Writing isn’t just what I do. It’s what I love.

Below is the text version of my resume.
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brands

amf bowling • raising cane’s • sourcelink • western union • alltel • hotel anatole • capital one • allstate • at&t • motorola • txu • ing • the women’s museum • compusa • taco bueno • community coffee • pizza hut • 7-eleven

experience

associate creative director • hawkeye • dallas, tx april ’11 – present
senior copywriter • hawkeye • dallas, tx • april ’10 – present

Creative lead and copywriter for direct marketing, interactive, mobile, print, radio, product messaging, promotions, product naming, social media, new business and more. Strengthening presentation, leadership and concepting skills.

freelance writer • foodbitch.me & the dallas observer • the web august ’09 – present

Quality diversion that combines my two obsessions: writing and food.

co-creator • in-this-economy.com • the web • march ’09 – present

Plunged head-first into social media, WordPress, SEO, website analytics, fans, followers and sarcasm on a grand scale.

senior copywriter • javelin • irving, tx • july ’05 – march ’10

Wrote creative, concise and compelling copy across multiple brands for direct mail, interactive and print. Collaborated with fellow creatives, brand planners and account management to deliver measurable results for our clients. Senior-level responsibilities included mentoring junior level writers, presenting creative and managing multiple projects.

contract copywriter • the creative group • dallas, tx • march ’05 – july ‘05

Worked at CompUSA HQ in their advertising department. Strengthened short copy, time management and proofing skills.

freelance copywriter • pgc advertising • dallas, tx • january ’05 – april ‘05

Wrote copy for point-of-sale, print, television and radio across multiple clients. Developed radio, presentation and new business experience.

freelance copywriter • smu cox • dallas, tx • november ’04 – january ‘05

Commissioned by the SMU Cox marketing department to edit, revamp and create original copy for two full websites.

copywriter • tracylocke • dallas, tx • july ’03 – november ‘04

Sole writer responsible for all copy on national account. Worked with four art directors on local and national creative. Wrote copy for radio, television, print, promotions, new product naming, new business, and interactive.

intern • sicolamartin • austin, tx fall ’03

intern • tracy locke • dallas, tx summer ’02

preparation

bachelor of science in advertising

the university of texas at austin

cumulative gpa: 3.6

texas creative sequence • copywriting
senior fellow • college of communications
business foundations minor • red mccombs school of business

accolades, skills & more

sept. ’12 smc panel member: “bloggers: truth, lies and how to work with them”
2011 webaward winner: AMF site redesign
2012 bronze telly – b2c – “Cane’s NCFD”
2012 bronze telly – humor – “AMF Smash”
“social media for brands” author, published white paper
march ’11, ’12 sxsw interactive attendee
march ‘10 sxsw interactive festival selected panel (citizen journalism brigade)
june ’09 blogger, attendee wordpress dallas wordcamp
june ’06 employee of the month javelin direct
2005 creative conference participant battle for the heart
2004 action hero award tracylocke
fall ’02 creative intern sicolamartin
summer ’02 advertising intern tracy locke partnership
’01, ’02, ’03 university honors & dean’s list ut austin
may ’02 recipient morris hite tracy locke scholarship

microsoft office all the time
mac and pc proficient
photoshop when necessary
mad editing skills always
hand model once-in-a-while