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ALLEN STRICKLAND WILLIAMS 3723 Tracy Street #1 Los Angeles, CA 90027 (904) 705-6210 [email protected] EXPERIENCE Paradise Creative, Los Angeles, CA Senior Copywriter FEBRUARY 2020 - PRESENT ● Wrote winning pitch decks and social campaign copy for ABC, Amazon Studios, Hulu, Focus Features, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Pictures Animation, Disney+, and Paramount Animation and 20th Century Fox titles. ● Part of social team that won and continues to serve the Amazon Studios brand account. ● Concepted, created, and delivered special shoot scripts. ● Wrote winning submission scripts for creative agency awards. ● Contributed and approved copy for editorial, sizzle reels, and additional agency needs. ● Pitched and won digital concepts for SelvaRey, Bruno Mars’s rum and lifestyle brand. ● Created tone sheets with voice and language guidelines for internal and client use. ● Supervised, edited, and approved Community Manager’s copy to fulfill client requests. ● Part of on-set special shoot writing team for Jumanji: The Next Level. Worked directly with production, studio, and talent. Was cast in a spot written for Uber, which has garnered over 10M combined views on YouTube. ● Assumed Head of Strategy and Head of Digital responsibilities as needed. ● Secured influencers and coordinated with them for executing activations. ● Leveraged connections to bring in $100k of new business. Freelance Copywriter JANUARY 2019 - JANUARY 2020 ● Brainstormed concepts, planned strategy, wrote pitch decks and social campaign copy for Netflix, Amazon Studios, Roadside Attractions, Annapurna Pictures, Neon, and Paramount Pictures titles. Self-Employed, Los Angeles, CA Freelance Copywriter / Comedy Writer / Stand-Up APRIL 2013 - PRESENT ● At Hi5 Agency, brainstormed concepts with Social/Strategy teams and wrote pitch deck copy for Netflix title. ● Pitched concepts and wrote web series promo scripts for Comedy Central’s Corporate. ● Stand-up on CONAN twice, half-hour special for Comedy Central, performances on Hulu, Seeso, Netflix, and VICELAND. ● Sold original comedy series to IFC, Fullscreen, and Quibi. ACCOLADES Clio and Promax Awards / Paste.com’s Ten Best Comedy Specials of 2019 / L.A. Weekly’s Top Ten Comedy Acts to Watch / WGA Member / Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch EDUCATION Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies, Minor in Education .

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