tammy boonstra

freelance writer and producer and creative and social media specialist

About

I am your go-to girl when it comes to creating high-impact engaging marketing and sales copy and scripts for print, video, web and social media, as well as producing award-winning quality video media. Considered an extremely versatile and talented communications professional, I have worked more than two decades in the media trenches with top companies and million dollar brands. Thanks to all these years under my belt, I have accumulated a host of impeccable skills to boot. When it comes to your company's needs, there's absolutely no project too small or too big for me to tackle. Here are a few of my past and/or current clients: Allysian Sciences / bHIP International / Cal Nutrasciences / Channoine Cosmetics / BIOPRO Technology / 2 SIS Cosmetics / FemOne / Parker White Ad Agency / Graham Webb / University of California Irvine / Peregrine / Childhelp Proficient: MAC/PC, Word Press, Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint, iMovie

Country

united states

City

san diego

Industry

marketing and advertising

Skill

marketing communications, copywriting, video production, corporate communications, press releases, branding and identity, editing, wordpress, marketing, social networking

Experience

freelance producer and writer and account executive

dakota group

1999-1 - 2004-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

* Worked with an established group of highly sought-after video and media professionals located in the San Diego area * Produced videos and media content which included: budgeting, casting, hiring and scheduling crews, scripting and writing, as well as overseeing the pre and post-production on every project * Telly Award winner

marketing and communications specialist

body wise international

1992-1 - 1998-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

* Senior Copywriter for Monthly and Quarterly internally produced company magazines and communications, as well as video scripts and promotional marketing collateral * Coordinated production (pre and post), duplication and the creative process of all corporate video marketing, training, educational and promotional media * Produced live events and shows for company’s annual and special marketing events, as well as its first multi-city satellite conference. * Prepared RFP’s and successfully managed budgets for media projects upwards of $500,000. * Part of Marketing team that helped the company grow from $500,000 to $5 million in monthly sales within a 3 year period of time

news reporter

wltz nbc 38 and the cw ga-bama

1990-1 - 1992-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Wrote, reported, produced and edited award-winning news stories and special reports daily * Morning anchor for local news cut-ins during NBC's Today Show * Line produced the 6 pm newscast * Involved in major local and network news coverage during Desert Storm, and related to Fort Benning, the military

customer service representative

ups

1985-1 - 1989-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Worked for UPS when it first opened its air service in Louisville, KY, while attending college * Worked in the Puerto Rico sort for the first year * Promoted to International Customer Service Representative

paid internship

wave 3 news

1988-5 - 1988-8 · 4 mos

* Selected as one of only two paid interns for the summer during my junior in college * Wrote news copy, pulled b-roll for reporters, and assisted reporters in field with interviews

weekend assignment editor

wlky-tv channel 32

1989-1 - 1990-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Assisted weekend producer with scheduling news crews and rewriting wire copy for weekend news broadcasts * Reviewed press releases and coordinated with company liaisons to schedule stories

freelance writer and producer and creative and social media specialist

2004-1 - Present · 22 yrs 9 mos

MOST RECENT PROJECT Oct 2015 - Nov 2015: Completed 3 video scripts for Allysian Sciences, a leader in advanced whole-food nutrition focused on brain health, brain training and the optimization of the mind and body, co-founded by Apolo Ohno, the most decorated man in American Olympic Winter Game history.

Education

university of louisville

communications

1985-1 - 1989-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Graduated Magna Cum Laude Activities and Societies: + Writer for The Louisville Cardinal (weekly student newspaper) + 1987 Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Award