Sang Pak
Verified Expert in Marketing
Marketing Expert
Seoul, South Korea
Toptal member since May 15, 2024
Sang is a marketing expert with a proven track record across multiple fields, including technical writing, copywriting, and fiction, enabled by his ability to adapt to different writing styles and tones. He's a self-motivated, results-driven, and detail-oriented professional who strives to provide consistent work and meet all deadlines and project requirements. As a copywriter for IBM Korea's consulting team, he developed collateral for Samsung's initial foray into the B2B market.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Content Writing
- Copy Editing
- Copywriting
- Product Research
- Proofreading
- Research
- Slogan Writing
- Writing & Editing
Work Experience
Content Writer
Freelance
- Provided editorial and copywriting work for various global companies, including IBM Korea, Samsung Electronics, Huneed Technologies, Weber and Shandwick, SK Hynix, and Hanhwa.
- Edited various content, including marketing collateral, business proposals, online content, internal documents, training protocols, and trade shows.
- Handled the creation of content in both B2B and B2C styles.
Guest Radio Host
tbs eFM
- Served as a regular weekly guest host for "The 22nd Hour," a live nightly music show that introduced the latest innovative independent songs and classic alternative music.
- Delivered engaging and diverse music playlists and themes and performed extensive background research on artists and songs.
- Provided intelligent and relevant discussions on music, culture, arts, and entertainment.
- Collaborated with producers and hosts to create an informative and entertaining music show broadcast on Korea's number-one foreign language radio station.
Content Writer
IBM
- Published content as a writer and editor for IBM Global Business Services, handling marketing collateral, business documents, and technical documents for a primary client, a leading global electronics manufacturer.
- Worked on numerous projects in several media formats, developing and editing content in both B2B and B2C styles.
- Developed and created collateral for a global B2B campaign that spun the retail, healthcare, transportation/logistics, government, and hospitality industries.
- Handled collateral content for state-of-the-art smartphones and tablets, digital signage, hard drives, ultrasound systems, in-vitro devices, digital radiography tools, and printing solutions.
- Wrote and edited various B2B collateral types, including brochures, white papers, flyers, success cases, and online features.
- Created online content for promotional videos that advertised the client's presence at numerous international trade shows and conferences.
- Edited and wrote speeches, personal messages, and newsletters aimed at the client's corporate customers and local subsidiaries.
Novelist
HarperCollins Publishers
- Published my 1st novel, "Wait Until Twilight," after five years of continuous writing efforts and submissions.
- Got shortlisted for the 2010 Townsend Award for Fiction, the most prestigious fiction award in Georgia, USA.
- Became a finalist in the debut fiction category for the 2010 Georgia Author of the Year Award.
- Obtained recognition in other markets and got translated into Korean in 2013.
- Developed book blurbs for other books, specifically the short story collection "Watering Heaven" by international best-selling author Peter Tieryas.
Instructor
Hallym University
- Developed, planned, and executed course materials and curriculum plans for learning English as a second language. Instruction was provided to university-level students and high school instructors.
- Led intensive-level English classes for 20 to 40 students with a 97% passing requirement in English proficiency.
- Developed training techniques and dynamics for English instructors, resulting in higher levels of English proficiency acquisition.
- Built an online marketing strategy by creating a website promoting the University language program. The website helped attract more students from outside the university, increasing the program's income.
- Worked as the primary editor for translating technical journals published into English. The technical translations were in the fields of psychology and biochemistry.
- Organized and led a 10-day, 800-kilometer biking expedition that raised over $1,000 for local charities.
Project History
Samsung in Education Brochure
Developed and created B2B content to demonstrate Samsung technologies' potential in education.
The primary challenge was not just providing vital product information but to create a compellling narrative that brought the reader along the arc of industry trends to impending challenges before finally demonstrating Samsung's solutions to those challenges in the form of value propositions and specific features of products. Once the narrative structure was constructed, it was a case of fleshing out the sections in an engaging and succinct way. A large part of my work was researching the trends and challenges of the education market and working with the IBM Consulting team and Samsung Electronics to hit on the specific features they wanted to highlight.
Hanwha Newsroom Article
https://www.hanwha.com/en/news_and_media/stories/innovations/prepare-for-takeoff-hanwha-puts-uam-in-thedrivers-seat-of-urban-sustainability.htmlDeveloped and wrote an engaging article for Hanhwa's urban mobility initiative.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Lineup Brochure
Wrote attractive B2B content for Samsung Galaxy S4 devices.
Samsung "ME95C" Online Feature
Wrote a compelling online feature copy for the world's largest and slimmest display at the time, the "ME95C."
To make this piece stand out, it had to not only contain critical product feature information but just enough catchiness, specifically in the titles, to keep the copy compelling. Though a B2B piece, it had shades of B2C, creating a nice balance the client was aiming for.
Samsung Printing Innovation Brochure
Created compelling content for Samsung's B2B initiative for printing solutions.
How to make printer interesting and in the B2B sphere? The engaging aspect came mainly in the title and subtitles, with the content itself focusing more on product features and the value it can bring to workers and business situations. One of the keys to this piece was providing Samsung with multiple title and subtitle options to choose from, as there was a back-and-forth while we tweaked the final result.
Self-driving Car Article for SK Hynix's Newsroom
https://news.skhynix.com/lets-hit-the-road-automated-vehicles-are-pulling-into-the-fast-lane/Wrote an article delving into the development of autonomous cars while highlighting SK Hynix's role in memory innovation.
Samsung Magic Presenter Leaflet
Developed and wrote a B2B leaflet for a first-of-its-kind laserless presentation tool.
As this was a first-of-its-kind product, it took quite a few passes, as Samsung's development team wasn't one hundred percent sure how they wanted the features to be highlighted. The key for the Magic Presenter was focusing on its value propositions and giving real-life examples of how it overcomes the shortcomings of other pointers.
Samsung Galaxy NotePro Flyer
Authored a compelling B2B flyer for Samsung Galaxy NotePro.
This piece focused soley on it's features with the mission of succinctly demonstrating its advantages for business professionals. This required fully understanding the product and doing the research to be able to confidently go into a deep dive.
Samsung Printing Solutions Video Script
Wrote the narration script for a Samsung printing solutions video presented at CeBIT 2014, a major international trade fair for information technology and telecommunications.
To write this piece, initially, I had to delve into cloud computing and how it works. With that understood, it was a case of working with the Samsung team to come up with compelling script narration that would play over visuals and graphics the Samsung team had in mind. The key was having the exact right narration synced with each graphic to create the engaging, informative experience Samsung required.
Education
Coursework Toward a Master's Degree in Psychology
New York University - New York, NY, USA
Bachelor's Degree in English Literature and Psychology
University of Georgia - Athens, GA, USA
Skills
Core
Writing & Editing, Copywriting, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Online Marketing, Product Positioning, LinkedIn Marketing, Social Media Content
Other
Content Writing, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Product Research, Slogan Writing, Storytelling, Seos, Advertising Copy, SEO Copywriting, Catalogs, Communication, Web Research, Research, Technical Writing, Microsoft Office, Web Content, Health Communication, Mathematics, Education, Psychology, Poetry Writing
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