Nikita Sokolov Portfolio: nikitasokolov.com Copywriter
Digitas / Freelance senior copywriter ㅡ April 2019 - Present, San Francisco Experience - T-Mobile for Business, Amway (global brand campaign), new business.
Miami Ad School / Guest speaker July 2019, San Francisco Came back to my school to be part of the Industry Hero program. Currently working on a guide that could help students win at award shows like D&AD New Blood and Young Ones.
R/GA / Copywriter August 2018 - March 2019, San Francisco - Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Alexios, The Spartan Assistant. - Nike: The PLAYlist (worked on ideation and selling the concept, not production) - Campaign work for MasterClass and Google Assistant. - Natural Balance Pet Foods: Lead writer on website redesign/rebrand.
Freelance Copywriter: Circus Maximus, Laundry Service, Berlin Cameron etc. August 2017 - July 2018, New York Papa John’s (TV campaign), Justworks, Capital One, Airbnb, The Culture Trip, Dannon, CBS, ABC, EMLA numbing cream for waxing.
DDB Worldwide / Freelance copywriter May 2017 - August 2017, New York State Farm, Heineken, Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, NYC Organ Donation.
R/GA, DDB Worldwide, JWT / Copywriting Intern April 2016 - March 2017, New York Spent a year gaining advertising experience at major NYC agencies.
Junior Hockey League / Writer September 2009 - April 2016, Moscow Was a lead writer working on a wide range of projects—from features and interviews to press releases and game reports. Wrote for both Russian and English versions of the league’s website.
Avtomobilist Hockey Club / Manager of Press Service September 2011 - July 2012, Yekaterinburg, Russia Made a team magazine, wrote for the website, performed various PR tasks for the team that plays in the KHL, one of the world’s strongest hockey leagues.
National Mass Media /Freelance Writer February 2005 - April 2016, multiple locations Was a requested freelancer for the most popular sports newspapers, websites and magazines in Russia.
ㅡ Miami Ad School / Copywriting Education April 2015 - March 2017, Minneapolis, Miami, and New York
Ural State University / Journalism September 2006 - June 2011, Yekaterinburg, Russia
ㅡ Professional: Awards Cannes Lions 2019 / Shortlist, D&AD 2019 / Wood Pencil + Shortlist, One Show 2019 / Merit x 2, Webby Awards 2019 / Nominee, ADC Awards 2019 / Merit, PromaxGames Awards / Gold x 2.
Student: D&AD New Blood 2017 / Yellow Pencil, D&AD New Blood 2017 / Graphite Pencil, CLIO Awards 2016 / Bronze, One Show Young Ones 2016 / Merit, One Club Creative Boot Camp / Silver, Young Guns YGA 2016 / Bronze, Graphis 2015 / Silver x 2, Creativity International Media & Interactive Design Awards/Silver x 3, Drum Chip Chop Awards, Miami Ad School Golden Paw x 2.