I’m a creative director, copywriter, Kevin wrangler, yarn-teller, rock climber, bull rider, vinyl collector, joke instigator, belly laugher, taco eater, questioner, disruptor, amateur juggler, content creator, drummer, mad lib savant, pottery thrower, art lover, legend, self-critic, award winner, proficient hula hooper, world traveler, road tripper, self-starter, and an evangelist of breakfast for dinner.

Patrick Kearns

314:640:8675

pmckearns@gmail.com

February 2019 - present – Freelance, Jupiter, FL

CD/copywriter - writing and managing creative for various outdoor DTC brands, liquor, and consulting. Work includes branding, print, TV, promotions, packaging, performance marketing, affiliate marketing, e-commerce, social, PR, and digital.

Clients include: GORE-TEX, SITKA Gear, GORE-WEAR, VIEV, Blood Oath Bourbon, Yellowstone Bourbon, GOAT Boxco, and Compass & Nail.

October 2013 - February 2019 – We Are Alexander (Formerly GROUP360), St. Louis, MO

ACD/copywriter - wrote and managed creative for the LUXCO liquor team, Tracker Marine Group, and new business initiatives. Work included branding, on and off-premise promotions, print, outdoor, TV, experiential, performance marketing, email, and social.

Clients included: Rebel Yell Bourbon, Yellowstone Bourbon, Exotico Tequila, Natural Light, Stella Artois, Rolling Rock, Bud Light, Budweiser, Tracker Boats, Treehouse Foods, Delhaize, Panera, M Industries, and all new business.

August 2012 - August 2013 – AREA203 Digital, Chattanooga, TN

CD/copywriter - wrote and managed a team of twelve creatives and developers for various B2B companies, SaaS platforms, non-profits, and new business initiatives. Work included performance marketing, e-commerce, email, social, branding, TV, print, and outdoor.

Clients included: Cloudswell, Arch Advantage, Lynskey Cycles, Tennessee Temple Univ., Bold Dental, Chattanooga Area Food Bank, Your Silence Kills, North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy, and new business.

March 2011 - August 2012 – Doner Advertising, Detroit, MI & Cleveland, OH

ACD/copywriter - teamed up with an ACD/art director to create above-the-line creative campaigns for Arby's, Del Taco, Owen's-Corning, LYCRA, Ti-Pure, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Work included branding, print, TV, radio, promotions, and digital.

Clients included: DuPont, Del Taco, Tuffy Auto-care, Oasis Consumer Healthcare, Arby’s, Owens- Illinois, Owens-Corning, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Things Remembered, and new business.

February 2009 - March 2011 – Momentum/McCann Worldgroup, St. Louis, MO

Senior copywriter - sr. copywriter for the beverages (soda, spirits, wine, and beer) team. Work included on and off-premise promotions, branding, innovations, experiential, print, TV, radio, and digital.

Clients included: Budweiser, Rolling Rock, Michelob Golden, Stella Artois, Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Vitamin Water, Constellation Wines, Stolichnaya, Hendrick's Gin, Grant's, Sailor Jerry, and new business.

December 2007 - February 2009 – Shaw Agency, St. Louis, MO

Creative Growth and New Business Writer - responsible for sourcing and developing new business initiatives at ABInbev. Sold in projects for Rolling Rock, AB Innovations, LandShark, and Wild Blue. Also, assisted various other clients as well as new business.

Additional clients included: Budweiser, Bud Select, LandShark Lager, Wild Blue, AB InBev Innovations, and Costa Farms.

April 2006 - December 2007 – Propaganda Inc., St. Louis, MO

Director of Growth and Development - roles and responsibilities included sourcing leads, outbound sales calls, in-person capabilities presentations, responding to RFPs, and new business presentations. Sold in projects for Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Leffe, Budweiser Select, and Bennigan’s.

February 2005 - April 2006 – Javelin Experiential (now NO COAST ORIGINALS), St. Louis, MO

Business Development Manager - roles and responsibilities included sourcing leads, making outbound sales calls, scheduling in-person capabilities presentations, responding to RFPs, and new business presentations. Also, aided in creative brainstorming for RFPs and existing client brands (Bacardi and Grey Goose).

June 2000 - January 2005 – Brand Marketing/Sales Rep, San Luis Obispo, CA

Independent sales and marketing rep for various surfing and skateboarding brands. Repped accessories, soft goods, and hard goods to surf/skate shops, big-box retailers, catalogs, and e-commerce sites. Work also included representing the brands at trade shows, music festivals, contests, events, etc.

Brands included: Video Action Sports, CCS, Perfect Conditions, Poorboy, Gator Wakeboards, Concrete Bindings, and A-42.

References available upon request