Robi Polgar Email & Phone Number

Glastonbury, Ct, Us

Austin, Tx

Write/edit/proofread projects of all kinds at all stages of production. Experienced editor of collateral for all B2B and B2C verticals, including: - B2B technology - Consumer electronics - Financial services - Food and beverage - Healthcare - Manufacturing - Restaurants - Retail - TelecommunicationsClients include national and Austin-area advertising/marketing agencies (Creative Kong, DeLaune & Associates, PROOF, Springbox, M Group, bl-nk canvas, Sibley Peteet Design, HC&B Healthcare Communications, Courtney &Holland, FD2S; Mint Advertising, NJ; Chief Digital Advisors, CA) and individual writers, marketers and PR folk. Please contact me for project rates, timelines and other information. Or check out the rpEdit website (below)

Self-published author of the football noir, "Death Is a Laff Riot," available on Amazon as an e-book or print-on-demand paperback. Currently editing the novel "Slick's Adventures in Lightbulb Land," set in the rambunctious world of Austin's advertising scene at the end of the (previous) Millennium. Release date still tbd.

Austin, Texas Area

Musician/Singer-Songwriter 1984 - presentPerform weekly live-streamed happy hour, Fridays, 6pm Central at: https://www.twitch.tv/robipolgarSolo happy hour residency First Fridays at The Butterfly Bar (Austin, Texas) 2013 - .Guitars/vocals/frontman with The Late Joys (Brit-Pop rock group) and guitars/vocals with The Study Session (acoustic guitar duet).Write, compose and orchestrate original and cover songs for live and recorded performance. Manage bookings, publicity, fan outreach, etc., for group and individual gigs. Web master for official band website(s); curator of third-party sites (e.g., Bandcamp, SoundCloud, SongKick), including blogs, photo archives and more.

Austin, Texas

Point person for copy editing and proofreading of all public-facing, client-side and internal collateral created by integrated marketing agency, including online, print, guerilla marketing, presentations and more. Copywriter for internal marketing team, coiner of the "Cojones Awards," ghost-writer for thought-leadership blogs, blurbs and SMEssays. Curator of all client style guides (including agency's in-house style), as well as trademark and nomenclature quirks per client. Arbiter of proper word usage, good grammar and thoughtful expression. Writer/editor of agency press releases, nFusion website and blog content, including copy writing for multitudinous other nFusion-oriented social media marketing channels. Occasional scribe for clients, including AVEVA (engineering/tech providers to the plant and marine industries) to The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (kinda speaks for itself, no?), Maggiano's (Italian restaurant, yum!) and more. Master of entry preparation and submissions materials to multifarious advertising and marketing competitions and industry lists; administrator of agency thought-leader speaking engagements. A sampling of accounts: Nokia, Comerica Bank, Nortel Networks, Zimmer Spine, Wilshire Homes, BP, Toshiba, Hill Country Ride for AIDS, Samsung, AMD.

Austin, Texas

Contributing Writer 1995 - 2005: Attended and wrote critical reviews of local theatre, classical music and dance performances, as well as fine arts exhibits, for The Austin Chronicle, a weekly, independent newspaper. Wrote features, previews and other articles covering the arts in Austin. Wrote weekly listings for classical music, dance and performance arts. Dance and classical music listings writer/editor: Collect, collate and update event information from myriad Austin-area performance arts groups and professionals for weekly listings publication.

Proofed and edited copy for print and online materials generated by marketing and advertising agency specializing in high-tech sector clients, including ad copy, brochures, white papers, annual reports, Web pages and internal company documents. Created and maintained in-house style and writer’s guides for all clients, including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Citrix Systems, Novell and others. Occasional writing responsibilities included composing copy for ads, Web pages, company biographies and other collateral. Agency source for all matters pertaining to grammar, spelling, trade marking and style. Maintained databases for trade marking and copyright research.

Austin, Tx

Co-founded non-profit arts organization dedicated to the presentation of theatrical productions ranging from newly commissioned works to classical texts. Guided and oversaw artistic elements of the company. Maintained long-term vision of company’s development and implemented that vision. Produced all company-generated work; selected and directed main stage performance season; oversaw areas of design, technical support and personnel for main stage programs; scheduled special events; hired and supervised production and non-production personnel; wrote grants (municipal, corporate, foundation) and supervised other fundraising and development-related tasks; strategized and supervised marketing and public relations; supervised community relations and outreach programs; negotiated contracts and supervised outside production companies utilizing The Public Domain’s theatre space.

Mfa, Theatre (Directing)

Bachelor Of Arts (Magna Cum Laude), Drama

Honors: Dean's List

Year Abroad Program, Visual And Performing Arts, Creative Writing