Michael Sajkowicz

NYC, Westchester and Long Island, NY USA
Website: http://www.mediabistro.com/MichaelSajkowicz
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Professional Experience

As a writer, producer and editor for honestbaby.com, Michael Sajkowicz has proven himself to be a versatile and well-rounded writer, covering topics as diverse as science, health, childcare, entertainment, travel and arts & crafts. His expert research skills allow him to immerse himself in any topic and provide a clear, concise overview and analysis of any issue. An avid devotee of the cinema, he is the resident movie reviewer for the site and, based on his thorough knowledge of pop culture, he also writes about the classic films and TV shows that continue to resonate with families. While able to adapt his writing voice to the most appropriate tone for the assignment, his strong suit is humor with a range from innocent fun to wickedly sarcastic. His screenplay Good Intentions scored as a semi-finalist in Francis Coppola’s American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest, finishing in the top 4% of 2,400 writers. Michael is available for freelance assignments or a staff position.

Expertise

Producer (television)
9 Years
Producer (new media)
3 Years
Writer
3 Years

Specialty

Entertainment
3 Years
Family, Children & Teenagers
3 Years
Lifestyle
3 Years

Industries


Advertising agency
5 Years
Online/new media
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

18 Years

Showcase

Articles

BPA DANGER: BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Growing evidence suggests that plastic bottles containing Bisphenol-A poses serious health risks, especially for danger but their are ways to avoid the danger.
Meditation for At-Risk Kids
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Paul McCartney and David Lynch team up for an all-star concert to promote awareness of the benefits of transcendental meditation and raise money to teach the technique to one million children worldwide.
THE GREEN LUNCH BOX
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
An examination of the environmental impact of the average packed lunch along with advice and tips to show how to make a greener lunch box.

Pop Culture

CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Family Film Fright Fest!
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
10 Films for a Family Friendly Halloween Fright Fest
ELECTION CONNECTION
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Published online during the primary season in early 2008, Election Connection presented parents with suggested viewing and reading that can make children part of the campaign in a fun and educational way.

Portfolios

Sajkowicz Editorial Portfolio
(12/8/2024)
Sajkowicz Social Media Portfolio
(12/8/2024)
Editorial Portfolio
(12/8/2024)

Movie Reviews

INKHEART
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Brendan Fraser stars in the big screen adaptation of Cornelia Funke's bestseller INKHEART.
NURSERY UNIVERSITY
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
This documentary provides a fun and insightful look at the unique phenomenon of Manhattan's nursery school admissions derby.
MONSTERS vs. ALIENS
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
DreamWorks Animation looks to take on rival Pixar with their 3-D showdown between monsters and aliens.

Blogs

The Honest Scoop
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
The Honest Scoop is my daily news blog that collects the latest stories of interest to parents from serious, hard news to important health info and lighthearted updates from the entertainment world with news on celebrity parents, family films and children's literature. Originally called The Morning Brew, this blog was re-launched in early October 2009.
The Morning Brew
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Launched in April 2009, The Morning Brew was my daily, morning news blog that was later re-named The Honest Scoop.

Top Ten Tips

Top Ten Tips To Be An Eco-Friendly Family
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Ten easy steps that families can take at home to be a little bit greener.
TOP TEN ROAD TRIP TIPS
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Make the getting there an adventure in it's own right.
TOP TEN TIPS FOR EATING OUT WITH THE KIDS
(honestbaby.com 12/8/2024)
Ten suggestions for making the family dinner outing a night to enjoy.

Producers Reel

Parenting Famously
(BBE / Honestbaby 12/8/2024)
Parenting Famously crosses the red carpet and meets celebrity parents on the common ground that we all share during our journey to raise a family. Honestbaby knows that the idea of perfect parenting is a myth and being a celebrity doesn’t make you immune to super mom expectations.
Producers Reel
(12/8/2024)
A Quicktime reel featuring commercials that I produced for NFL.com, Super Bowl XXXV, NFL Consumer Products, PlayFootball.com, Major League Soccer and an unaired test for a branding campaign that celebrated footballs place in American pop culture (the Brady Bunch spot).

Screenplays

DOWDY F.D.
(12/8/2024)
An original spec pilot for an animated show for mature audiences featuring the misadventures of the members of the volunteer fire department in the town of Dowdy.
GOOD INTENTIONS
(12/8/2024)
This original dark comedic script finished as a semi-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's first American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest, landing in the top 4% in a field of 2,400 scripts. Co-written with Steven Menchel.
THAT 70'S SHOW
(12/8/2024)
A sitcom spec script based on the hit television program "That 70's Show", this writing sample captures the voice of the show and its unique characters perfectly and presents them in an original story that would fit seamlessly into the canon of the series.