NICHOLAS COOPER

WHERE

Wunderman Thompson > Freelance – May 2018 > present It feels like home after 17 months. Creative Lead on Tokyo Olympics (IOC) pitch – and came out victorious!! Most of the time has been divided between Shell and GSK (Sensodyne and Otrivin)

UNIT 9 Freelance > May 2018
I was brought in to write a short film script to bolster a campaign put forward for a pitch

Wunderman Thompson > Freelance – Jan 2018 > April 2018
Time was spent writing tech articles for Microsoft and social/ eCRM stuff for the EE and BT client

Ogilvy > Freelance – June 2016 > December 2017
Dovetailing a long stint as a Senior Creative/Copywriter on BT, I became Creative Lead on the NFL account – launching Game Pass in the process (Go Broncos!)

Elvis> Freelance > June 2016
I was brought back in to Elvis to produce big, conceptual ideas for an integrated Honda campaign. And a lovely two-week gig it was

GTB > Freelance – May 2016 > June 2016
Three great weeks pushing Ford's Unlearn campaign through DM, experiential and dealership material

Elvis > Freelance > May 2016
I was brought in to produce some pitch-winning ideas for the Southampton FC client

Ogilvy > Freelance – April 2015 > May 2016
An 11 month stint as a Senior Creative on the BT account – invariably pushing their BT Broadband and BT TV product through DM and email

LIDA / M&C Saatchi > Freelance – February 2015 > April 2015
I had the opportunity push my imagination and solve briefs on Ray Ban, John Lewis, Alzheimer's Society and Boots

Ogilvy > Freelance – August 2014 > January 2015
6 great months producing big brand ideas and crafting copy for American Express and BT

TMW > Freelance – July 2014 > August 2014
Stint number 3 at TMW. I was brought back in to produc creative and write for the HSBC client

Karmarama > Freelance – June 2014 > July 2014
It was lovely coming back to Karmarama – this time to take over copy duties on the Clydesdale Bank account

TMW > Freelance – May 2014 > June 2014This was stint number 2 at TMW – and this time focussing on a copy job for Virgin Trains

LBi (now Digitas) > Freelance – March 2014 > April 2014
From big brand thinking to producing online content – I had the pleasure of working on Barclays Wealth, Sony, Johnson & Johnson and Virgin

TMW > Freelance – January 2014 > February 2014
I was brought in to produce engaging DM and CRM copy for HSBC, Sainsbury's, Flora Pro.activ and Infiniti

The Engine Group > Freelance – Sep 2013 > Dec 2013
During my three fantastic months at Partners Andrews Aldridge (Part of the Engine Group), I was tasked with producing big ideas and crafting copy across a range of media for BMW, Rolls-Royce, NOW TV and Santander

Karmarama > Freelance – August 2013 > September 2013
Producing ideas and full copy across a range of media for Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank and Costa Coffee

LBi (now Digitas) > Freelance – June > August 2013
Two brilliant months pushing my creativity across LBi’s Carlsberg, Sony and E.On accounts

23red > Senior Copywriter – April 2011 > June 2013
Two very valuable years at a very lovely little agency. Here I continued to learn my craft and with a greater responsibility to present agency work to clients, including: Bacardi Limited, Visa Europe, Change4Life, Bluewater and ICAEW

Crayon London / Karmarama (merger) Copywriter – July 2007 > April 2011
The best second job I could ever have wished for. Producing creative for Honda was always exciting – the briefs were always fun, challenging and worthwhile. Other clients included: Sony, Diageo, Royal Parks and Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

WWAV RAPP COLLINS (now RAPP)
Junior Copywriter – March 2003 > July 2007
Sold an idea in to the NSPCC client whilst on work placement – that unlocked the door to a full time job. As a junior creative I started to learn my trade (and had to learn fast!) taking on briefs for British Gas, Unicef, WWF, Legal & General, Capital One and Cancer Research UK 

 

Freelance Copywriter / Creative

OCT 2024 > present

Eventbrite > Global Head of Copy

Contract - July 2023 > September 2024

I was there to protect and propel the brand, man.

