Grayson Hurst Daughters
1775-B DeFoor Avenue, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
404-351-8840
grayson5@bellsouth.net
homepage: http://www.graysondaughters.com
Qualifications
An experienced and thoughtful writer, Internet content developer and video/broadcast producer. Capable of taking media and communication projects through every stage of development and production while incorporating the client's needs and goals. Eighteen years of news and corporate experience developing and marketing video, print, broadcast and Internet communications. Proficient with digital technology and the non linear editing environment. HTML literate.
Recent Producing and Writing Assignments
- Co-creator of www.truegritz.com
- Guest columnist, Georgia Political Digest
- Marketing Consulting service for WMLB AM1160, The Voice of The Arts
- Monthly interactive newsletter for BellSouth DSL and Dial-Up subscribers
- Field production services, United Parcel Service
- Broadcast assignments, ABC News and Good Morning America
- Line Producer, Starz In Black Channel
- Features, Goizueta Business School magazine, Emory University
- Features, All Saints’ Episcopal Church internal publications
- Essays, Atlanta Magazine
- Editorials and features, The Sunday Paper
- Editorials, Atlanta Journal and Constitution
- Field production services for Kaiser Family Foundation
- Field assignments, Michael Hoff Productions for The Travel Channel
- Editing/proofing print communications for Elite Skin Care Center
- Video scripts and PR consulting for Safety Through Cellular, Inc.
- Music features, 99Xpress Magazine
- Video script for Children’s Health Care of Atlanta
Work History
- 2002-Present: Writer and Producer, Freelance. See above for assignments.
- 1995-2002: Business TV Producer, The Home Depot, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Responsible for (simultaneously) managing video and broadcast communication projects for a broad range of corporate issues, with focus of projects being anything from company news to décor initiatives to interactive applications to elaborate financial and PR presentations.
Daily work included: idea development, managing budgets, presentation to clients, writing/scripting, pre and post-production and project success accountability. Internal and external distribution.
Accomplishments included: Developing, producing, writing and directing
three live, quarterly broadcasts. Producing video modules for Home Depot's
first interactive kiosks. Producing and writing an award winning, long-form video profile of company founder, Bernie Marcus.
- 1993-1995: Video Journalist, Freelance, Atlanta, GA
Wrote and produced videos and news packages for a variety of clients: WSB-TV Special Projects, ABC News, TBS, Medical News Network, The Home Depot, CNN-International.
- 1987-1993: Associate Producer, ABC News SE Bureau, Atlanta, GA
Duties included serving as weekend assignment editor for Southeast region, field producer, researcher, radio reporter. Assignments included: Presidential campaigns and conventions, natural disasters, Gulf War troop deployments, regional features, World Series games, criminal investigations.
Web Site Development
Created the online magazine, WaySouth.com, a literary Web site devoted to publishing original, Southern-oriented material. As publisher I designed, redesigned, implemented, maintained and marketed WaySouth to the Internet community and cultivated an environment where accomplished writers eagerly featured their work. 1998-2000.
Education
B.A. History, College of Charleston, S.C., 1987
Other
MCA-I (formerly ITVA) award winner. Contributor to AJC, Salon Magazine, Creative Loafing, etc. Video Workshops of Maine, Directing graduate. Comedy sketch writer on New South Radio Drive In, Peach State Radio Network. Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshoppe(s) graduate, 2005. References, clip reel and writing portfolio easily available.
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