Years Experience Development

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SENIOR COPYWRITER/ACD

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OBJECTIVE

To rock your world. To keep mine spinning. To get folks to think of brands in new

ways (and buy them). To erase the words “impossible” and “parity” from

EDUCATION

vocabularies. To use my 15ish years experience to fish big ideas from my team.

THE CHICAGO PORTFOLIO SCHOOL, Chicago, IL

1999-2000 Focus: Advertising Copywriting

B.S. - ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, Normal, IL

EXPERIENCE

1991 -1995 Major: Communication

SENIOR COPYWRITER Upshot Chicago, IL

7/07-5/09

FILM CONNECTION APPRENTICESHIP, Chicago, IL

Generated ideas from strategic development to concept brainstorm and creative

2004 Focus: Cinematography, Film Editing

development. Met regularly, often weekly, with client in person to present and

STORY STUDIO, Chicago, IL

strategize. Lead creative on multiple projects and mentored juniors.

2008-2009 Courses: Fiction, Short Story, Personal Essay

Miller Lite, P&G (Clairol, Olay, Crest, Head & Shoulders, Always, Family Dollar), Disney

OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC, Chicago, IL

SENIOR COPYWRITER RPM Advertising Chicago, IL

4/05-6/07

2003-2005 Focus: Guitar

As second in Creative reporting directly to CCO, lead projects from start to finish.

SCHOOL OF THE SECOND CITY, Chicago, IL

Presented to clients in person and over the phone. Oversaw and mentored team

1999-2001 Focus: Improv, Sketch Writing

members. Supervised broadcast production. Won multiple new business pitches.

LILL STREET STUDIOS, Chicago, IL

Daily Herald, Harrah’s Entertainment, BMW, Toyota, Volvo, White Hen, Wyndham

2000-2009 Focus: Fabric Art, Painting, Glasswork

COPYWRITER/ACD Verbal Boxing Chicago, IL

6/04-3/05

My own hard-hitting freelance entity provided ad agency clients such as Arc, Queue

Creative, Creative Commune and Lisa P Maxwell with full-service creative for print,

AWARDS

broadcast, web, collateral and direct mail.

“Forecast” Miller Chill Upshot, Chicago, IL 2008 Hart Schaffner Marx, Hubbard Street Dance, Hyatt, National Beef, Quiznos, Sears, TCBY, Visa

Beverage Dynamics Advertising & Promotion

COPYWRITER DDB Chicago, IL

10/00-5/04

“Do-It-Herself” The Home Depot DDB, Chicago, IL 2004

Took award-winning ideas from brainstorm to creative development. Supervised radio

“Good” AWNY (Advertising Women of New York)

records. Moved easily between a variety of accounts and a wide range of media.

Bronze ECHO

Tempo/Jay Goldelman Award Cardinal Health, cars.com, Home Depot, JcPenney, McDonald's, Pep Boys, Qwest, State Farm,

Thera-Flu, US Pro Volleyball

“Face-to-Face” Pep Boys DDB, Chicago, IL 2002

COPYWRITER Passport Advertising Itasca, IL

DDB Pinnacle Award 10/97-9/00

Designed the identity and developed the brand positioning for start-up companies.

Responsible for integrated direct mail, print, trade show, and web campaigns for

multiple companies. Trained new associates. Created new target profiling system.

EXPERTISE

Amerinet, cors, Inc., Global Intelligence Network, iHire, Ross Corporation, Smartcruit.com

BROADCAST: TV, DRTV, long form video, radio

CREATIVE PROJECT LEADER S&H Citadel Hillside, IL

1/96-9/97

PRINT: print, outdoor, direct mail, collateral,

Acted as primary liason between clients and agency for employee marketing

PROMOTIONS:, guerilla, shopper marketing, event campaign. Coordinated related internal departments and managed data. Wrote

collateral materials and worked with design studios to create brochures and posters.

DIGITAL: websites, gaming, banner ads, social media

Ameritech, AVT, Caterpillar, Chase, GTE IT Solutions, Okidata, Sony, Steak N Shake

REFEFENCES & SAMPLES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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