Paragon > Head of Copy / Creative Lead

Contract - October 2021 > May 2022

The day-to-day responsibility was to produce compelling creative ideas for the Global JLL clients. We’re talking magazines, social posts, internal comms, brand films and more.

Eleven Miles > Freelance Creative

Jun 2021 > Oct 2021

BT, HSBC and Ericsson

Wunderman Thompson > Freelance Creative

May 2018 > Jan 2021

The highest highs came as Creative Lead on victorious pitches for the existing Microsoft client and Tokyo Olympics (IOC).

UNIT 9 > Freelance Creative

May 2018

I was brought in to write a short film script to bolster a campaign put forward for a pitch

Wunderman Thompson > Freelance Creative

Jan 2018 > April 2018

Time was spent writing tech articles for Microsoft and social/ eCRM for the EE and BT client.

Ogilvy > Freelance Creative

June 2016 > December 2017

Dovetailing a long stint as a Senior Creative on BT, I became Creative Lead on the NFL account, launching Game Pass in the process (Go Broncos!)

Elvis> Freelance Creative

June 2016

I was brought back into Elvis to produce big, conceptual ideas for an integrated Honda campaign.

GTB > Freelance Creative

May 2016 > June 2016

Three great weeks pushing Ford's Unlearn campaign through DM, experiential and dealership material

Elvis > Freelance Creative

May 2016

I was brought in to produce some pitch-winning ideas for the Southampton FC client.

Ogilvy > Freelance Creative

April 2015 > May 2016

An 11-month stint as a Senior Creative on the BT account – invariably pushing their BT Broadband and BT TV product through DM and email

LIDA / M&C Saatchi > Freelance Creative

February 2015 > April 2015

I had the opportunity to solve briefs for Ray Ban, John Lewis, Alzheimer's Society and Boots.

Ogilvy > Freelance Creative

August 2014 > January 2015

6 great months producing big brand ideas

and crafting copy for American Express and BT

TMW > Freelance Creative

July 2014 > August 2014

Stint number 3 at TMW. HSBC.

Karmarama > Freelance Creative

June 2014 > July 2014

Lovely to ‘come home’ to Karmarama – this time to take over copy duties on the Clydesdale Bank account

TMW > Freelance Creative

May 2014 > June 2014

Second spell at TMW, focussing on a copy job for Virgin Trains

LBi (now Digitas) > Freelance Creative

March 2014 > April 2014

From big brand thinking to producing online content – I had the pleasure of working on Barclays Wealth, Sony, Johnson & Johnson and Virgin

TMW > Freelance Creative

January 2014 > February 2014

I was brought in to produce engaging DM and CRM copy for HSBC, Sainsbury's, Flora Pro.activ and Infiniti

The Engine Group > Freelance Creative

Sep 2013 > Dec 2013

During my three fantastic months at Partners Andrews Aldridge, I was tasked with producing big ideas and crafting copy across a range of media for BMW, Rolls-Royce, NOW TV and Santander.

Karmarama > Freelance Creative

August 2013 > September 2013

Producing ideas and full copy across a range of media for Clydesdale & Yorkshire Bank and Costa Coffee

LBi (now Digitas) > Freelance Creative

June > August 2013

Two brilliant months pushing my creativity across LBi’s Carlsberg, Sony and E.On accounts

23red > Creative (perm)

April 2011 > June 2013

Two very valuable years at a lovely little agency, continuing to learn my craft and with a greater responsibility to present agency work to clients, including: Bacardi Limited, Visa Europe, Change4Life, Bluewater and ICAEW

Crayon London / Karmarama > Creative

July 2007 > April 2011

The best second job I could ever have wished for. Producing creative for Honda – always fun, challenging and worthwhile. Other clients included: Sony, Diageo, Royal Parks and Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

RAPP > Junior Copywriter

March 2003 > July 2007

Sold an idea in to the NSPCC client whilst on work placement – that unlocked the door to a full time job. As a junior creative I started to learn my trade (and had to learn fast!) taking on briefs for British Gas, Unicef, WWF, Legal & General, Capital One and Cancer Research UK