Experienced Copywriter
Subject: Experienced Copywriter
From: "Barrett Brown" <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 6/27/08, 15:13
To: job-734340309@craigslist.org

Guys-

I understand you're looking for copywriters to work with your boutique ad agency, and I'd like to be considered. I've freelanced for Sullivan Perkins in Dallas and Avacata in Plano, though I've since moved to Brooklyn, and I've run the marketing end of things for a couple of different tech firms up here in the Northeast in addition to some varied work here and there for other firms across the country. My articles have appeared in dozens of publications including National Lampoon, The Onion A.V. Club, McSweeney's, and plenty of trade journals to boot, plus, incidentally, some mags down in Texas, like Austin Monthly, Destination Dallas, and the long-deceased The Met. My first book, Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the Easter Bunny, was released last year to praise from Rolling Stone, Alan Dershowitz, Cenk Uyger of Air America Radio, and Skeptic, among other sources.

I'm not quite as good as picking up new clients as I'd like to be, though, so I'd be very interested in working with your group in some capacity if you think I fit the bill. I've pasted a resume below; please take a look and let me know if you'd like to discuss this further.

Thanks,

Barrett Brown

BARRETT BROWN__ 512-560-2302 barriticus@gmail.com


Copywriter/ Feature Columnist/ Contributing Editor/ Book Author

With focus on political satire, policy analysis and contemporary humor.

Published Work/ Freelance Media Experience:

Studio 2a – Currently serve as marketing consultant for Chicago-based architectural rendering firm, handling all sales letters, marketing copy, and long-term branding strategies. 2007 – present.

PoliticalBase.com – Created content and served as paid blogger for online political news start-up founded by CNET. 2007-2008.

Fox Business Channel, Yahoo, Minyanville.com – Writer on freelance creative team for animated humor series Minyanville, which aired on Fox Business Channel's Happy Hour program as well as on Yahoo Finance. 2007

The Onion A/V Club - Freelance copywriting for The Onion's features department. 2006-2008.

Sterling and Ross Publishers – Authored nonfiction book of political humor, Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the Easter Bunny, released in March 2007. Book received praise from Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, Rolling Stone, Skeptic, Air America Radio, Huffington Post, others.

Anglesey Interactive, Inc. – Produced online marketing collateral (web text, press releases, blogging, etc.) in support of firm's "Riight.com" integrated search engine from June 2007 to March 2008

Dining Out - Feature writing for national restaurant publication. 2006-2008

National Lampoon - Occasional contributor; past features included "Pick-Up Lines That Don't Seem to Work," "Craig's Conspiracy Corner," "A Guide to Dealing with Housecats," more. 2003 - 2006

Evote.com - Weekly columnist and feature writer for political analysis site from October 2004 to November 2005.

AOL CityGuide - Web content writer from 2000 to 2004 – Researched/ created coverage of event and entertainment venues. Served as regional correspondent for Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Houston and Little Rock markets.

Additional magazine work - Ongoing, have contributed feature articles from serious political commentary to humor pieces to fine dining overviews for outlets including business-to-business publications Pizza Today, 360, Club Systems International, Destination Dallas, D.C.-based public policy journal Toward Freedom, London-based public policy journal Free Life, humor magazine Jest, regional publications The Met, Austin Monthly, Dallas Child, Oui, literary journal Swans, dozens more.

Additional writing projects - Created both print and online marketing collateral for New York tech start-up Organic Motion, Inc. Created online marketing collateral for New York corporate training firm Illuminata Global. Researched and wrote entertainment/dining/venue content for Dallas ad agency Avacata and clients' marketing collateral, including that of luxury resort real estate firm. Have created marketing copy for Verizon via Dallas ad agency Sullivan Perkins, produced website copy for design firm NPCreate.com, provided public relations pieces for Texas energy company EBS and Dallas real estate firm Dunhill Partners.

Education:

1999 - 2003 University of Texas at Austin, College of Communications