John Stoke

About John Stoke

I specialize in communicating complex ideas to non-specialist audiences via well-designed written, audible, and visual media. I\'m an experienced manager and leader of creative communication, outreach, marketing, and education teams, projects, programs, and budgets. I interact effectively with external journalists and media professionals and, with scholars and subject specialists who are often the source of what I communicate. SKILLS * Management & Leadership of People, Programs, Projects, Budgets, and Contracts * Stakeholder/Government Relations * Public Information/Media Relations/Press Releases * Educational Media/Exhibit Creation * Writing & Editing in various styles for myriad purposes * Public Speaking and Institutional Representation * Event Design & Execution for public and media, on local and national scales * Fundraising * Marketing and Sales ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Recruited, equipped, and led award-winning media/communication teams * Planned and executed national-scale publicity campaigns * Streamlined institutional processes * Produced award-winning videos, films, and multimedia programs * Secured millions of dollars in grant funding * Marketed media products and services adopted by hundreds of institutional clients

Experience

1. Technical Writer for Merck & Co, Inc

   The Spear Group

   Feb 2022 — Present · Elkton, VA, US

   Responsible, in coordination with subject matter experts, for preparing accurate and precise technical documents that guide manufacturing plant personnel through myriad processes related to the production of pharmaceutical products.

Education

• Villanova University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Astronomy with Planetarium Education and Management Concentration

  1978 — 1981