Jeff Carmack | Not Humor

My greatest strengths are producing engaging copy that's uncluttered, understandable and to the point – such as profiles that bring out a subject's personality, and news features that are both informative and entertaining. Check out some samples of my work below.

Annelies Kahan: "I haven't had a dull moment in my life"
Texas Department of Human Services
2002 annual report
Imagine an 81-year-old, German-born, Spanish-speaking registered nurse, who married a Polish electrical engineer in Bolivia before coming to the United States in 1951, and who now volunteers as an interpreter at a DHS office in Dallas, and you've imagined Annelies Kahan.

Bill Bayless, American Campus Communities
Austin Business Journal
When Bill Bayless says he’s been in his industry all his life, he’s not exaggerating to make a point.

CLEAT takes aim at better insurance
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas “Texas Police Star”
When AIM takes over CLEAT's insurance business at the beginning of the new year, the only difference members should notice is perhaps a new voice on the other end of the telephone line.

Lee Pennington: “They’re my heroes; they’re my family”
Texas Department of Human Services
2001 annual report
Lee Pennington wrote a book on acting, but the thinks DHS wrote the book on caring.

Modern Guitars Magazine
2006 Summer NAMM: Day One
The 2006 NAMM Summer Session finds itself in a new and most appropriate setting - Austin, Texas, the self-proclaimed "live music capital of the world".

Modern Guitars Magazine
2006 Summer NAMM: Day Two
The NAMM Summer Session fully hit its stride on Saturday as attendees filled the Austin Convention Center to see instrument manufacturers’ latest and greatest.

Modern Guitars Magazine
2006 Summer NAMM: Day Three
The 2006 NAMM Summer Session closed its three-day run in the Austin Convention Center Sunday afternoon, July 16, 2006. About 20,000 music products industry pros from around the world attended and more than 500 companies exhibited.

Modern Guitars Magazine
July 15, 2006
Jimmie Vaughan Heats up the
Summer NAMM Show
2006 Summer NAMM attendees were treated to a taste of a true Texas blues legend at Friday night’s Fender/NAMM Concert at the Austin Convention Center. Jimmie Vaughan, long a hero in Austin, Texas, tore through two sets – one acoustic and the second a nod to his barn-burning days with the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Modern Guitars Magazine
July 16, 2006
NAMM Parties at Antone's
On Saturday night, July 15, 2006, Summer NAMM attendees got another taste of the "real" Austin at a party sponsored by AMD’s Digital Media & Entertainment Group.

Fifth annual Ride For the Fallen raises $12,000
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas “Texas Police Star”
The fifth annual Ride For The Fallen, sponsored by the Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation (POMF), was held Saturday, May 13 in Austin. This year’s even was the biggest in its history, attracting nearly 400 motorcycle riders from across the state and raising more than $12,000.

Q2 retail space market healthy if unsurprising
Austin Business Journal, July 2004
The Austin area retail space market in the second quarter of 2003 remained healthy, if unsurprising. Occupancy rates remained high, as did demand for space, and familiar players drove new development.

Businessman hits home run for Austin police
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas “Texas Police Star”
Austin's Ty Runyan and baseball great Ty Cobb share more than just a nickname. While the Hall of Famer's name will live forever thanks to his competitive spirit in the ballpark, Runyan will be remembered for going to bat for the Austin Police Department.

William Deng: “I have nothing to ask for; my needs are fulfilled”
Texas Department of Human Services 2001 annual report
For many DHS clients, the agency means a better life. For some, however, it means a new life.
William Deng is one of those.