Brett Wean Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Provides guidance and feedback for film and television regarding the safe portrayal of stories involving suicide and mental health, working in partnership with major entertainment companies and streaming platforms
• Prepares and advises influencers and celebrities to safely share their stories and/or speak publicly about suicide and mental health
• Continues to oversee all aspects of my previous role as Senior Manager of Writing and Entertainment Outreach:
• Writes for the public in all forms of communication material including the annual report, marketing collateral, ad copy, organization website, web and mobile apps, radio spots, video scripts/story boarding, Chapter.
• Writes internal/corporate communications for senior leadership, employees about AFSP program initiatives, campaign rollouts, Chapter news, and other topics
• Collaborates with designers on best practices for educational and/or promotional materials & visual communication

New York, New York, United States

• Provides guidance and feedback for film and television regarding the safe portrayal of stories involving suicide and mental health, working in partnership with major entertainment companies and streaming platforms
• Prepares and advises influencers and celebrities to safely share their stories and/or speak publicly about suicide and mental health
• Continues to oversee all aspects of my previous role as Senior Communications Writer:
• Writes for the public in all forms of communication material including the annual report, marketing collateral, ad copy, organization website, web and mobile apps, radio spots, video scripts/story boarding, Chapter.
• Writes internal/corporate communications for senior leadership, employees about AFSP program initiatives, campaign rollouts, Chapter news, and other topics
• Collaborates with designers on best practices for educational and/or promotional materials & visual communication

New York, NY

• Writes for the public in all forms of communication material including the annual report, marketing collateral, ad copy, organization website, web and mobile apps, radio spots, video scripts/story boarding, Chapter.
• Writes internal/corporate communications for internal senior leadership, employees about AFSP program initiatives, campaign rollouts, Chapter news, and other topics as needed
• Collaborates with designers on best practices for AFSP educational and/or promotional materials, and visual communication
• Initiates communication, collaboration, and problem solving with management, team members, Chapter leadership and staff, and other colleagues
• Establishes and maintains productive working relationships with AFSP senior leadership, chapter leadership, media outlets and publications
• Establishes AFSP’s executive director, senior management and advisors as expert sources

• Marketing copywriter: book jacket copy, press releases, online content, catalog copy, tip sheets, direct mail, and other promotional material
• Improvisational acting and performance coach (monologue, storytelling, auditioning, scenework)
• Theatrical director, script editor
• Personal and professional performance coach and facilitator: team-building, brainstorming, public speaking, and more

New York, New York

Write the monthly column "Improvising Screenplays," which shows how the concepts of improvisation can be applied to the work — and play — of writing for the screen.

Wrote, edited, and supervised promotional and marketing material, including jacket copy, press releases, website content, and direct mail material for the nonfiction trade book publishing division of the American Management Association.

Wrote coverage and analysis of screenplays, books, and theatrical plays for consideration for motion picture development.

Edited, supervised, and wrote online content, including interactive and video elements, for Career & Business section of self-help/personal excellence website.

Organized and evaluated submissions for popular New York City -- now national -- literary event series. “New York’s hottest and hippest literary ticket” – The Wall Street Journal

Greater New York City Area

Worked on fiction and nonfiction books with two senior editors, one of whom was Editor-in-Chief of Plume. Responsibilities included complete administrative overview of the Plume imprint.

Evaluated and coordinated manuscripts, wrote reports, communicated with authors, and oversaw submissions and general office organization for agency whose clients included Garrison Keillor, Russell Banks, and others.

Helped edit and organize the revised edition of the bestselling humor book "The Experts Speak" by Christopher Cerf and Victor S. Navasky, published by Villard Books, Random House.

Sole editorial assistant for the entire Del Rey science fiction and fantasy imprint. Reported to numerous editors, as well as upper management. Prepared contracts, communicated with authors, wrangled aliens and sword-wielding barbarians, as well as numerous other duties.

B.A., Film

Activities and Societies: Writing, film, theaterFounded in 1861, Vassar College is a highly selective, residential, coeducational liberal.

Education record

For over 60 years, the course has been training young men and women for careers as editors, literary agents, publishers, designers.

Education record

The Haverford School, a nonsectarian college preparatory school for junior kindergarten through grade 12, provides a superior liberal arts.