Hi there, I’m Brooke.

I’ve been a Copywriter my whole life… I just didn’t know it for most of the ride. 

Curious, creative, expressive… a round peg amongst square holes. Yep, that’s me. Wanna know my Copywriter origin story? (I’m going to tell you anyways, so just keep on scrolling.)

Here it is: I had just done the craziest thing I had ever done. I packed all my stuff and left Ohio to move out to San Diego (without a plan or a clue as to what I should be doing with my life). I took a career aptitude test to find any semblance of an answer. I guess I wasn’t all that surprised to see the results:

“98% Creative Director”.

Again, without a clue what that entailed or how to get there, I googled it and decided to take Graphic Design night classes where I met my mentor who introduced me to this crazy little thing called Advertising.

I followed him over to his new Portfolio School, got into Art Direction, and realized AD’s don’t write their own headlines. And just like that, I discovered Copywriting.

This was the pivotal moment where all my strengths combined, shined, and boom! I was off to the races.

Since then, I’ve geeked out on the work at some great agencies for 10 whole years! I’ve learned a whole lot from the best in the biz. And so it goes… the journey continues, but I’m not stopping ’til I arrive where I know I’m supposed to be: Creative Director.

Some other tidbits about me:

My personal tagline: The girl next door to “the girl next door”.

I’m a Sr. Copywriter with Art Direction chops. (Double the threat, double the fun.)

2008 graduate of The Ohio State University. Buckeye for life. BA in Social and Behavior Sciences.

I make art. Check out my pop-surrealist collages here.

I love beach volleyball, golf, photography, oil painting, Photoshop, and live music!

Quotes:

“Brooke has unlimited potential. She has the creative chops, positive attitude and commitment to achieve phenomenal things in her work and career. Her POV is extremely valuable to the agency and gives us a unique perspective that nails the millennial audiences.”

- Craig Alshin, CD PIA Agency

“Brooke is a creative genius.”

- My Dad during his retirement speech

“Check out this photo. If you can’t tell who the bandit-slash-writer of the spot is… she didn’t even know she was allowed on set (the “crowd” factor) until we hastily called her in to the office the morning-of. She arrived, no complaints, ready to do whatever she could to help. Her recognizable smile is still barely detectable underneath that bandana. Any guesses? Seeing this, a thought occurred to me: during these times, a mask doesn’t hide character, but reveals it.” 

– Brian Dunaway, ECD Vitro

Me, on set during early COVID times at VITRO.

Me soaking it all in on set as a Jr Copywriter.

I made it to the National Addy’s and took home Silver.

Here I am accepting my Gold Addy Award in San Diego.

(If you made it to this point, you get a prize.)