1. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
01/00 – Present Freelance Writer and Editor (Self-employed) / Overland Park, KS
Writer of articles, reviews, short stories, novels, blog posts, brochures and other copywriting jobs, as well
as proofreading and fact checking.
08/11 – 04/15 Uhlig, LLC / Overland Park, KS
A leading provider of cross-media publishing and communication services in industries ranging from
residential housing to book publishing to cancer care.
STAFF EDITOR
Responsible for writing and editing content for publications directed at the multifamily housing market,
including monthly newsletters and new resident information. Sources included materials provided by the
client in addition to research on topics relevant to specific locations such as entertainment, community
interest, health care, and others.
• Developed new resident information project, helping to tailor content to the requirements of the
publishing system and client needs.
• Wrote and edited marketing and collateral materials for multifamily management companies.
08/06 – 06/11 Christenson Media Group / Overland Park, KS
A media strategy, buying and sales agency delivering traditional and interactive directional advertising
solutions to clients.
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Managed marketing and advertising accounts for several franchisees, including Roto-Rooter, Steamatic,
and Med Group. This included managing print and internet advertising, direct mail, and local search
programs.
• Established client representation in online advertising, growing revenue by 8%.
• Managed creative issues and handled client complaints.
• Coordinated testing programs for clients and developed overall client advertising and marketing
strategies.
9/04 – 4/06 TMP Directional Marketing / Overland Park, KS
During this period, TMP was the world’s largest local-search agency, based on total yearly revenue.
CLIENT SERVICE MANAGER
Responsibilities included managing national yellow pages advertiser accounts, including H&R Block and
Children’s Hospital Corporation of America. Provided primary customer contact and account
planning/marketing.
• Created client advertising and marketing plans that maintained steady annual growth of 10%.
• Handled billing questions for numerous accounts.
• Trained new employees for assignment in various job positions.
EDUCATION University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC).
PUBLICATIONS
Cody L. StanfordCody L. Stanford
Overland Park KS 66212 c) 913.424.4829 p) 913.648.5713 cody.stanford012@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/pub/cody-stanford/100/276/780

2. Cody L.
Stanford
Novels:
Sinews of the Heart and Dare Seize the Fire (published by Storm Moon Press); The Glasschanger’s
Child, Orphan Stone, and Wolf Note (self-published)
Short Stories:
• The Yellow Bike and Wolf Dreams —
Toasted Cheese Literary Journal
• Alexandra’s Cat and Reedman — The
New Orphic Review
• My Tiger — Midwest Literary
Magazine
• The Hot Bolt Kids — Aphelion
• Blood Quarry, Freedom, Flying Fox,
and Gryphonwind — The Piker Press
• White Fire — Gypsy Shadow
Publishing
• The New Boy’s Kiss — Collective
Fallout
• But a Toy — The Circle
• Blindsight Eclipse — The Rejected
Quarterly
• The Magician — Eyes
Writing/Proofreading
In 1994, I wrote editorial content and proofread customer-submitted newsletter copy for LetterPac (now
Uhlig, LLC).
Columns:
From 1986-88, I wrote a classical record review column for the KC Pitch newspaper.
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