'Beef & Bird' by Meltz: roast beef and turkey on rye bread. Photo by Fred Minnick

Fred Minnick writes and takes pictures for magazines and companies all over the world. Many editors employ Minnick because he takes cover-quality images and provides award-winning writing. They save money by using one person, but actually improve on quality.

 

Recent clients:

  • Costco Connection (writing and photography)
  • Certified Angus Beef (company history book)
  • Galen College of Nursing (commercial photography)
  • Mojito's Tapas Restaurant (commercial photography)
  • Pet Station (commercial photography)
  • Meltz Restaurant (commercial photography)
  • Havana Rumba Restaurant (commercial photography)
  • Sante Magazine (writing and photography)
  • Sommelier Journal (writing and photography)
  • International Sommelier (writing and photography)
  • Restaurants & Institutions (writing)
  • The Buttorff Company (commercial photography)
  • Calf News (writing and photography)
  • Nation's Restaurant News (writing)
  • Tasting Panel (writing and photography)
  • Design-Build Dateline (writing and photography)
  • Total Landscape Care (writing and photography)
  • Investor's Business Daily  (writing)
  • MSN.com (writing)
  • The Lane Report (writing and photography)
  • Prep Magazine (writing and photography)
  • Successful Meetings Magazine (writing)
  • CSP Magazine (writing)
  • National Guard Magazine (writing and photography)
  • Louisville Courier Journal (writing)
  • Bankrate.com (writing)
  • Road King Magazine (writing and photography)
  • Better Roads Magazine (writing and photography)
  • Café Meeting Place (writing and photography)
  • Fast Casual magazine (writing and photography)
  • Pizza Marketplace (writing and photography)
  • The Oklahoma Gazette (writing)
  • SelfServiceWorld.com (writing)
  • Simon & Schuster (writing)
  • QSR Magazine (writing and photography)
  • QSRWeb.com
  • Kentucky Monthly (writing and photography)
  • VFW Magazine (writing)
  • STORES Magazine (writing)
  • Angus Journal (writing and photography)
  • ELDR Magazine (writing and photography)

Employment History

Editor — Fast Casual magazine — Dec. 2005 to Jan. 2006

  • Broke major stories on Quzinos, Raving Brands, McDonald’s and Arby’s
  • Wrote in-depth, service-oriented features for restaurant operators
  • Managed two Web sites – QSRweb.com and FastCasual.com
  • FastCasual.com unique visitors increased 200 percent
  • QSRweb.com unique visitors tripled
  • Managed freelance writers
  • Served as media spokesperson for the industry

U.S. Army journalist — Mosul, Iraq — Dec. 2004 to Feb. 2005

  • Photography and writing published in newspapers all over the world
  • Managed a team of print journalists
  • Went behind enemy lines to get the story
  • Oversaw weekly newsletter and production of four magazines

Account executive – 2001-2004 – Bader Rutter and Associates

Client: Merial Animal Health

  • Wrote about horse medications

Client: Dow AgroSciences

  • Wrote technical feature stories on forestry management products

Copy Editor, Staff Writer – 2000-2001 – The Daily Oklahoman - Oklahoma City

  • Edited sports copy on tight deadlines
  • Paginated two or three pages a night
  • Covered an array of major sporting events

Television reporter – 1998-2001 – Oklahoma Public Television

  • Covered farm news
  • Wrote in-depth features
  • Anchored during holidays

Education

Oklahoma State University – 2001 – BS in Agricultural Communications

U.S. Department of Defense – 2001 – Defense Information School