Everyone Likes Charles

Working with Charles is both fun and rewarding. As a writer he has insight into what makes a good hook. A novel, an article, an advertisement, he knows what will pull in the reader.

Advising me with my novels, Charles was integral. He has his finger on the pulse of trends and can identify how to engage the reader. He wants to, and is capable of, making reading fun for his generation.

Charles possesses a confidence and wit beyond his age. Moreover, he is willing to learn and work to improve in all facets of writing, editing, and advising. This is a kid who isn't afraid to work.

James "Jimmy" Boanerges

Work Samples

Writing:

  • Writing for Communications Career IKEA Chicago Store News Release. I crafted a news release for a hypothetical Chicago IKEA location. This news release detailed where, how, when, and why IKEA would expand further into the Chicago market.

  • Crisis Communications Fink Critique. I challenged Steven Fink on his take on how British Petroleum should have responded after their 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Sim-X ghostwritten investor update. I created the strategy and ghost-wrote a series of investor updates for the CEO and Founder of Sim-X. This is just one example.



Multi-media:

  • SafeSocial Crisis Plan. My group was asked to construct a plan for a series of potential crises at SafeSocial. We researched the field and company to better understand possible and common crises and designed a strategy for responding to each.

  • Sim-X advertisement. I was asked to develop an ad conveying the core ideas of the Sim-X product. I worked with another advertising firm in a joint effort to create this ad.

  • Sim-X SHOT Show behind-the-scenes story. I traveled with the Sim-X team to Las Vegas for the premiere gun show, SHOT Show. I filmed the team setting up, selling products, and developing new relationships. This short film was used during an investor meeting with the added benefit of a collection of B-rolls for future ads and investor updates.


Research:

  • Breaking A-Ice. Along with my fellow researchers, I sought out what the future of PR and Advertising is with the introduction of AI.

  • Sim-X ballistics gel and recoil tests. I filmed and detailed the results of Sim-X’s led-free ammunition on ballistics gel and the reduced recoil the ammo provides.

  • Protiviti White Paper: Finance 101. With my team, I researched and developed a program to help ease the burden of understanding and developing financial literacy for employees.