PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Healey Young                           

Awards Campaign Consultant, 2006 - Present

Turn-key, on-budget planning and execution of Santa Barbara events, screenings and Q&As to support the Academy Award campaigns for more than 130 films including BARBIE, MAESTRO, AMERICAN FICTION, CODA, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, DUNE, THE POWER OF THE DOG, BLACK PANTHER, PARASITE, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, MANK, FORD v. FERRARI, THE JOKER, THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, MARRIAGE STORY, ROCKETMAN, BOMBSHELL, LITTLE WOMEN, BLACKKKLANSMAN, BLACK PANTHER, VICE, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, MARY POPPINS RETURNS, COLD WAR, RBG, DARKEST HOUR, PHANTOM THREAD, I, TONYA, VICTORIA & ABDUL, ARRIVAL, FENCES, FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, ANOMALISA, INTERSTELLAR, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, NEBRASKA, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, BABEL and AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. These films have collectively won 63 Oscars and received 317 Oscar nominations including multiple nods for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor/Actress and Supporting Actor/Actress. Events included sold-out screenings for 400+ attendees, actor/filmmaker question and answer sessions featuring Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Bong Joon Ho, Greta Gerwig, Alexander Payne, Noah Baumbach, James Mangold, Todd Phillips, Cynthia Erivo, Spike Lee, John David Washington, Chadwick Boseman, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Directors Bob Persichetti and Peter Ramsey, Gary Oldman, I, TONYA's Allison Janney and Margot Robbie, the ensemble cast of FENCES, Amy Adams, Former Vice President Al Gore, Davis Guggenheim, Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, Charlie Kaufman, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, June Squibb and Jonah Hill, and receptions for the 150+ Santa Barbara area members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. All efforts contribute to the films' ongoing marketing campaigns to fuel industry buzz thus leading to guild nominations and awards and increased Box Office returns. 

Strategic development, creation and distribution of materials for SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (recipient of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature and a hearty 61 guild and critics awards); ARRIVAL (1 Academy Award, 8 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and nominations from every major guild); THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2 Oscars, 8 nominations); BABEL (1 Oscar, 8 nominations); FENCES (1 Oscar, 5 nominations and won 2 SAG Awards); AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2 Oscars); and FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (2 Oscar nominations). Materials included targeted mailings of DVDs, elaborate color mailers, script books, coffee table books, score and song cds to 100,000 plus people ranging from members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, the Hollywood Foreign Press, the Writers Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, the Directors Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, national and regional film critics, Oscar watchers and a host of other influential guilds and organizations. 

Handled submissions for all Paramount Vantage films for all awards programs including Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Producers Guild Awards, Writers Guild Awards and Directors Guild Awards.

Served as liaison with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for Tribute events for Dame Judi Dench, Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, Former Vice President Al Gore, Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet.

Chief Wordsmith, January 2012 – Present

·    Freelance copywriter with 22 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations and strategic marketing. Creative brand development and enhancement through the written word for all forms of marketing communication from web copy to corporate collateral printed materials to targeted outreach campaigns.

·    Freelance blogger for Victor Private Jets, LLC www.flyvictor.com responsible for content development, research and travel blog writing for this rapidly growing private jet company.

 YoungJets, LLC                          Chief Marketing Officer/Co-Owner, January 2012- January 2015

·  Strategic and creative oversight of the marketing launch of this private jet charter brokerage from initial concept to a $10-million company that was sold in 2015 to European powerhouse Victor Private Jets, LLC. Branding initiatives included: management of design team to develop website and collateral materials, all copywriting for website and collateral materials, oversight of social media outreach, on-line marketing outreach, press announcements and publicity initiatives that resulted in considerable press coverage, creation of branded swag, and logo development. www.youngjets.com

·  Launched all company back office operations including overseeing accounting, benefits administration, development of filing systems, and basic human resources functions.

 Paramount Vantage                              Awards Consultant, June 2006 – 2009

·       Developed and enacted strategic marketing campaigns that led to a total of four Oscars® and 31 Oscar nominations in the company’s first three years. Campaigns included Best Picture nominees THERE WILL BE BLOOD and BABEL, and the Oscar-winning Best Documentary AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH.

·       Developed, produced and oversaw design and distribution of awards campaign materials including DVDs, score and song CDs, elaborate color mailers, script books and coffee table books sent to upwards of 100,000 people ranging from members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, the Hollywood Foreign Press, the Writers Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, the Directors Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, national and regional film critics, Oscar watchers and a host of other influential guilds and organizations.

·       Created and managed multi-million dollar marketing budgets and oversaw all timelines delivering all materials on-time and on-budget.

·       Handled submissions for all Paramount Vantage films for all awards programs including Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Producers Guild Awards, Writers Guild Awards and Directors Guild Awards.

·       Spearheaded campaign events ranging from major tributes for Al Gore, Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet to Santa Barbara Film Festival and Film Society screenings and Q&As involving filmmakers and talent

 Fox Searchlight Pictures           Vice President, Special Projects, January 2005 – March 2006

                                                Director, Special Projects, January 2004 – January 2005

                                                Consultant, Special Projects, May 2001 – January 2004

·       Managed awards campaigns for some of Fox Searchlight’s most successful films of the era including SIDEWAYS, which won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, earned five Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, and grossed nearly $72 million domestically to become Searchlight’s most successful domestic release to date; IN AMERICA, KINSEY, THIRTEEN and SEXY BEAST. Responsibilities included every aspect of awards campaigning from development, production and distribution of campaign materials (DVDs, CDs, script books, mailers), to genesis and oversight of screening programs, to management of talent appearance schedules, to budget development and maintenance, to submissions for all awards programs.

