Derek Gillette

About Derek Gillette

Freelance senior copywriter and strategist with a history of completed projects for some of the largest companies in the world. Recent projects: HP, Cisco, Netflix, YouTube, Verily Health (an Alphabet subsidiary)Now open to long-term advisory / retainer roles.Inquiries: d••••@plain.runSee my work: https://plain.run/-CLIENTS INCLUDE:Flexport, Facebook, YouTube, Tripadvisor, Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, HP, Google, Delta Airlines, Cisco, Pepsi, Carnival Cruise, The Trade Desk, blockit, Placemakr, Alteryx, EcoR1, Mayple Global, Unit21, Seattle Sounders FC, La Marzocco, Modbar, Box, City of Covington, and Pushpay.CASE STUDY CLIENTS INCLUDE:Google, YouTube, McDonald\'s, Old Navy, Jaguar, Kellogg\'s, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Modbar, CNN, Kraft Heinz, Samsung, The Trade Desk, and Zendesk.MULTI-INDUSTRY EXPERIENCETechnology, B2B, Finance, Airlines, Fortune 500, Professional Sports, Supply Chain, FinTech, Risk & Compliance, Startups, SaaS, Payments, City Government, Education, Healthcare, Programmatic Advertising, MarTech, Social Media, Big Tech, Coffee, Hospitality, Retail, HR Tech, Consumer Goods, BioTech, Travel, Non-ProfitsRESEARCHQualitative, stakeholder, interviews, customer, go to market (GTM), employee, competitive, industry, cultural, product-COPYWRITING PHILOSOPHY The words we choose matterSTRATEGY PHILOSOPHYIt can\'t be strategic unless it\'s usefulRESEARCH PHILOSOPHYThe best insights can be found by asking a series of questions

Experience

1. Senior Strategist, Copywriter

   THE CHARLES GROUP

   Apr 2024 — Present

   Strategist and copywriter on the HP account

Education

• Cisco Networking Academy

  Linux Unhatched, Introduction to Cybersecurity

• Global University

  Pastoral Certification

  2004 — 2005

• Northwest University

  Business Management, Theology

  2005 — 2006

• Green River College

  Associate Arts(AA)

• Eastern Washington University

  BA, Leadership, Recreation Management, Business, Finance, Economics

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Social Media Marketing
• Social Media
• Marketing
• Leadership
• Advertising
• Public Speaking
• Marketing Communications
• Marketing Strategy
• Project Management
• Customer Service
• Social Networking
• Public Relations
• Team Building
• Strategic Planning
• Nonprofits
• Event Planning
• Budgets
• Writing
• Copywriting
• Strategic Thinking
• New Business Development
• Start-Ups
• Online Marketing
• SEO
• Leadership Development
• Content Strategy
• Sem
• Teaching
• Customer Relations
• Coaching
• Editing
• Problem Solving
• Excel
• Negotiation
• Non-Profits
• Mentoring
• Inventory Management
• Administration
• Networking
• Entrepreneurship