Mark covered the entertainment beat primarily, writing features, profiles and film and music criticism. He also has experience writing for content providers covering a wide range of topics, including legal writing, employment, discrimination, taxes and the IRS. His undergraduate work in Psychology makes him a great choice for health related projects. He has demonstrated skill as a copywriter and writes frequently on men's lifestyle topics including health, grooming, fashion and fitness. A former college athlete, he has written on professional football, soccer and college basketball. With the World Cup rapidly approaching, Mark would be an excellent choice to write previews articles and match recaps of the world's most loved sporting event.
He is eager to try subjects outside his field to exercise his research muscles.
Outside of music and film, Mark enjoys college football and professional soccer.
Mark was a member of the varsity football team and received an Academic Achievement award while in college.
Mark was active in the Black Law Students Association, Moot Court, and wrote for the campus newspaper while a law student.
Clerk for State Supreme Court Justice; wrote death penalty opinion. Attorney for State Legislature; wrote and analyzed legislation presented for vote. Equal Employment Officer; conducted investigations into charges of discrimination, conducted seminars on federal law. Appeals Hearing Officer; held quasi-judicial hearings on award of unemployment benefits, performed fact-finding, evaluated witness testimony, ruled on motions of parties, wrote opinions based on legal analysis.
Contributing Writer for the Nashville Scene; wrote film and music criticism, features and profiles. Contributing Writer for The Tennessean. Urban music editor at tuneinmusiccity.com. Writer for various content providers including helium.com and demand studios where he placed hundreds of short articles on various subjects. Wrote profiles for corporate website.
His clients speak:
"Thank you so much for this great piece!"
"Very well done."
"This is good. We appreciate your efforts."
Mark has written dozens of articles on health and wellness, most of them centering around fitness and training, as well as discussing the benefits and risks of taking various training supplements.
Mark has written articles and copy on automobiles using his journalism experience to create memorable pieces and attract buyers.
Has written PR for colleges and universities, their academic and athletic programs.
Senior Research Associate on Title III grant. Wrote application for federal grant which the government awarded $350,000 for an historical study. Conducted research of primary and secondary sources, interviews and performed pre-production for a proposed documentary.
Web Content Editor for a Historically Black University.
Equal Employment OfficerI created and maintained web pages on the university web site to further the university's mission, increase enrollment and maintain a uniformity in design and content. He used the university's content management system (CMS) as well as some html and CSS in addition to other web editing tools.
Mark has written about college football and basketball, professional and international soccer for a men's lifestyle publication as well as several WA clients. He has experience as a college football player, as well as a player and coach in amateur soccer.
State Political Director for National Campaign. Communications Director for State Party. Organized groups and solicited their support for the campaign. Organized public events. Wrote internal communications and external press releases. Assisted with strategy for "get out the vote" efforts. Directed the strategy of field operatives.
Mark has written dozens of pieces on the tools of the craft trade, from instructional videos to kilns and large appliances utilized in industrial settings.
Mark writes pithy, shareable blog posts on a variety of topics that get to the central conceit in a few words. He has been the editor for a music blog for a major daily publication and has written blog posts for an alt.weekly, in addition to keeping his highly viewed personal blog for several years.
Mark writes compelling, topical and informative pieces for consumers and info addicts alike. He was the Web Content Editor at an urban university and has written and designed web pages for personal clients. He has created content for a wide variety of sites on an even greater number of topics, from sports to health to men's lifestyle.
Mark is an experienced journalist with 15 years of experience writing features and criticism for print publications. He has also written for the web on various topics, from sports to travel.