Chris Arrison

About Chris Arrison

In fourth grade, I won a trophy for the best fire-prevention slogan:\"If fire and smoke get in the way, be sure to lay low and roll out of harm\'s way.\" It bought me a lot of goodwill at the dinner table. More importantly, it taught me that the right words, landed right, can actually move people. I\'ve been chasing that ever since.Over the past decade I\'ve built a career at the intersection of brand strategy, executive communications, and organizational storytelling. Seven years inside Adult Swim sharpened my ability to write fast, think structurally, and protect a distinctive voice at scale inside a large, matrixed organization. Since then I\'ve led communications strategy at the agency level — as Senior Copywriter and Associate Creative Director at Dagger — and now as an independent consultant serving clients including Coca-Cola brands and the Metro Atlanta Chamber.That last engagement produced one of the projects I\'m most proud of:\"Atlanta — Where You Belong,\" a civic talent attraction initiative that earned an AMY Award and launched to a standing-room audience at City Hall. It\'s the kind of work that reminds me why clarity and warmth in communications actually matters — not just for brands, but for people.I\'m a confident public speaker and a hands-on executive communications partner. I work best in environments where the stakes are real, the collaboration is genuine, and the writing actually has to be good.If you\'re building something and need someone who can shape how it sounds to the world — and to the people inside it — I\'d love to talk.

Experience

1. Associate Creative Director

   Dagger

   Apr 2024 — Present

Education

• Georgia State University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology