Jim Mccann Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Clients include: SyFy, Marvel Comics, Top Shelf, Image Comics, IDW, Disney/Marvel Press, and Disney XD.- Managed major public and convention appearances.- Responsible for personal brand management through personal publicity and marketing initiatives.- Publicized creator-owned work, RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN, to outlets such as The New York Times Holiday Gift Guide, USA Today's Must-Read, and other influential publications.- Wrote and approved all advertising, publicity, and marketing materials for digital, print, and media.- Managed workflow between editorial and production departments.- Worked with Sales and Publicity on marketing initiatives, analyzing sales trends on each title.- Wrote comic book scripts, animated TV series scripts, novels, and chatbots- Won the Eisner for Best Original Graphic Novel and also a PRISM Award

Burbank, California, United States

- Coordinator for the localization, subtitling, and scripting services of award-winning titles from major entertainment studios.- Facilitate communication between vendors and Project Managers- Use spreadsheets and CMR to track deliverables.-Schedule and oversee more than thirty titles. -Manage and maintain the twenty-five people who work in my department.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Acquired and received photography from various studio partners and prepped for posting onto internal asset management site - Maintained an organized archival system of all photographic assets - Assisted in handling library and special image requests from various departments and publications - Created documents to track deliverables and special projects - Assisted in tracking budgets and spends across shows, projects and events - Uploaded, captioned and published images on client site - Assisted department head as needed

Greater New York City Area

- Worked across multiple lines of business internally and externally- Cultivated and maintained new and existing mainstream media partnerships.- Created marketing and publicity plans for all major initiatives; tracked and coordinated them from start to finish between all LOBs involved.- Arranged news coverage, interviews, and live appearances to accelerate brand momentum.- Stayed abreast of all pop culture trends and entertainment outlets.- Provided feedback to all departments on brand performance.- Coordinated and assisted with major industry events nationwide.- Drafted and managed print, online and social media communications designed to promote company initiatives.- Planned and executed major publicity product launches.- Served as the primary point of contact for incoming media calls, including requests for meetings and interviews with company executives and experts.

Greater New York City Area

- Collected and collated all interviews, press clippings, pull-quotes, and sound bytes.- Managed marketing and publicity calendars - Cultivated and maintained press lists.- Coordinated publicity tours and press junkets; managed interview schedules and travel arrangements for executives, talent and their representatives.- Wrote original publicity materials for trailers, press releases, and digital media.- Collaborated with external PR firms to determine branding, product positioning and media messages.- Planned and organized seminars, meetings and retreats.

Greater New York City Area

- Organized managing deadlines and schedules for all Marvel publications.- Managed the invoicing and coordination of payments for talent.- Handled heavy call volume and managed calendars for supervisors.- Logged P&L reports.- Reconciled expense reports for supervisors.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

- Wrote copy for monthly sales catalog of all home entertainment releases.- Handled inbound sales calls and emails.- Performed data entry for the product catalog.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies, 3.8 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Theatre, Television, Radio, Choir, Public Speaking

Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, 3.5

Activities and Societies: Creative Writing Club, Theatre, Marching Band, Model UN, Mock Trial