
Samuel L. Chatman
Freelance Writer/Story Teller
RESUME
Professional Skills
Full Sail University
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Winter Park, FL 2015
University of North Carolina School of Law
Juris Doctorate Chapel Hill, NC 2003
North Carolina Central University Bachelor of Arts in History Durham, NC 2000
Winner of the National Essay Writing Contest, Association for the Study of African Life and History 1999
​Education
- Writing
- Editing
- Research
- Problem Solving
- Team Building
- Communication
- Customer Service
Software Skills
Experience
Over Powered Entertainment
Content Writer
Fall-Winter 2017
Reviewed movies
-Penned recaps for TV shows
-Opined why Batman doesn’t need powers to be a superhero
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Black Elephant Literary Journal
Reader
Winter-Spring 2016
- Read author submissions
- Critiqued and edited works
- Recommended works that should appear in the journal
Citigroup
Work Flow Coordinator II/I
2014-2009
- Researched issues with the dialer and gave written reports
- Communicated daily with various sites for the purposes of dialer optimization
University of North Carolina School of Law
Law Library Circulation / Reference Desk Assitant
2003-2002
- Aided students and attorneys in locating research materials
- Communicated with other Triangle Research Library Network sites
Self Help Credit Union
Summer 2002
- Performed legal research for the in-house counsel
- Wrote legal memos
- Informed the in-house counsel's opinion on loans for start-ups
North Carolina Central University Theater Department
Director for The Waiting Game
1998 Fall Season
- Communicated with various departments about production
- Researched and read about other film and theater directors
- Blocked the play
- Directed the actors on character development and inner monologue
North Carolina Central University Theater Department
Actor
1997 Spring Season
- Performed as Jason in Medea
- Received Excellence In Performance Award
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Powerpoint
- Apple Pages
- Apple Keynote
- Final Draft
- Twine
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