Robert Cass Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Worked on Army email campaigns (Army Reserve, National Guard, Benefits of Enlistment, MCAT, 4th of July, etc.) and instructional “one-pagers” for Army recruiters.
• Spearheaded RAPP Radio Presents Timesesh, a Friday-afternoon “DJ session” with the goal of encouraging employees in the Chicago and New York City offices (and eventually those in L.A. and Dallas as well) to share their.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Using Litmus for pretesting and Jira to report bugs, tested emails for various U.S. Army email campaigns to ensure that all copy, design elements, and links rendered and functioned as intended, and worked with RAPP's.
• Copyedited and proofread direct mail for Army and Discover accounts and website and social-media copy for TruStage account.
• Maintained style guide for Army account (and, to a lesser extent, TruStage and Discover accounts).
• In May 2021, began writing copy for Army (and, briefly, Discover) on limited basis.
• In January '23, began writing emails to promote events sponsored by Culture & Office Space committee (happy hours, holiday parties, etc.).
• In April '23, wrote 15-minute RAPP Monologue on Hollywood's urgent need for alternative sources of intellectual property and presented it in that month's RAPP East (i.e., RAPP's Chicago and New York City offices).

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I was hired through Creative Circle.

Chicago, IL

• Wrote 25 children's storybooks, featuring illustrations by Chicago artists and children, based on notes taken during performances of improvised stage show.

Lincolnshire, IL

• Verified accuracy of spelling, punctuation, and grammar in benefits guides, posters, emails, and related communications for Fortune 500 clients, using Adobe Acrobat to mark up PDFs and relay corrections to designers.

Chicago, IL

• Proofread, formatted, and assembled financial reports for global audit, tax, and consulting firm.
• Delivered error-free reports by proofreading current-year financial information for firm's clients and "rolling forward" previous-year information.
• Increased productivity and communication throughout department by training temps for tax season.
• Ensured consistency of corrections across reports by creating proofreading guide.
• Created environmental initiative and identified areas for additional improvements in waste reduction.

Chicago, IL

• Proofread financial statements for spelling, formatting, and mathematical accuracy. (I was hired through First Temporary.)

Chicago, IL

• Enhanced quality and accuracy by proofreading and copyediting print and online materials, including emails, flyers, webinars, and RFPs, working closely with agency's creative director, senior designer, and copywriter..

Chicago, IL

• Improved consistency and clarity by proofreading Medicare and Anthem TV and online ads and corresponding templates and scripts, as well as Visa, SoFi, and AARP direct-response marketing materials. (I was hired through.

• Ensured accuracy by working on data-entry projects related to company's acquisition of 10,000 digital assets from Getty Images, including historical maps, medical diagrams, and clip art, for use in classrooms, and.

Chicago, IL

• Wrote online articles on assisted living for seniors.

Chicago, IL

• Maintained museum's collection of 85,000 hours of radio and television content, from VHS, Beta, and U-matic tapes to audiocassettes and film reels, as well as collection of broadcast-related artifacts (scripts, photos.
• Increased Facebook community by hundreds of members with daily content, including thoroughly researched "On this day in broadcast history..." factoids and links to TV- and radio-related news articles.
• Extended social media reach by 40% and increased public awareness of museum's archival holdings by creating Tumblr and SoundCloud accounts to post scans of archived photos and MP3s of archived radio programs.
• Eliminated typos and other errors by editing and fact-checking museum newsletters, pressreleases, banners, and displays, plus National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF) wall plaques and MBC and NRHOF websites.
• Assisted researchers and patrons via phone, email, and museum's Facebook and Twitter pages, and answered all "general inquiries"​ emails (e.g., "Where's the best place to eat near your museum?"​).
• Updated museum's Twitter account.

Online

• Copyedited, proofread, and rewrote articles on smartphone industry and technology for trade publication Pipeline.
• Increased publication's accuracy and journalistic credibility by adding extra layer of fact-checking to editorial process.

Chicago, IL

• Proofread articles and reviews, plus weekly art, music, literature, and comedy listings.
• Compiled venue and performer information for music-listings database.
• Wrote posts for several of the Reader's blogs.

Atlanta, GA

• For CartoonNetwork.com, programmed Cartoon Orbit's weekly production calendar of online trading-card "sales" and worked with graphic designers to ensure accuracy of text and messaging on website.
• Wrote weekly storylines for Cartoon Orbit, humorous descriptions for online trading cards, and newsletters sent to Orbit users.
• Acted as internal copy editor for all text within Cartoon Orbit.
• Responded to letters and emails from children and parents.
• Wrote satirical reviews for Space Ghost's Super Site.
• Originally hired in August 2000 as Content Specialist.

Atlanta, GA

• Assisted producers by evaluating affiliate stations' video for morning shows, ordering and proofreading graphics, and researching stories.
• Originally hired in August 1998 via CNN's Video Journalist program.

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism And Mass Communication (Major: Telecommunication Arts; Minor: Drama)

Activities and Societies: Cinematic Arts (part of University Union), Ballroom Performance Group

Filmmaking