Alexander
James
Ford
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I’m a Melbourne-born, New York-based copywriter and creative director with over 15 years of experience, working both in-house and agency-side. My work spans marketing campaigns, product launches, lifecycle, branding, and straight-up editorial.
Public.com
New York, NY
COPY LEAD / AUGUST 2022 – PRESENT
Helped launch a first-of-its-kind investable sneaker portfolio
Rewrote and helped redesigned the Public website
Part of the team that launched the Public premium membership tier
Vimeo
New York, NY
COPY LEAD / APRIL 2021 – AUGUST 2022
Part of the team that redesigned the Vimeo logged-out homepage experience
Wrote and directed a globally translated product walk-through video series
Concepted and produced creative solutions for countless go-to-market campaigns
Better.com
New York, NY
ASSOCIATE COPY DIRECTOR / APRIL 2020 – APRIL 2021
Managed and mentored a team of six brand and marketing copywriters
Supervised the creation of all copywriting deliverables for brand and marketing
Spearheaded a verbal identity refresh, including voice and tone guidelines
Code and Theory
New York, NY
ASSOCIATE COPY DIRECTOR / OCTOBER 2016 – MARCH 2020
Part of the team that pitched and won agency of record for adidas Originals
Helped grow the adidas relationship to encompass new business units and channels
Guided the copy portion of an end-to-end signup experience for Xfinity Mobile
Huge Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
SENIOR COPYWRITER / OCTOBER 2011 – OCTOBER 2016
Part of the team that redesigned and relaunched the Google Local Guides program
Part of the team that created the Kohl’s #AllTogetherNow holiday campaign
Part of the team that redesigned the American Express online card marketplace
Right Angle Studio
Melbourne, Australia
TEAM WRITER / OCTOBER 2010 – SEPTEMBER 2011
Pitched and produced long- and short-form editorial for a digital magazine
Interviewed expert sources, mostly on location
Edited written materials to ensure they accurately reflected the brand voice
Swinburne University
Melbourne, Australia
Bachelor of Film & Television
Graduated December 2009