Alex Drumm
My name is Alex Drumm, and I’m a copywriter who has spent the last twelve years in advertising, creating award-winning content for globally recognized brands, government-regulated industries, and CPG companies. During my time in the industry, I have helped bring campaigns to life from ideation through execution, and even the dreaded recaps. From cross-platform campaigns to push notifications, I’ve done practically everything during my time at agencies of all sizes, and at this point, I’m less interested in checking boxes than finding smart people to make great work with.
When I’m not typing away, you can often find me with AirPods stuffed in my ears, soaking in music, podcasts, TikToks and everything happening in pop culture, both online and off.
Areas of interest:
Radiohead, dogs, Taylor Swift, Below Deck, cats, 4th wave emo, three-leg parlays, Jeopardy!, Dungeon Crawler Carl, American Football (band), American football (sport).
What I've been up to, professionally:
rEvolution Chicago
April 2023 - Present
Associate Creative Director
Clients: Coca-Cola, Continental Tire.
Digitas Chicago
December 2020 - April 2023
Senior Copywriter/Associate Creative Director
Client: ALDI
Camelot Illinois
August 2020 - December 2020
Freelance Senior Copywriter
In-house copy lead for the Illinois Lottery
Weber Shandwick Chicago
August 2015 - May 2020
Copywriter
Clients: Milk, DiGiorno Pizza, Cheez It, Montmorency Tart Cherries, TracFone, M&M’s, Harley Davidson and Verizon.
DDB Chicago
March 2014 - April 2015
Copywriter
Clients: The Field Museum, La Quinta, McDonald’s, State Farm, Juicy Fruit, Capital One, Skittles, Morton Salt and Starburst.
DDB Chicago
January 2014 – March 2014
Copywriting intern
Chicago Urban Tails
April 2013 – January 2014
Dog walker/cat sitter
Maintained full route of dogs and worked independently to achieve high level of service while enrolled in school full-time.
Garnered trust of pets and personal property by clients.
Groupon
January 2011 – October 2012
Reviews Researcher/Merchant Research Specialist
Conducted extensive research on perspective businesses.
Further advanced critical thinking and project management skills.
Regularly received positive performance reviews, promotions and special assignments while enrolled full-time in graduate school.
The Lantern
January 2007 - June 2007
Staff writer/assistant arts editor
* Supervised eight writers to produce an accurate and quality product and worked the editing table on a daily basis.
* Further developed project management and organizational skills.
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Education:
Chicago Portfolio School Chicago, IL
Copywriting; 2012 - 2013
Depaul University Chicago, IL
M.A. in Advertising and PR; 2010-2012
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
B.A. Journalism; 2003-2007
