Clio Awards - Product Innovation
Drive Awake - Gold
Creativity International - Media and Interactive
Drive Awake - Silver
Graphis New Talent Annual 2019
The Faces Of Warfare - Silver
The Whoppcinerator - Honorable Mention
Grey NYC,
Copywriter,
Who I Worked With: MassMutual, Downy, Invesco
What I Learned: Sometimes the best way to move forward is to start over. Your best idea could come in concept 1 or concept 100. Conceptual thinking for Print, TV, Scripts, Digital, Activations and more.
Merkley + Partners,
Copywriter,
Junior Copywriter,
Copywriter Intern,
Who I Worked With: Mercedes-Benz, White Castle, Captain D’s Seafood, Performix, Zilretta.
What I Learned: To write and think for TV. To create social content that goes viral. How to utilize memes and cultural events in advertising. Ultra-short form and long form copywriting. Added value is king.
Berlin Cameron,
Copywriter Intern,
Who I Worked With: Capital One, Kali Tampons, National Kidney Fund, Berlin Cameron
What I Learned: Always make it punchy, then make it punchier. Connect brand with culture. Never give up, just work harder. Client presentations are a lot easier when you have great work.
Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners,
Digital Intern,
Who I Worked With: Reyka, Drambuie, Speck, Black & Decker, Relief Band, Nexus Fund
What I Learned: Be Unforgettable. Good ideas don’t care where they come from. All great work is rooted in some sort of truth. Keep working until you feel great about what you have, then go a little longer.
Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Bachelor of Science: Advertising, Copywriter Emphasis 2019 - GPA 3.67
Dean’s List all semesters - Magna Cum Laude
Things I’m Good At: Writing words that sound good. Client Presentations, Fluent in Memes and Twitters Slang, Deck Writing, Script Writing, Media strategy and planning, Adobe Indesign, Simmons, Emarketer, Commspoint.
How To Reach Me: willmilowsky@gmail.com