Charles K
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Charles is a New York City-based writer who has over ten years of professional writing and corporate communications experience. He started out as a journalist and editor and has devoted himself to crafting copy for entrepreneurs, local businesses, national brands, and international firms. His experience in several industries has allowed him to develop writing expertise in a variety of formats. He has written blog posts, bylined articles, press releases, reports, marketing materials, social media posts, web ads, website copy, executive bios, speeches, talking points, proposals and more. He covers real estate, finance, transportation, art, culture, travel, food, and New York City.

Throughout his career, Charles has led and participated in teams assigned to develop concepts and execute strategies to strengthen corporate identity and increase brand awareness among internal and external audiences. He has worked with executive level leadership and has successfully collaborated with teams across departments and business lines.

Most recently, as the Director of Communications for, a European-based, international luxury brand, Charles was responsible for promoting the launch of the brand in North America, establishing messaging points, and scalable communications strategies and processes for ongoing public relations, internal communications, and social media activities. He achieved over one billion impressions for the brand through national and international earned editorial placements in widely-read publications including “The New York Times”, “The Wall Street Journal”, “Forbes”, “CNBC”, “Architectural Digest”, “The Globe and Mail”, “The National Post”, “The Daily Mail” and “The Financial Times”.

In his previous role as Senior Writer in the Corporate Communications department of a national, publicly-traded financial institution, Charles supported internal communications across three business divisions, reporting on employee successes, best practices, financial results, and CEO messaging. He also executed strategic internal awareness campaigns to communicate corporate goals and competitive challenges through company-wide publications and corporate intranet platforms.
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Specialties

Articles, blog posts, press releases, bios, social media posts, talking points, fact sheets, speeches, reviews, direct response, marketing copy.

Interests

Culture, arts, film, social media, food, media, pop culture, city living, transportation, real estate, sustainability, technology.

Education

Boston University

Charles graduated from Boston University's College of Communications with a Bachelors of Science degree in Broadcast & Film. While there, he was introduced to journalism, advertising copywriting, screen writing and film criticism.

Home Living

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Charles has written newsletter articles about home heating and cooling directed to homeowners and on behalf of fuel oil, propane, and HVAC companies. He has also written direct response letters, brochures, web copy and ads to increase business.

Entertainment

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Charles has written about artists who have achieved international recognition for their works and those on the cusp of discovery. As a vigorous researcher with a passion for the arts, he has composed profiles, Q&A style interviews, bios, and reviews.

Pets

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Charles has written advertising and marketing copy to promote products, services, and expertise as one off pieces as well as long-term campaigns to generate leads. He specializes in both short and long form copy, from digital ads and post cards to full page ads and brochures.

Real Estate

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As the Director of Communications for an international luxury real estate company, Charles supported the launch of the brand in North America writing messaging points, advertising and sales copy, press releases, names for newly introduced real marketing products and services and establishing its social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Blog Post

3 Projects Completed

Charles has posted blogs about home improvement tips, sports, film festivals and home design. From generating creative topic ideas, to the art direction of relevant photos, the goal of each blog is to ensure that it meets an overall strategic goal and makes its impact when amplified on multiple social media platforms.

Press Release

1 Projects Completed

More than eight years writing public relations pieces including press releases, talking points, pitches, bylined articles, speeches, executive bios and research reviews.

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