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ALEJANDROCASTRO.COM UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE // ADVANCED STUDY IMPROV // Jan 2020 - Present SKETCH 101 // NY // April 2019 - Jun 2019 [email protected] IMPROV 101-401 // Oct 2018 - Nov 2019

+1 (347) 6041633 MIAMI AD SCHOOL // COPYWRITING PROGRAM // SF + NY // Dec 2011

WorkingNotWorking.com/AlejandroCastro UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO LinkedIn.com/in/AlejandroCastroResume in conjunction with the INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION (IAA) // BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ADVERTISING + DIPLOMA IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS // Bogota, Colombia // Oct 2006 I ACHE TO CONSTANTLY CREATE EXPERIENCE

MY AMBITION IS TO CREATE ICONIC BRANDS GOOGLE, VAYNER, R/GA, PEREIRA & O’DELL, POSSIBLE, GEOMETRY, (and a little bit of culture along the way). SUNSHINE // FREELANCE ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR + WRITER // NY // May 2017 - Present

I believe entertainment sells. And I particularly enjoy creating the kind GOOGLE // FREELANCE ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR // NY // Aug 2019 - Nov 2019 that makes people laugh (especially through film). Data is meaningless unless it can conjure up feeling. And tech can only go so far without human PEREIRA & O’DELL // FREELANCE WRITER // NY // April 2018 - Nov 2018 emotion to guide it. I have an obsession for writing/crafting/appreciating headlines, as well as for the typography that goes into laying them out MIAMI AD SCHOOL // PORTFOLIO INSTRUCTOR // NY // 2016 (something D&AD kindly recognized even back when I was still an intern). 360i // SENIOR COPYWRITER // NY // Jan 2015 - May 2017 My thoughts on every Ad ever made (including my own): IT CAN BE BETTER. DO IT AGAIN. 360i // COPYWRITER // NY // Nov 2013 - Jan 2015

THE & PARTNERSHIP (Formerly CHI & PARTNERS NY) // COPYWRITER // NY // Jul 2012 - Nov 2013

DENTSU AMERICA // FREELANCE COPYWRITER // NY // Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

NICKELODEON // CREATIVE ASSOCIATE + COPYWRITER // NY // Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

OGILVY & MATHER // COPYWRITING INTERN // NY // Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

IRIS WORLDWIDE // COPYWRITING INTERN // London // Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

SALGAR + MULLEN LOWE SSP3 // CREATIVE DIRECTOR + COPYWRITER // Colombia // 2007 - 2009

EMEPECÉ + GRUPO INVENTA // COPYWRITER // Colombia // 2005 - 2007 MY GOALS ARE SIMPLE CLIENTS INCLUDE

To be “faster than a speeding bullet, Waze, Waze Carpool, GE, MINI, European Wax Center, MSK, Museum of Natural History, Yoplait, Veterans United, Samsung Galaxy, Finn by Chase. Aquafina, Aston Martin, Mazda, Plenti by Amex, Coppertone, AMC, Butterfinger, more powerful than a locomotive, Perrier, Oreo, HBO, AB-InBev (Corona and Stella Artois), Subway, Toyota, Oscar Mayer, AutoTrader, H&R Block, and able to leap tall buildings Chevron, Canon, Lexus, Samsung, Outfit7, Direct Energy, Britvic, PBS - Channel Thirteen, HP, GSK - Maxinutrition, Every Mother Counts, Burger King UK, MPA (Magazine Publishers Association), Food Bank For NYC, Scotts in a single bound.” Lawn Care, Ortho Mouse Traps, The Sands Point Preserve, Uniqlo, DoveMen, UPS, IBM, Tribeca Film Festival, Digiorno, Gap, Lego, Target, US Tennis Association, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Wallgreens, Dora Mermaid, Spongebob Squarepants, How To Rock, Victorious, Hallmark, Popsicle, Wonka, Philips, Sony Ericsson, BBC Comedy, VolksWagen, Country Life Butter, Urgent Genius, Daihatsu Auto, Mack, HINO Trucks, Subaru, Global Education, Abbott, Rio Paila Sugar, Schumacher Jewelers, Panasonic, Jack Daniel’s, Honda, Nuevo Siglo News Paper, EPM Telecom, Asobancaria (Colombian Banks Guild). RECOGNITION PRESS

AWARDS INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS D&AD // Copywriting Award Creativity-Online // Adweek // NY Egotist // Ad Forum // Ad Age // MediaPost - Marketing Daily // Best Ads On TV // NY ADDY AWARDS - Interactive Gold Coloribus // Adver To Log // AdVice // ClickZ // HorizonT // SourceEcreative // Ads Of The World // Marketing Land // CANNES FUTURE LIONS - Finalist iSpot.tv APPLIED ARTS AWARDS - Game Design & Development GLOBAL BEST DIGITAL ADVERTISING AWARDS - Finalist (x2) NON-INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS NOVA (COLOMBIAN NATIONAL AD AWARDS) - Print Bronze TIME Magazine // Forbes // Mashable // Fast Company // ABC News // Good Morning America // Vanity Fair // O-1 VISA - For Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement Refinery 29 // Entertainment Weekly // Nerd Reactor // Comicbook.com // DailyScene.com // Glamour Living // Pop Sugar Food // Teen Vogue // Today // Hello Giggles // Fox Business // Business Wire // I4U News // Washington Post // JUDGING Yahoo Finance // IM Glance // USA Today // Cheez Burger // Euro News IAB MIXX AWARDS - Screening Committee