Deborah Staab Email & Phone Number

Glendale, California, United States

Glendale, CA

• Compose copy for marketing emails, site messaging and mobile messaging for shopDisney.com | Disney store
• Write product descriptions for toys, apparel (including adaptive and sensory friendly), housewares and more under the Disney properties umbrella, including Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, National Geographic and Muppets.
• Proofread and edit product descriptions by a team of writers
• Revised scores of product descriptions under a tight deadline for a revamped site launch

Glendale, CA

- Seven "Meet the Villains" scripts for Disney Villains on Instagram TV and Facebook Video- Four "Lore" shorts for YouTube

Co-Producer- "Camp Story," 26-minute animated documentary that premiered in 2013 HollyShorts Film FestivalCo-Producer - "Turning a Corner," animated documentary short that premiered in 2012 Tribeca Film FestivalProducer/Director - "Desperate for a Laugh," feature documentary that premiered in the 2009 Big Apple Film Festival and was an official selection.

Glendale, CA

• Manage production cycle for US edition of 5 different children and tween magazine titles: Disney Girls Presents, Disney Jr., Disney Princess, Marvel Super Heroes, and Phineas & Ferb
• Copywriting, proofreading, editing for each magazine
• Oversee production cycle for custom publications within Disney Consumer Products, including giveaway booklets and DVD inserts
• Manage production of 3 special interest publications
• Within 6 months, brought production of all 5 regular titles ahead of schedule, coordinating with business and marketing department, a freelance designer, and an outside press, while overseeing additional special.

New York, NY

• Assign and edit columns and features for the quarterly alumnae magazine of this Ivy League liberal arts college for women, as well as Web content, newsletters, and event programs.
• Direct responsibility for content of three-page arts-and-ideas Salon section as well as 30-page Class Notes section of the magazine, including profiles and obituaries, in addition to monthly Alumna in Action Web site.
• Post magazine content to Barnard Web site using Drupal, open-source content management system, including illustrations and photo slide shows.
• Schedule and oversee article submission, fact checking, and proofreading. Process payment of freelancers.
• Pitch ideas to editor and help determine editorial lineup.
• Plan art possibilities with Designer.

Overseeing, with Art Director, the production of the Summer 2005 issue of Barnard after departure of Editor.

Editing, gathering information, and fact-checking; writing and general administrative functions. Direct responsibility for 30-page Class Notes section.

New York, NY

• Support for business development, publicity, and editorial projects.

• Contributed articles (up to 1,800 words) for a marketing intelligence company’s packaged-goods trade magazine, New Product News, and for its Web site, Global New Products Database, gnpd.com.
• Developed new areas of coverage; oversaw production of magazine and of Web site updates; supervised team of three editorial assistants.
• Traveled to national trade shows to cover new product trends and innovations.

Prop Master & Set Decorator

Master'S Degree, Media Studies

Professional Certificate, Magazine Editing

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications

Bartending Course, Field Of Study: Booze, Grade: Cheers