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CHRIS JACKSONOver 15 years experience launching multi million dollar motion picture marketing campaigns. Expertise in marketing urban specialty products to mass audience. Branding with youth appeal to drive profits. Chris is a member in good standing in the Writers Guild of America, the Screen Actor’s Guild and AFTRA.National Gallery of Art (Smithsonian Institution) in Washington, D.C.Production Associate on a Documentary Film commissioned by the National Gallery of Art on Sir Peter Paul Rubens Flemish, 1577 - 1640, Daniel in the Lions' oil on canvas painting.PHIL ANGELIDES CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER – Gubernatorial CampaignAdvance Man for the State Treasurer in Los Angeles and San DiegoVOLUNTEERVolunteer for the White House Advance Team in 1998 - 2000. Presidential Motorcade Supervisor for the Clinton Administration along with handling Vice President Albert Gore’s private documents, briefs and other personal items.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEFINE ART LIMITED, St. Louis, MO The Fine Art Ltd., the Official licensee of the United States Olympic Committee for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens Greece. Leveraged my relationship with the President and COO of NBC/Universal to bring in his Universal Studios Theme Park Group account. Secured Official Olympic memorabilia for all four of Universal Studio Theme Parks worldwide.VENTURE COUNSEL, INC, Beverly Hills, CA 2003 - 2006Secured product placement, multimillion dollar tie-ins and in-store promotion deal with PETCO, VCA Antech and Rite Aid in conjunction with a 20th Century Fox live-action-CGI movie. Raised $2.5 million in one week for a family entertainment venture.THE CIMARRON GROUP, Hollywood, CA 1997 - 2003Copywriter and Marketing account supervisor for blockbuster theatrical movie trailers, outdoor campaign, TV and radio spots. Wrote several Harvey's Casinos commercials starring Bill Cosby for Harvey’s Casinos & Resorts.UPN (United Paramount Network), Los Angeles, CA 2000 Marketing consultant for the UPN's Urban Monday night line up. Launched fall season which resulted in rating jump from 2.5-4.7 over the sweeps week.TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP. Los Angeles, CA 1995-1997 Marketing consultant for theatrical movie trailers, TV and radio spots. Projects included: Waiting To Exhale, (*nominated for a keyart Award) movie trailer and TV spots, The Great White Hype, movie trailer, TV spots, Bullworth, outdoor campaign and print ads. Music Supervisor for The Great White Hype, Television Tribute for Winona RiderHIGHLIGHTSRESULT DRIVEN MARKETING SPECIALIST WITH TRACK RECORD IN MAXIMIZING REVENUE AND PROFITSEffectively marketed 7 Hollywood blockbuster films that each grossed over $100 million domestically alone. Coined the phrase Back In Black for Man in Black 2 film with a Worldwide Gross of over $440 million. Phrase was used to launch an .. clothing promotion that generated significant additional profit.Launched marketing campaign for Rush Hour I, fashioning the tag-line Fastest Hands in the East meets the Fastest Mouth of the West which resulted in a sequel grossing over $340 million.Oversaw Original Kings Of Comedy marketing campaign for a film shot on video with a budget of $3 million which ultimately grossed over $38 million in the US alone. Centered the campaign around Bernie Mac, launching his career into a major Hollywood star. Successfully Fund Raised $2.5 million from a Venture Capital Group for a creative licensed property in less than a week. Recieved a cash settlement from Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. for creative writing work on the movie Malibu Most Wanted and retain the rights to do a competitive upgrade.RESOURCEFUL PROBLEM SOLVER WITH SAVVY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RELATIONSHIPSTurn Around the marketing campaign for The New Guy which was testing poorly and changed strategy to appeal to hip teen culture which resulted in a huge success at opening weekend grossing over $12 million.Expedited and advanced previously stalled promotional deal with retail chain stores to secure product placement, multi-million dollars tie-ins, POP and measured media deals with PETCO, VCA Antech and Rite Aid in conjunction with 20th Century Fox for the movie Garfield starring Bill Murray and Jennifer Love-Hewitt.CREDITS (copywriter and marketing consultant)Garfield – Coming To Theaters, Summer 2004 Daddy Day Care - Total Us Gross $104,148,781 Barbershop - Totals Us Gross $75,781,642 Men In Black 2 - Total Us Gross $190,418,803: Worldwide Gross $440,200,000 Serving Sara - Total Us Gross $16,930,185 Lil' Pimp The Antwone Fisher Story - Total Us Gross $21,078,145 I Spy - Total Us Gross $37,949,000 The New Guy - Total Us Gross $28,972,187 Rush Hour - Total Us Gross $141,186,864: Worldwide Gross $245,300,000 Rush Hour 2 - Total Us Gross $226,138,454: Worldwide Gross $347,400,00 Bones - Total Us Gross $7, 307,756 Down To Earth - Total Us Gross $64,172,251 Big Momma's House - Total Us Gross $117,558,438 The Original Kings Of Comedy - Total Us Gross $38, 168,022 Ladies' Man - Total Us Gross $13, 592,872 Lethal Weapon 4 - Worldwide Gross $285,400,000 Light It Up - Total Us Gross $5,871,603 Bullworth - Total Us Gross $26,528,684 The Great White Hype - Total Us Gross $7,852,282 A Thin Line Between Love & Hate - Total Us Gross $36,400,491 Waiting To Exhale - Total Us Gross $66,947,948