Great San Francisco Adventure, Olympic Glory.
  
  
• American Ventures Group (Vice President & Partner) - Entrepreneurial & Franchise Development Firm. Developed new business concepts, print media, and marketing strategies for Property PreViews and Rental Network (storefront franchise businesses for real estate computer matching services between home buyers and home sellers). Developed new business concepts, print media, and marketing strategies for Video/Ad (franchise business opportunity allowing independent contractors to sell advertising on the covers of video cassette cases in partnering video stores).
  
  
• Business Communications Company, Inc. (Assistant to the President & Director of Operations) - Research/Publishing firm in Stamford, Connecticut. Coordinated production of, and developed print media and marketing strategies for, proprietary research reports, trade magazines, and industry newsletters in the fields of energy, plastics, biotechnology, and electric vehicles.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Sweet Sally Ann (Novel), Gemstone Books 2002; The Gypsy Lover (Novel), Gemstone Books 2001; Gardening Without Gloves (Short Stories), Gemstone Books 2001; Riding the Absolute (Poetry), Creative Editions 2002; Catharsis (Novella), Millennium Press 1982; How Love Invents Us (Personal History), Creative Editions, 2004; The Divine Paradox (Non-Fiction), in progress.

Magazines (Partial List)

Sou’wester, Colorado Quarterly, Confrontation, Black Warrior Review, Amelia, Eureka Review, New Voices, Bachy, Wisconsin Review, Clifton Magazine, Samisdat Review, Jeffersonian Review, Many Mountains Moving, New Millennium Writings, ByLine, Reed Magazine, The Wye, BYU Studies, Paintbrush, Cincinnati Poetry Review, Pegasus, The Pegasus Review, Blue Unicorn, Cumberland Poetry Review, Fiction 59 News & Review, Promised Valley Playbill, The Big Frame, Reel Scenes, Small Press Review, New University.

Web Site Development (Including Design & Copy)

WordRush, Unexpected Light, Aaron T. Memmott – Fine Art, Penelope Moore – Fine Art, World Cinemax Productions, Inc., Great Smokies Mega Theatre, Pacific Capital Group, Inc., Zion Canyon Cinemax Theatre, WhiteLight Motion Pictures, Inc.

Copywriting Projects (Most Recent)

WhiteLight Motion Pictures Executive Summary; Pier 39 at San Francisco Theatre Investors Executive Summary; Zion National Park Theatre Investors Executive Summary; MegaSystems, Inc., Executive Summary; Zion Canyon - Treasure of the Gods Resource Guide for Teachers; Creative Direction Studios Promotional Book; World Internet Marketplace Brochure; World Cinemax Productions, Inc., Advertising and Media Material; American Ventures Group, Advertising and Media Material.

Full-color brochures, posters, magazines ads, and other promotional copy for Citbank Cinemax Theatre at Pier 39, Zion Canyon Cinemax Theatre, Great Smokies Mega Theatre; MegaSystems, Inc.; Zion Canyon – Treasure of the Gods, The Great American West, San Francisco – The Movie; The Great San Francisco Adventure; Olympic Glory, Property PreViews, Inc., Rental Network, Inc., Vidoe/Ad, Auto Network, and 900 Express.

EDITOR / CREATIVE DIRECTOR

• Eureka Review - A Journal of Fiction, Poetry & Art
• “Reel Scenes Newsletter”
• Olympic Glory Newsletter
• Film Scripts
• Business Project Proformas
• Marketing & Other Manuals
• Promotional Materials

FELLOWSHIPS / GRANTS / AWARDS

• Writer’s Digest National Book Award - Poetry (2001)
• Critics' Choice Award - BookSurge Book of the Month (2001)
• Fourth Annual Fiction 59 Award (2001) - Honorable Mention
• Third Annual Fiction 59 Fiction Award (2000) - 1st Place
• Third Annual Flyway Fiction Award (1998) - Honorable Mention
• Brass Ring Award for Best Media Kit - “IAAPA” (1996) - 1st Place
• Golden Web Award - Unexpected Light Web Site Design
• William H. Taft Creative Writing Fellowship
• Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fund Publication Award
• Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines (CCLM) - Editorial Grant
• Ohio Arts Council - Fiction Writing & Editorial Grant

ASSOCIATIONS / LISTINGS

Modern Language Association (MLA), Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines (CCLM), Committee of Small Magazine Editors & Publishers (COSMEP), Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers, National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), Giant Screen Theater Association (GSTA), Large Format Cinema Association (LFCA), Windows Pre-publishing Association (WPA), National Association of Desktop Publishers (NADTP), National Tour Association (NTA).

COMPUTER SKILLS (PC)

Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, WordPerfect, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe GoLive, Adobe PageMill, Adobe Image Styler, Adobe Acrobat Professional

PERSONAL

Married, two children, two dogs