Freelance Native English Copywriter

About

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It’s true, I do like to write. I really, really like to write. TV commercials. Print campaigns. Radio. OOH. DOOH. Online. On-pack. Long-form video. Brand manifestos. B2B. Internal comms. Employer branding. Tone of voice. You name it, I’ll write it. To be honest, getting paid for it is just a nice bonus. I’m currently Germany’s 3rd highest ranking copywriter in Lürzer’s Archive. And I live in Hamburg with my wife and three children.  


Brand Experience:

Automotive: BMW, Toyota, Skoda, Mercedes, Range Rover, Land Rover, Opel, Vanarama, Motorama

Banking: Lloyds, First Direct, Deutsche Bank, Visa

Retail: Aldi, Asda, M&S, Buchanan Galleries, Wren Bathrooms

Technology: Siemens AG, Siemens Energy, Philips Lighting, Signify Lighting, Vodafone, Orange, Sony, e-on, Arrow, Arkade, Inc, Baufritz

Food & Drink: Cadbury, Coca-Cola, Kettle Chips, Anchor Butter, Danone, Banks’s Beer, Wainwright, Young’s Beer, McEwan’s, Smirnoff, The Glenrothes, Radeberger, Jever, Nescafe, New York Bakery Co.

Household: Zwilling, Staub

Travel & Leisure: British Airways, Lastminute.com, Carlingford Lough Ferry, Highlands & Islands Airports, Qantas, Virgin, Midland Mainline, Rocco Forte Hotels, Tayto Park, Travelzoo, National Army Museum

Media: BBC, Setanta Sports, The Times, Sunday Mail, Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday

Gambling: Paddy Power, Coral, Ladbrokes, Gala Bingo, Gala Casino, Lotto

Health & Beauty: Oil of Olay, Henkel, Thomapyrin, NHS Scotland, Scottish Slimmers

Fashion: Adler, Hunter Boots, Carrick Jewellery, Pulsar Watches, Schoeffel

Charity: Transparency International, Centrepoint, Aspire


Awards:

2023 2 x IF Design Awards, Hälssen & Lyon

2022 2 x Red Dot Design Awards, Siemens AG

2016 Cannes Shortlist, Thomapyrin, Eurobest Bronze, Thomapyrin

2015 ADC Gold, Opel, 2 x ADC Silver, Opel

2014 3 x ADC Bronze, Nik Huber Guitars, Cannes Shortlist, Safetycard

2012 Cannes Bronze Lion, Fleurop, Das Plakat Bronze, Fleurop

2009 Creative Circle Silver, Cadbury, Campaign Big Awards Finalist, Cadbury

2008 ANNAs Best Art Direction, Cadbury

2004 Roses Advertising Awards Gold, Sunday Mail, Scottish Advertising Awards Gold, University of Dundee, 2 x Scottish Advertising Awards Gold, Sunday Mail, 2 x Scottish Advertising Awards Commendation, Scottish Slimmers, Epica Bronze, Buchanan Galleries

2003 Epica Finalist, Edinburgh Fringe, Epica Finalist, Scottish Rugby Union/Borders Rugby, Scottish Advertising Awards, Scotland’s Favourite Ad, NHS, Scottish Advertising Awards Commendation, Hunter Boots

2002 Epica Finalist, Hunter Boots

2001 Creative Circle Bronze, Centrepoint, D&AD Entry, Centrepoint, American One Show Bronze, Centrepoint

2000 Eurobest Finalist, Centrepoint

1999 British Television Advertising Awards Diploma, First Direct

1998 D&AD Entry, Army, D&AD Entry, First Direct

1997 2 x D&AD Silver, Army, Cannes Shortlist, ASPIRE (Spinal Injuries Charity)

1995 British Television Advertising Awards Bronze, Oil of Ulay, Creative Circle Bronze, Oil of Ulay, Campaign Press Commendation, British Airways


CV:

June 15 – Present R/GA London/Berlin, The Goodwins, TryNoAgency, c/o Daubenbüchel, Freundliche Grüsse Zürich, Anomaly, Scholz & Friends, JvM, Antoni, Ogilvy, Big Al’s Creative Emporium, Peter Schmidt Group, Yellow Monkey, Inno Games, Kitchen London, Vorn, Herren der Schöpfung, Heimat Zürich, Landor & Fitch, The Table London, Recipe London, Fitzroy Amsterdam, häppy, Happy Feckers, Das Kreative Studio

Oct 13 – June 15 Scholz & Friends, Hamburg

May 11 – Oct 13 Ogilvy, Frankfurt

Oct 10 – May 11 Y&R Berlin, Scholz & Friends Berlin, MRM Worldwide, Weigert Pirouz Wolf, Big Al’s Creative Emporium (freelance)

Feb 10 – Oct 10 Isobel, London (freelance)

Dec 07 – Feb 10 Fallon, London (freelance)

Aug 07 – Nov 07 St Lukes, Albion, Isobel, Big Al’s Creative Emporium (freelance)

May 07 – Aug 07 Wieden + Kennedy, London (freelance)

Nov 06 – May 07 Isobel, London (freelance)

Jan 06 – Nov 06 RKCR/Y&R, London (freelance)

Sept 05 – Jan 06 Isobel, Big Al’s Creative Emporium, Saatchi’s Amsterdam (freelance)

2002 – 2005 Frame, Glasgow (Creative Director)

2001 – 2002 The Bridge, Glasgow

1998 – 2001 WCRS, London

1994 – 1998 Saatchi & Saatchi, London