·       Oversaw writing, editing and approvals for all press kits and printed promotional materials for publicity campaigns for all Fox Searchlight releases including those above as well as 28 DAYS LATER, the smash-hit horror film that earned more than $45 million; NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, which swept the nation, remaining in theatres for more than 20 weeks and earning more than $45 million, GARDEN STATE, BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, ANTWONE FISHER, ONE HOUR PHOTO, THE GOOD GIRL and THE DEEP END.

·       Wrote all corporate press releases and positioning statements ranging from film synopses, to new hire and promotion announcements, to acquisitions and start-of-production releases, to executive statements and speeches for trade events.

·       Served as liaison between the studio and all film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.

 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Int’l           Int’l Publicity Manager, February 2000 – May 2001

·       Managed publicity campaigns for all new releases on video and DVD in 16 markets around the world. Titles include: X-MEN, WHAT LIES BENEATH, ME, MYSELF & IRENE and THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. Responsibilities included: writing of all publicity materials, management of all photo shoots and stills, creation of on-line publicity campaigns, production of all electronic publicity materials.

·       Writer and editor of the division’s bi-monthly newsletter, which included business case studies of each territory’s release results complete with information ranging from in-store display, to publicity and promotions, to overviews on the state of the industry.

 Hubly Consulting                     Freelance Consultant, May 1999 – February 2000

·       The Limited, Inc. – Researched and wrote the first-ever corporate history of the nation’s largest specialty retailer. Project entailed one-on-one interviews with executive leadership, researching a variety of mediums and cataloging data, marketing materials and video. Final product was video, printed and interactive timelines, CD Rom and an extensive historic narrative, all of which serve as the cornerstone for executive on-boarding programs.

·       E*Trade – Researched and wrote all presentation materials for corporate national promotional partner trade campaign.

·       Gerald Stevens – Copywriter for the nation’s largest integrated retailer and marketer of flowers, plants and contemporary gifts. Researched and wrote lyrical, yet factual descriptions of more than 300 different types of flowers and plants for use in point-of-sale displays.

 Six Flags California                  Publicist, December 1998 – May 1999

·       Complete PR campaign management including creative concept development, writing of all releases and printed materials, media pitching, event management, and on-camera interviews. In one campaign, a total of 20.8 million viewers were reached via media saturation on national outlets including EXTRA, Good Morning America, and E! Entertainment.

·       Pitched Six Flags as television shoot location and served as on-site manager for film crews. Shoots included The Roseanne Show (CBS), Wild on the Runway (E! Entertainment), FYE (E! Entertainment) and The New Edge (USA, Sci Fi).

 The Limited, Inc. Headquarters             Communications Specialist, August 1996 – August 1998

·       Partnered in the development and implementation of a strategic employee communications program for this Fortune 500, publicly-traded retail company, which was at the time the 17th largest employer in the U.S.

·       Delivered all corporate messages to the enterprise’s 141,000 associates through on-line and print publications, town hall meetings, video production, speeches written for the chairman and all divisional leaders, Intranet and Internet.

·       Managed the creation and wrote all copy for The Limited, Inc.’s first web site (www.limited.com).

·       Created and implemented a grassroots public relations campaign to recognize all associates hired or promoted to the director level or above. Received 100 percent press coverage.

 SBC Advertising                       Assistant Account Executive, July 1995 - July 1996

·       Handled media relations, publicity, and promotional needs for all public relations clients of this local advertising agency with 1996 billings of approximately $60 million. Clients included: SuperAmerica, Frigidaire Co., Drug Emporium and Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

·       Served as the senior account executive overseeing all publicity, advertising and promotional materials for the 1996 SuperAmerica MS Walk.

 Hameroff/Milenthal/Spence       Publicity Assistant, January 1995 - July 1995

·       Managed all publicity efforts of Nationwide Insurance’s Prom Promise public relations campaign for the state of Ohio, including writing press releases, pitching to the media, and serving as spokesperson for all events statewide. As a result of my contact with the media, the Ohio campaign generated the most press by more than 25 percent.

 Columbus Cultural Arts Center            Promotions Coordinator, January 1995 - July 1995

·       Responsible for all promotional and publicity efforts for this local government-funded arts center. Duties included coordinating publicity campaigns for all exhibits, classes and events, serving as spokesperson for the center, creating collateral materials and working under strict deadlines.

 Columbus Monthly                   Freelance Writer, January 1995 - January 1997

·       Served as Society Page reporter for this Columbus society magazine.

 Suburban News Publications    General Assignment Reporter, July 1993 - December 1994

·       Covered city council and school boards for several local communities for this conglomeration of weekly newspapers with a circulation of 25,200.

 EDUCATION

The Ohio State University: B.A. in Journalism; Texas Christian University; Semester at Sea