Sam Barker Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia

• Create marketing content for campaigns to maximize investing, portfolio, and wealth management solution conversions
• Contribute to individual direct response marketing campaigns that have brought in up to $8 million in net cash
• Produce long-form sales copy, content marketing via email or external channels, direct mailings, ads, advertorials, and product creation/fulfillment
• Specialize in business analysis, financials, investing, and technology (particularly AI, blockchain, cyber security, big data, and ecommerce)

Alexandria, Virginia

• Oversaw client management and sales of product to over 600,000 premium subscribers
• Brought in over $300,000 in phone sales in 2015, $500,000 in phone sales in 2016, and $750,000 in 2017
• Contributed copy to emails, marketing and retention campaigns; analyzed email KPIs
• Prepared financial advisory video content to increase proficiency with product
• Acted as subject matter expert on market trends, investing concepts, and options and derivatives trading
• Walked members through products to ensure complete grasp of financial solutions available

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lead filings of PCT, Foreign, and National Stage applications including §371 applications to USPTO.
• Collaborate with over 20 attorneys and foreign associates to oversee proper protection of utility patents throughout the entire patent prosecution process.
• Work with a team of five in all aspects of foreign filing operations.
• File over 150 applications within the firm’s fiscal year.
• Complete day-to-day operations of the International department, including formality requirements for all applications, delegating and organizing work amongst team members, and reviewing and approving all the work.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Aided in all aspects of foreign and domestic design patent filings for the recognized global law firm leader in design patent prosecution.
• Assisted in the preparation and filing of over 900 design applications with the USPTO and foreign patent offices.
• Composed, edited and proofread documents for filing with the USPTO, as well as internal and external correspondence.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Organized and maintained filing system for design team applications.
• Completed remaining requirements of design applications to assist in timely filing.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Researched, prepared, wrote and reported stories for both Web and print editions of the newspaper. Served as a photographer and prepared multimedia (news clips) and informational graphics.
• Covered a wide range of topics, from college baseball, arts and entertainment, and state politics.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Researched, prepared, and wrote stories within a tight deadline for the sports section of the school newspaper. Published stories included various recaps, previews, and opinion pieces regarding college athletics..
• Self-edited and submitted pieces to Sports Editor for approval.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Served as a staff writer at The Daily Gamecock, served as Writer, Photographer, Editor, and Copy Editor at The Carolina Reporter. Minor in.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Education record