Maggie Anderson
404-842-1958
SKILLS SUMMARY
• Award-winning communicator with strengths and experience in
using creativity to change minds and move ideas forward.
• Cited for skills in speech and brochure writing, Web content, video and
PowerPoint presentations.
• Able to manage projects and people with efficiency and
effectiveness.
• Work has been used by Fortune 500 companies, PR agencies,
government and non-profit organizations throughout the
southeast.
• Speaks English, French , and Spanish
EXPERIENCE
Words That Work – Atlanta, GA
2005 - present
• Executive speechwriting and presentations
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• Marketing communications strategy for coaches, consultants, small business executives and professionals to expand visibility and attract more prospects
• Execution of Web content and Web sites, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, articles, white papers and multi-media packages to change perceptions in the target market.
Corporate Coach – Atlanta, GA
2001 - 2005
• Completed training through Coach University to work with
numerous clients from Georgia Power Co., Southern Company,
Elon University and individual managers and executives from other companies.
• Successfully coached managers to communicate more effectively
with their teams.
• Received specialized training and delivered workshops in
emotional intelligence.
Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism
1999 – 2001 Consultant
• Creative Project manager for international trade division
communications.
• Developed Web content for the department’s Web re-design to
improve information
• Designed, wrote and produced a direct mail ad series which went
to more than 2000 potential small to medium potential
international marketers.
• Developed and wrote a brochure, leave-behind and other PR
copy for the International Trade Division.
• Produced creative design and copy for an economic development
poster series hung for 12 months in the international terminal at
Hartsfield International Airport.
The Production Shop, Inc. Atlanta, GA
1981 - 1999
Industry Advertising/Public Relations/Marketing Services/Corporate
Communications
• President of a corporate communications consulting and
production company.
• Produced video, speeches, PowerPoint and slide presentations,
brochure, ad and Web copy for southeastern clients including
BellSouth, SunTrust Bank, Georgia Tech, Orkin, and Georgia
Tourism.
• Managed creative projects from initial strategic design to
completed product. Industry strengths in telecommunications,
banking, education, economic development, tourism and
international trade.
EDUCATION
Duquesne University - Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor's Degree, English major, minor in Sociology
Georgia State University post-graduate courses in psychology
Coach University – Core Essentials Program, Denver, CO
EQ at Work – Whole Leader training, Colorado Springs, CO
AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS
• National Award of Excellence - Print/Video Package for the
Poultry Federation and the Georgia Department of Agriculture
• National Award for Communication Excellence – Video production
on energy-conscious building design produced by the state of
North Carolina
• Gold Flame-International Association of Business Communicators
• ACE (Award for Communication Excellence)--Association of
Women in Communications
• Silver Award—Public Relations Society of America
• Silver Award—International Television Association
• Member, National Association of Women Business Owners,
Atlanta Chapter and NAWBO CEO Roundtable
• Past Team Coordinator--PowerCore Network
• Former president--Atlanta Chapter, Women in Communications,
Inc.
• Former Board member—Atlanta Women in Film
Partial Client List
BellSouth
Egghead Software
Kato Spring of Georgia
Siemens
MARTA
UPS
All American Gourmet Company
Coca-Cola U.S.A.
Popeyes
Delta Airlines
Brush Wellman Engineering Materials
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
Orkin Exterminating Company
SunTrust Bank
INVESCO Funds Group
HilRod Group
Andersen Consulting
AmSouth Bank
Bank South
Blue Marble Media
Rechtman Consulting
Coxe, Curry
Pringle, Dixon, Pringle
Deeley Trimble Communications
Sedgwick James
Duffey Communications
METRO ATLANTA PROJECT PACT
Gwinnett County Crime Prevention
Fulton County Health Department
International Trade Division, State of Georgia
Georgia Building Authority
Georgia Department of Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Carolina School System
Emory University System of Healthcare
University System of Georgia
National Conference of Christians & Jews
Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council
American Heart Association
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games
First Montessori School of Atlanta
Atlanta History Center
Trees Atlanta
A marketing communications consultant and project director, Maggie Anderson
finds effective, creative ways to change minds and move new ideas forward.
She has developed public relations, sales & marketing, training and fundraising
projects for Fortune 500 companies, PR agencies, government and non-profit
organizations throughout the Southeast. She is highly experienced in writing and
producing Web content, brochures, video, speeches and PowerPoint
presentations.
As President of The Production Shop, a corporate communications consulting
and production company, she produced high quality video, speeches,
PowerPoint and slide presentations, brochure, ad and Web copy for BellSouth,
SunTrust Bank, Duffey Communications, Georgia Tech, Orkin, Georgia Tourism
and many other organizations. Industry strengths are in telecommunications,
technology, banking, education, economic development, tourism, healthcare and
international trade.
A communications consultant on contract with the International Trade Division
of Georgia, she collaborated on communications strategy, writing and production,
including:
• developing Web content for the department’s Web re-design
• designing, writing and implementing a direct mail ad series
• writing a brochure, leave-behind and other PR copy to encourage small to
mid-size manufacturers to sell their products overseas.
• producing creative design and copy for an economic development poster
series hung in the international terminal at Hartsfield International Airport
In addition to numerous workshops on writing, Ms. Anderson has taught courses
in beginning and advanced scriptwriting as adjunct faculty of AIU, the American
Intercontinental University. She speaks English as a first language and also Spanish and French.
Ms. Anderson’s quality work has been recognized with numerous awards from
Atlanta communicators, among them a gold flame from the International
Association of Business Communicators, an Ace of Diamonds from Women in
Communications, a silver award from the Public Relations Society of America,
and a silver award from the International Television Association. She also has
won two national awards -- one for her print/video package for the poultry
Federation and Georgia Department of Agriculture, and a national energy award
for a production on energy-conscious building design produced for the State of
North Carolina.
Ms. Anderson is past chapter President of Women in Communications, past
board member of Atlanta Women in Film, she is a past Mentor Coordinator and Team Coordinator in the PowerCore Network and is currently a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the NAWBO CEO Roundtable. She holds a B.A. from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and is a longtime resident of Atlanta where she lives with her husband and daughter.
References are available on request.