monster.co.uk — viral
Jim Beam
Jim Beam
Department For Transport (United Kingdom)
Department For Transport (United Kingdom)
I'm a gracefully aging GenX-er, world traveler, mother of 2 teens, former Burger King french fry specialist, retail cashier, veterinary assistant and nanny of infants, incompetent roller derby skater, and karaoke crooner, insatiable creator, crafter, and organizer, lover of pop culture, outsider and street art, weird comedy, foreign film, architecture, and punk rock.
I bring a unique perspective to every creative brief.
EXPERIENCE:
HP — Palo Alto, CA
May 2024 - Present
Contract senior copywriter
Email marketing for HP.
Push Button Productions — Altamonte Springs, FL
February 2023 - Present
Freelance senior copywriter
Radio scripts for Alabama Gulf Shores, Whitefish Credit Union, Baton Rouge Telco, Boise Blinds.
The Escape Pod Agency — Chicago, IL
August 2023 - October 2023
Freelance senior copywriter
Pitches for Kretschmar and Del Corazón.
Advanced Systems Group — Emeryville, CA
August 2023 - present
Freelance senior copywriter and copy editor
2 video projects for Google.
Pace (online group therapy app)
June 2022 - June 2023
Scriptwriter
Writing, casting, directing, and editing instructional videos.
Cappello’s — Denver, CO
February 2020 - January 2023
Freelance Senior Copywriter
Daily Instagram social media posts, Cappellos.com, marketing materials, in-store activations, new product campaigns, email marketing, packaging copy, Google Ads, and SEO.
Full-time Mom — Chicago, IL
July 2009 - Present
Project manager extraordinaire, mother to 2 teens. Discipline, bills, and budgets. Sleep-deprived, deadline-driven, teaching by example. A PhD in empathy, negotiation, diplomacy, and creative solutions.
Energy BBDO — Chicago, IL
October 2007 - May 2009
Senior Copywriter
Wrigley, Jim Beam, Dial, Right Guard.
Leo Burnett — London, UK
January 2005 - July 2007
Art Director / Copywriter
Kellogg’s, Always, Monster.co.uk, McDonald’s, Nintendo, Beck’s, Daz.
Modernista! — Boston, MA
August 2001 - February 2004
Art Director
Budweiser, Converse, and Hummer.
VCU Adcenter — Richmond, VA
September 2000 - May 2001
Graduate Assistant To Jelly Helm, in charge of advertising for the school that ran quarterly in Communication Arts and Lürzer's Archive.
Campbell Ewald Advertising — Warren, MI
May 1996 - July 1999
Art Director
Direct marketing for Continental Airlines and ACDelco.
EDUCATION:
VCU Adcenter (now Brandcenter)
Virginia Commonwealth University
MS in Mass Communications
2001 with high honor
Michigan State University
BA in Advertising
1995 with high honor
AWARDS:
The One Show
London International Awards
Oink Dead Radio
REFERENCES:
shane.hutton@arcanaacademy.com
HOBBIES:
Traveling, Roller Derby, Karaoke, Seeing bands