Alex Harvey Resume - farmville 2

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THIS LIFE

Anthem!, San Francisco, CA
Copywriter, February 2012 – Present
Clients: Michelob ULTRA, Duvel

Isobar, San Francisco, CA
Copywriter, January 2011 – February 2012
Clients: Sprite, Yahoo!, Zynga, Coca-Cola, Pernod Ricard, and KOHLER
• Awards: International IAB MIXX Awards Finalist, OMMA Awards Finalist, W3 Gold, Hatch Awards Silver
• Contributed concepts and copy for several new business presentations, including the successful Malibu Black and FarmVille 2 pitches.
• Assisted Isobar’s dedicated social media team in developing sustainable Facebook programs for brands in the Pernod Ricard portfolio.

TracyLocke, Dallas, TX
Copywriter, October 2006 – December 2010
Clients: Pepsi, 7-Eleven, and the Texas Lottery
• Work featured in Ad Age, The Dallas Morning News (front page), Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell on CNN Headline News, CBS & ABC local news, Fox News, The Wells Report on KLIF AM Radio and more.
• Awards: Cannes Lion Shortlist, Mercury Radio Awards Finalist, Promo Magazine's Best Promotion of 2011, Bronze World Medal New York Festivals, Creativity Top 5, Multiple Dallas Addy Awards, and more.
• My work for 7-Eleven was heard daily on The Howard Stern Show, airing on SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
• Winner of TracyLocke’s 2010 Digital Agency Rebranding Competition.

Freelance, Chicago, IL
Copywriter, June 2006 – September 2006
• Agencies: Moveo; Robert Brandt & Associates; Marketing Support, Inc.; and Bluedog Design

Chicago Portfolio School, Chicago, IL
April 2004 – March 2005

PAST LIFE

Berlitz Languages Inc., Bingham Farms, MI / Chicago, IL
English Teacher, April 2003 – June 2005

Nova, Tokyo / Osaka, Japan
English Teacher, October 1998 – May 2000, February 2001 – March 2003
• In response to my business proposal, I was brought to Osaka to meet with the President’s staff concerning the possible creation of a new multi-million dollar language facility.

SCHOOL LIFE

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Summer Production Workshop - Screenwriting Fundamentals, May 2000 – August 2000

Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
BA; dual majors in English Literature & Rhetoric and Philosophy, May 1998

Oxford University, Oxford, England
January 1997 – April 1997

PERSONAL LIFE

• Spent six years in improv comedy groups and studied at Second City and IO (formerly Improv Olympic).
• Traveled to more than thirty countries over four continents.
• Attracted to brightly colored candy.