Lyle Brooks Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth, Tx, Us

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Researched and wrote profiles of faculty and students for online colleges and universities. Used SEO tools to create titles of content articles for freelance writers. Acted as one of two primary editors for all content marketing materials for more than 60 partner schools. Formulated monthly social media calendars for more than 10 programs.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Composed stories for bi-monthly print magazine as well as their online presence with a focus on Arts, Human Interest and Advertorial articles.

Fort Worth, Texas

Generated web copy and social media content in collaboration with Creative Director Warren Cook.

Anywhere.

Past projects have included aHealth Optimization website and book project with Dr. Jeffrey Gladden MD FACC, web development, and copy for Onsite Telemedicine under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Gallagher MD FACC. I’ve generated content and copy for local companies like Traulsen Refrigeration, Visibull, and Fort Worth Weekly. Through the years I have written jokes with comedians, developed treatments, screenplays, and novels for aspiring writers and producers, published essays and articles for online sources, not to mention a slew of artist statements, bios, press releases, pitches, and proposals.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Co-hosted a monthly Chicken Bingo event at Shipping & Receiving. Developed campaigns with local sponsors, like Four Corners Brewing Company, and charities, including Tarrant County Food Bank. Coordinated musical acts, vendors, and food trucks alongside S&R's event mavens. All of this culminated with the Southside Revival in 2017, which raised money to benefit Hurricane Harvey Relief.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Wrote a series of editorial entries focused on local business for a printed pamphlet, Near Southside Guide. Followed up over a year later by re-writing much of the copy for the NSI website, which included interviews with an assortment of area business owners.

Www.Keeptexaslive.Com

Concentration on developing web content and brand identity. Coordinating audio, video and blog content with social media such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, seek to connect music lovers to the music they love.September 2013, we founded the Clearfork Music Festival, an all-day, three-stage outdoor event in conjunction with Heart of the Ranch.http://clearforkfest.com/

South Main Corridor, Fwtx

Working with partners from Flyin' Shoes Films and Ilfusion Creative, developed event concept and brand identity. Meeting with business and property owners alike, found a neighborhood and community that will grown with the event. Finally, coordinating with venues and talent to create a cohesive, interactive Exchange targeting story fans of all ages.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Conducted casting research for HGTV shows "You Live in What" and "Home Strange Home". Utilized search engine techniques and interviews of homeowners to compose a PowerPoint packet of images including a short narrative. Submitted presentations to the network for final decisions, several of which made it to air.

Fort Worth, Texas

Wrote reviews of venues, live performances and albums. Interviewed members of the Fort Worth music scene. Developed the website as a centralizing tool supporting the venues and musicians in the area.

Fort Worth, Texas

Assisted in research for project focused on political cartoonist Hal Coffman. Worked alongside producer on an on-going documentary about the history of horror films. Photographed old “Wanted” posters for a forthcoming book about outlaws of the old west.

Developed and wrote three feature-length screenplays based on the producer’s concepts. In addition, created a ten-title projected timeline based on investor’s desires and market research. Prepared treatments and other supplementary materials for submission to studios and contests.

Advised writer-producer on all story elements for feature-length Dramatic Comedy. Assembled an outline based on original characters. Left Mr. Irsfeld with a complete script outline, including scene descriptions and character dynamics.

Allocated, maintained and assisted with inventory assessment. Generated press releases and collaborated alongside owner on issues ranging from location, layout as well as overall business plan.

Composed a series of essays for The Guide to SXSW. Features captured elements of local flavor, with a focus on what life was like for those who live in Austin during the music festival.

Attended to inventory maintenance per Buyer’s needs at Austin's most celebrated record store. Monitored short-term and long-term product performance. Flagged merchandise, which overwhelmed or disappointed goals, assisting in the adjustment of orders. Initiated weekly sales reports keeping employees current as to the location and volume of sale product.

Edited informational articles for online publication. Used SEO techniques in order to maximize click-through advantage for several websites. Oversaw payment of writers while investigating cases of plagiarism. With a team of editors, helped build a keyword-sensitive title generator, which increased advertisements. Furthermore, developed ideas for new sites including the online Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Collaborated on an academic article and more conventional book chapter based on notes compiled by Dr. Magee, adjusting tone and theme accordingly. Material dealt with the role that lawyers played in the fall of the Roman Empire.

Worked with undergraduate students to develop individual portfolios of creative work. Developed exercises intended to engage students with a range of genres, themes and elements. Organized public readings at a sponsored venue including poetry, prose and performance.

“Themes of Modernity” and “Themes of Good and Evil,” Conducted and maintained class discussion, obtained materials for class, edited and evaluated student essays, conducted all administrative issues for supervising professor, Dr. Christine Wertheim.

Contributed several live music reviews, album reviews, and music features about artists such as Sonic Youth, Crooked Fingers and Varnaline for quarterly online magazine.

Assembled and maintained subscriber database. Cultivated relationships with financial supporters. Assisted in distribution of domestic magazines and event mail-outs.

Reviewed live music performances and records. Conducted interviews of musicians for online stable of unsigned Bay Area musicians. Collaborated with artists, including Liz Pisco and Ian Collins, to develop bio information and press releases.

Created and executed lesson plans for adult language courses. Evaluated adult students for class levels. Designed and graded tests. Created a cultural studies class based on American television and movies. Managed the recording of English pronunciation guide for the Institute’s webpage.

Mfa, Critical Theory/Writing

Wrote poetry, short stories, essays, a novel and a teleplay. Taught literature and writing. Collaborated on shows with artists of all.

Ba, Philosophy And English

Activities and Societies: Pushed for Campus Radio Station, Played Lacrosse, Consulted on underground student newspaper, Published.

Great Brooks Program

Activities and Societies: Polity Student Government, Soccer, Lit Group Johnny Can't Write, Jazz Society, Latin Club, Spartan Madball.