Alexander
James
Ford
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About

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.


Experience

Public.com
New York, NY

COPY LEAD / AUGUST 2022 – PRESENT


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


Education

Swinburne University
Melbourne, Australia

Bachelor of Film & Television
Graduated December 2009


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