Eric Stenson Email & Phone Number

Farmingdale, Nj, Us

New York, United States

Working in thought leadership with Guy Carpenter, a Marsh McLennan company. Repurpose content, interact with subject matter experts and graphic artists to develop pieces, design and build web pages in Adobe Experience Manager platform.

Newark, Nj

Revamped postal, email and other customer correspondence notices for major electric and gas utility. Building Knowledge base as part of Salesforce CRM project, as well as working with Salesforce administrative functions.

Somerset, Nj

Wrote pet industry trend stories on a freelance basis as well as providing periodic editing support.

Neptune, Nj

Edited news stories, wrote photo captions and headlines under deadline pressure for news, sports and feature sections for regional design studio producing content for 16 different daily publications and special sections.

West Trenton, Nj

Served on management team for communications/graphic unit of 13 employees, including four writers as direct reports. Wrote, edited and developed printed and electronic promotional and informational materials for various business units within a leading property/casualty insurance company with banking subsidiary.• MEDIA RELATIONS. Answered inquiries from reporters; prepare, edited and submitted news releases to media outlets, in accordance with senior management priorities. Monitored media in relations to subject matters of interest to senior management; developed talking points and briefing papers on key issues connected to business priorities. Led media planning and outreach. • WRITING/CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT. Edited and managed drafting of copy for brochures, letters/newsletters, annual reports, fact sheets, lobbying materials and internal and external Web sites. As lead project manager, set production schedules and arrange for legal/compliance and financial reviews. Worked with in-house graphic design team to create strong visual concepts that fit in with established Company styles and priorities. • TEAM LEADERSHIP. Mentored writers within my unit, tasked with ensuring their successful advancement and articulation of Company priorities. Directed content development and led incorporation of senior management review criteria regarding quality of writing and design. • EDITORIAL SUPPORT. Provided detailed feedback to business units, designers and writers, acting as first consumer to evaluate organization of material, clarity of concepts and strength of claims. Ensured that language and imagery are appropriate, engaging, and enhanced the goals of the business unit and entire company. Examined printers’ proofs to ensure presence of copy, design elements and correct color breaks. Interviewed subjects from different areas of the company for external and internal publications, balancing timelines and reviewers’ comments.

Neptune, Nj

Op-ed editor, editorial writer, 1995-99• PRODUCTION DUTIES. Edited, paginated daily and Sunday editorial and opinion pages.• EDITORIAL WRITING. Selected topics and drafted editorials. Won second place for editorial writing for large circulation newspapers, New Jersey Press Association, 1998.• DESIGN TASKS. Designed and edited Sunday section featuring specialized local editorials and opinion columns.