EXPERIENCE

Freelance Creative Director, Copywriter, Owner : I Want A Writer : 12.01 to present
Work with my clients to create whatever they need to make their marketing successful--strategic campaign ideas, taglines, online or offline advertising concepts, websites, radio spots, brochures, direct mail programs and more. Clients include: Apple, Captain Morgan's, Dockers, Google, HBO, Intuit, Levi's, Lindeman's, Lipton Teas, OgilvyOne, Pebble Beach Golf Course, Penfold's, Smirnoff, Tanqueray, Target, Toyota, Yahoo!.

Senior Copywriter, Yahoo! : 5.02 to 12.05
Yahoo! Search : 2.04 to 12.05
Responsible for acquisition and customer advertising and communications for the company's flagship product, Yahoo! Search.

SBC Yahoo! Internet Services : 5.02 to 12.03
Worked with a team of 4 to launch SBC Yahoo! Dial and DSL--a new product roll-out of a new category worth over $30 million annually to the company. Created all consumer acquisition advertising and post-acquisition customer communications.

Senior Copywriter : P3M Advertising : 12.99 to 9.01
Created print, collateral, radio, websites, naming and direct mail programs for all P3M clients. Was the sole copywriter at the agency which had over $10 million in annual billings. My clients included: Seagate, Marimba, USWeb, Vitria, Remedy, Gator, PeopleSoft, Portera; nonprofits Montalvo and the Children's Health Council.

Copywriter : Bernard Hodes Advertising : 10.96 to 12.99
Developed creative solutions and conceptual recruitment copy for print, collateral, outdoor and radio. Clients included: Intel, Doc Martens, HP, 3Com, Cellular One, 3DFX, Silicon Graphics, Citibank, Tektronix, USWeb.

AWARDS

Macromedia Site of the Day: SBC Yahoo DSL Product Site
Print Design Annual: P3M Website
San Francisco Show: SierraCities.com Website and Online Ads
Addy and Special Judges' Award: Portera Ads
Silver Addy, San Jose Ad Club: Portera Brochure
Silver Addy, San Jose Ad Club: P3M Holiday Card
Silver Addy, Madison Advertising Club: Camille's Brochure
Bronze Addy, San Jose Ad Club: MyTradeIn.com Ads
Bronze Addy, San Jose Ad Club: SierraCities Online Addy

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin, Madison : 9.91 to 12.95
Bachelor of Science in Journalism

College Year in Athens, Athens Greece : 1.93 to 5.93
Study Abroad Program

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