Charles Belk Email & Phone Number

United States

As a result of his August 2014 wrongful arrest for mistaken identity, Hollywood producer and entertainment marketing executive, Charles Belk, launched Fitting The Description and the nationwide #AutoErase Initiative. During the arrest, Belk was handcuffed and detained on a busy Los Angeles street curb for 45 minutes, taken to the police station, booked, denied a phone call, denied being told his charges, denied immediate access to his attorney, jailed for six hours for Armed Bank Robbery and Accessory to Armed Robbery and held under a $100,000 bail. Although he was released later that night and given a Certificate of Detention, which indicated that he was only detained and not arrested, an arrest record appeared on the Los Angeles Sheriff’s website and a state legal process had to be followed to get the arrest record sealed and destroyed.The #AutoErase Initiative includes a 50-state legislative effort requiring that arrest records are automatically erased of those innocent individuals wrongfully arrested due to mistaken identity or identity theft. #AutoErase legislation has been introduced in 21 states (AZ, CO, CT, GA, IL, KS, MI, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VI, WI) and signed into law by 4 (NC, IL, CO, RI).Fitting The Description (a 501.c.3, tax exempt, non-profit organization) was established to help build awareness of wrongful detentions and arrests that occur each day because an individual “fit the description.” The goal of the organization is to help educate and inform others about the perils of wrongful arrests records, and to advocate for alleviating the burden and costs incurred by the innocent to remove those arrest records.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Producer, "Douglass U" (http://www.douglassu.com)Producer, "NAACP Interactive Timeline Website" and Celebrity VideosProducer, “The Greatest Song” (Direct to Home Entertainment Feature)Producer / Director - “Comedy Freestyle” (Live Stand-Up Show - spec TV pilot)Producer / Director, “From 10 to 1!” (Live Comedy Talk Show - spec TV pilot)Producer (Pre-Production), “In Disbelief” (Short)Associate Producer, “House Arrest” (Direct to Home Entertainment Feature)Associate Producer, Angie Stone’s “Baby” (Music Video)Talent Assistant, UNCF Night of Stars "Tribute to Lionel Richie"Develop successful, targeted, digital, social media and PR campaigns on behalf of clients. Communicate trends, technologies and metrics in an understandable manner. Develop strategic creative solutions and provide counsel to clients and serve as a relationship and account manager. Provide clear creative conceptual direction and motivate and inspire client, account and creative teams.

Marketing / Advertising (School of Business)

Oversee the Feb 2010 release of a comprehensive interactive website targeting high school and college age students, documenting African American history segmented out in 10 different milestones.

Provide brand promotions strategies for licensing programs.

Member, Board of Directors

Entertainment company that provides independent TV and film production services, and marketing and branding for actors, comedian, independent film makers and their films. Services includes brand development and brand awareness though various online and offline strategic marketing tactics and artist management.

Responsible for conceiving, creating, and executing a wide array of online, direct, viral and buzz marketing initiatives to drive substantial user growth for JuiceCaster, a ground-breaking mobile phone and internet social media application.JuiceCaster, a free downloadable product, allows consumers to take pictures and video blogs from their cell phone, and then post this multi-media content not only to the Juice Network (on both the web as well as direct to other mobile users) but also directly to virtually any online web site or personal page including sites like MySpace, Xanga, Blogger, Friendster, etc.

* Development of integrated online promotional websites for cable affiliate enrollment, prize redemption and account management, consumer sweepstakes and promotions, and internal client site administration* Promotional marketing program development and execution for national and regional accounts- Manage and cultivate client and vendor relationships* Developed and implemented value-added, revenue enhancing affiliate marketing promotions in the top 100 cable television markets designed to maximize local tune-in opportunities for major cable networks* Developed and implemented consumer and customer promotions* Develop customer acquisition, consumer and trade sales incentive, and tie-in partnership programs* Implement local, regional and national touring events* Assist and influence the creative development process of print, radio, video and on-line materials

Chaired the Marketing & Communications Committee

Responsible for athlete appearance and community involvement, events, and fundraising activity.

Responsible for venue operations, budget management, operating plans and media relationships.

Responsible for all aspects of the multi-units high-end sports apparel store operations - sales & marketing, budgeting, profit & loss, establishing policies, financial controls, sponsorship tie-ins, buying and media buying.

Responsible for planning, design quality and manufacturing for delivery to marketing of the PS/2 (servers/desktops) product family; cross-functional coordination and management of quality, test and manufacturing departments; cost engineering; writing, negotiating and managing software development contracts; Influencing computer designs and reengineered processes which decreased cost and complied with IBM’s Six Sigma Quality Program

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: - "Bill West Student of Students" Award - "Distinguished Graduating Senior" Award - Student Senator - President.

Mba, Marketing

Activities and Societies: - Full Graduate Studies Fellowship - Residential Advisor - National PR Chairperson, NSBE

Executive Management Certificate