This is my Resumé.

EXPERIENCE

Wieden + Kennedy NY / New York, NY
Copywriter / 2018-present
Accounts: Bud Light, Kraft-Heinz, Google, Michelob Ultra, Sprite


Yes, the Bud Knight is really dead. We killed the actor, too, just in case.

McCann NY / New York, NY
Copywriter / 2017
Accounts: Lysol, MGM Resorts, USPS, National Geographic


If you try hard enough, "Vegas" can be a noun, a verb, and an adjective.

The Martin Agency NY / New York, NY
Copywriter / 2016-2017
Accounts: Giovanni Rana, Avon, Optimum Cable, Kayak.com


Everybody's got dreams. Mine was to make a pasta brand's social post about Beyoncé's pregnancy.

DDB San Francisco / San Francisco, CA
Copywriter / 2015-2016
Accounts: Clorox, Hidden Valley, Slim Jim, Banquet, Pam, Chef Boyardee, Presidio National Park


I wrote the line "window coverings are hard to clean, that's for curtain" and was not fired.

DDB San Francisco / San Francisco, CA
Junior Copywriter / 2014-2015
Accounts: Clorox, Hidden Valley, Slim Jim, Banquet, Dial, Fiat Chrysler


I was MVP of the agency flag football tournament. No one believes me when I tell them that. 

Competiscan, LLC / Chicago, IL
Data Entry Clerk2012


I sorted and processed direct mail for a market research company. It was as interesting as it sounds.

Target / Chicago, IL
Starbucks Barista / 2011-2012


I learned "interpersonal communication skills" through smiling at people when they yelled at me for making cappuccinos foamy.

Storm Communications / London, England
Public Relations Intern / Fall 2009


I wrote press releases, called a lot of British people, and once delivered a bag of frozen potatoes to the BBC.

EGO BOOSTS

  • Shortlist - Cannes Lions: TV & Cinema Film, Sweet Foods & Snacks - Slim Jim, "Lineup"

  • San Francisco's 32 Under 32 for 2016 - SF Egotist & AD2SF

  • London International Awards, TV/Cinema/Online Campaign, Finalist - Slim Jim TV

  • 2016 National Addy, Silver: Regional/National Television Commercial Campaign - Slim Jim TV

  • 2016 SF Addy, Gold: Television Regional/National Campaign - Slim Jim TV

  • 2016 SF Addy, Judge's Award: Slim Jim TV

  • Spike TV's Funniest Commercials of the Year 2015: #4 for Slim Jim "Amish Buggy"

  • 48 Funniest Women on Twitter, 2015

  • Davenport Playwriting Award Runner-Up, 2011

EDUCATION

VCU Brandcenter / Richmond, VA
MS in Business - Branding / 2012-2014

Knox College / Galesburg, IL
BA in Creative Writing & Psychology / 2007-2011
Graduated Cum Laude

CONTACT

katie.r.johnston@gmail.com
(319) 670-8111
@katefeetie


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