Creative Experience
Robinson & Maites
Conceptor/Copywriter Sept 2010 - July 2011
Worked on Creative for: FedEx, FedEx Office, Harley Davidson, Blue Cross
Blue Shield, Kaplan College, Quaver.
Started and managed all of the Social Media.
Facebook: Started page, posted regularly, got over 275 fans.
Twitter: Started page, wrote statuses, got over 325 followers.
Blog: Wrote multiple posts and managed WordPress Blog that scored above 90
and ranked in the top 15% of all blogs.
Suzvertising - Principal
Creative Apr 2009 - Present
Michael Walters Advertising- 1-800 Flowers Commercials
Respiratory Health Association- PSA
Greater Chicago Food Depository- Print Ads and Social Media
Chicago Fire Department- Holiday Billboards
Nissan- Commercial
Utopic
Conceptor/Copywriter May 2010 - Sept 2010
Creative on team for a full rebrand of client Furniture Factory Outlet.
DDB Chicago
Ad Strategist DDBootcamp Internship May 2010
Came up with a full campaign (social media, guerilla, print, outdoor,
interactive, radio) for McDonald's new fruit smoothies.
Sarac Pest Control, Inc.
Advertising and Administrative Assistant Apr 2009 - Apr 2010
Helped expand clientele and increase profits by writing ads for new
services and promoting savings through personalized client letters.
Awards / Accomplishments
2010 - One Show Exhibit in New York- IKEA
2009 - AAF Silver ADDY district winner Chicago/District 6- Southwest
Airlines
2008 - National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Education
Columbia College Chicago 2007 - May 15, 2010
BA with Honors in Photography - Minor in Marketing/Advertising
College of DuPage - General Studies 2006 - 2008
Computer Skills
Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress,
Microsoft Office Suite, Quickbooks, Typing Speed of 73 wpm, Mac and PC
Proficient
I think I would be a perfect fit for your Copywriter position. I am highly
conceptual and an excellent creative writer and proofreader.
I have thorough experience working on DM and EM campaigns. At Robinson &
Maites I worked on flash banner ads, in-store promotions and ads, social,
interactive, and print. I worked on landing pages for FedEx Office. I
created an online coupon page for them and updated it weekly. I worked on
multiple flash banner ads for FedEx.
I am also excellent at working on a deadline. At Robinson & Maites, I had
to complete a groundbreaking new FedEx campaign with my art director in 3
days (included in my portfolio). I work well under pressure and with a
specific deadline in mind. I also had the opportunity to proofread over 200
DM's and EM's. I found mistakes that three account execs missed who checked
over these pieces before me. I have a gift for finding typos. I also have
an addiction with photographing signs with typos and sharing them on
websites.
Awards wise, I won a Silver ADDY for my Southwest Airlines Campaign and had
my IKEA campaign exhibited in New York One Show.
Now that business is taken care of, lets divert our attention to the fun
stuff for a while! In my free time I create my own board games, listen to
vinyl, and bargain hunt! My best find is the Beatles rare Yesterday and
Today Butcher Album repressed in pink vinyl! I've won naming contests-
everything from Bean Sprouts to Cocktails. I won the stock market game and
got free Krispy Kremes for a year...and I still manage to weigh 105 pounds
.I have an enlarger and hope to set up my darkroom again someday. I have
over 300 vinyl records. I have 2 cats: Igby (Eleanor Igby) and Oliie
(Olliepop) ba dum dum dum. I've floated in the dead sea. rode a camel, and
climbed Mount Masada...all in one day! When I was a kid I collected over
3,000 McDonald figurines. It's my dream to be a contestant on Wheel of
Fortune!
I hope you consider me for your Copywriter position. I think I am an
excellent fit and even have some agency experience to boot.
Please view my ad works at www.suzvertising.com
Thank you for your time,
-Suzie