Michael Farrell Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo, Ny

Create, manage and distribute original social media and web copy--in a marketing, media or public relations capacity--for a variety of local, national and international companies and non-profit organizations. Clients' focuses are in a wide variety of sectors, including sports apparel, higher education and craft beer production.

Buffalo, New York, United States

Teach English 105: Intro to Writing and Rhetoric, which walks incoming freshman into a variety of long-form writing assignments that, ideally, will form a solid foundation for future communication-oriented work.

St. Bonaventure, Ny

Teach Sports Communication for St. Bonaventure's Jandoli School of Communication, which explores the connection between sports and communication, and how both are intertwined throughout our global society away from the games.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Contribute Buffalo-centric features and narrative reviews of corner taverns, sports bars and Irish pubs, as well as reviews of live shows—spanning such genres as rock, jazz, blues, country, and Celtic—scheduled across western New York. Such reviewed locales include Allentown's legendary Nietzsche's; and such musicians covered include Merle Haggard, Tom Petty and The Chieftains.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Contribute Buffalo-focused features, interviews and reviews for New York's glossy monthly publication. Such topics covered include an overview of the city's Amherst Street strip, preview of the Old First Ward's annual River Fest, and an Allentown bar crawl that explored young Buffalonians' reasons for moving back to the shores of Lake Erie.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Teach English and Communications courses for the college, including EN 201 - Writing for Graphic Communications. Course focuses on absorbing, analyzing and devising written copy for a variety of traditional and modern publications, including print and Web ads, blogs, brochures, and promotional posters.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Handled media relations through press releases and media advisories, organized news conferences and promoted the initiatives of ECC presidents Jack Quinn and Dan Hocoy, Ph.D. for the three-campus, 14,000-student community college. Communications-related responsibilities included writing ECC-related news stories; generating original copy for the school's website; editing college’s semester catalogues; managing material on college’s social media accounts; generating and editing copy for college’s advertising and marketing efforts; and drafting both internal and external communications for President Quinn and President Hocoy.

Greater Boston Area

Contributed game reports, player features and original columns concerning the region’s amateur, college, high school, and professional athletic action for the Herald’s sports section. Such pieces have covered such internationally renowned events as the Boston Marathon and the Head of the Charles, and such nationally renowned professional franchises as the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots. Was responsible for the Sunday notebook entitled “Corner Kicks,” covering eastern Massachusetts high school soccer, from 2006 to 2011. Other high school pieces published include annual coverage of all local organized sports, including basketball, football, lacrosse, and Super Eight hockey.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Wrote and researched original trivia questions for an established fleet of Hasbro board games, such as Trivial Pursuit, Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know It, and Trivial Pursuit: Disney Edition. Original material was edited and approved for five games released in 2011.

Greater Boston Area

Wrote and self-published debut novel—detailing the adventures of a recent college graduate—in August 2007. (It has since been republished by No Frills Buffalo in 2013.) Since publication, have managed grassroots marketing communications campaign, utilizing multiple channels including newspapers (both daily and weekly), online magazines, university newsletters, television, radio, social networking sites, e-mail and targeted book signings in three cities. Results include multiple published interviews; appearance on morning television show; increased book distribution at various independent retail outlets and on heavily-trafficked Web locations, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Greater Boston Area

Wrote communication materials, designed PowerPoint presentations, devised Web content, and developed formal proposals for prospective donors identified by Alma!, a fundraising team assembled by Ambassador Swanee Hunt to support the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard University. Identified high-level domestic and International prospects through extensive research, then managed all associated data on Raiser’s Edge. Formal proposals ranged from five-page briefs to an extensive 57-page, $40 million proposal to the honorable Sheikah Mozah and the Qatar Foundation in Doha.

Greater Boston Area

Worked in conjunction with the state Attorney General’s office as an advocate for consumers who claimed unjust treatment by merchants. Facilitated solutions amenable to both parties by thoroughly researching cases, generating correspondence and streamlining processes. Independently managed nearly 50 cases per month, resulting in approximately $100,000 of refunds per year.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Drafted copy, proofed collateral items, researched media concepts for client’s advertising needs, pitched to major publications and analyzed regional markets and rates for one of western New York’s largest full-service marketing communications agencies.

Greater New York City Area

Researched upcoming guests, participated in on-air skits and coordinated show rehearsals for the network’s top-rated late night show. Other duties included assisting writers, facilitating the show’s production and receiving full training in behind-the-scenes operations.

Ba, Journalism/Mass Comm.

Mfa, Creative Writing