BENNY SPIEWAK
Marketing Strategy & Copywriting
I helped write the book on resumes.
(It's on my resume.*)
COPYWRITING, MARKETING, AND CREATIVE CONSULTANT (2013-Present)
On-site and remote contract and freelance work to help brands stand out and clients win business
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Write copy and prepare content strategy for marketing campaigns including:
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Video scripts, social media, websites, blogs, audio, events, emails, fundraising collateral, speeches, pitches
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Interview stakeholders, write briefs, manage client status for ad agencies and startups
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Clients: Lenovo, Hallmark, Lionsgate, Jewish Federation of NA, Culina Health, Goldfinger Writing, BigWords
ZIPRECRUITER | Senior Content Strategist (2020-2019)
Positioned ZipRecruiter as the place for content on improving their job search during "The Great Resignation"
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Led cross-platform content creation to increase visibility of ZipRecruiter as the go-to source for job-search info
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Established, wrote newsletter sent to 10M job seekers; grew open rate 30%, CTR 46% via testing & analysis
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Concepted, wrote, produced original brand partnership spots with The Daily Show and Universal’s Minions
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Owned ZipRecruiter’s 5 blogs; increased traffic 10% by writing SEO-friendly content, overseeing SEO agency
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*Researched, edited CEO’s book, Get Hired Now!; ran marketing and PR making it a Wall Street Journal bestseller
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Prepared company for public listing on the New York Stock Exchange via compliance and PR initiatives
SPOTIFY’S “AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE OFFICE” | Podcast Writer, Story Producer (2019-2020)
Finally found a way to reposition my years spent watching The Office as "award-winning expertise"
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Wrote scripts, reviewed cuts on Spotify's #1 TV & Film podcast of the year and Webby Award winner
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Produced interviews with The Office cast and crew by compiling research, prepping questions, and briefing host
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Head researcher and subject matter expert on all aspects of the TV series, podcast themes, and interviews
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Directed voiceover sessions with host Brian Baumgartner (The Office’s accountant and chili chef, Kevin Malone)
FOX BROADCASTING | Director, Branded Content Strategy & Ideation (2017-2020)
Create marketing viewers actually want to see by merging brands with TV shows
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Managed team, conducted research, set strategy, led concepting, and wrote 200+ RFP responses annually
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Oversaw Microsoft and T-Mobile in-show integrations, TV spots, web videos, and social content with FOX series’
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Worked with Amazon, agencies, and TV writers to coordinate in-show product placement for Alexa products
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Clients included Amazon, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Taco Bell, L’Oréal, Mountain Dew
PUBLICIS SAPIENT ADVERTISING | Account Director (2015-2017)
The big agency thing: ran campaigns and built monster websites
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Oversaw creative and PM team, finances, planning for $10 million book of business
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Partnered with clients’ C-Suite executives to understand needs, present solutions, manage executions
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Clients included Hyundai, Carnival Cruises, PetSmart, Nokia, Vail Resorts, Shiseido, The Irvine Company
HULU | Marketing Manager, Original Series Marketing (2012-2013)
Introduced Hulu as a destination to binge watch Original Series
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Oversaw strategy and marketing around 5 of Hulu’s first original series’ and 30 exclusively-licensed shows
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Exceeded KPIs: 230% unique visitors, 130% marketing-driven views, 80% more new visitors
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Wrote marketing briefs; executed search campaigns, emails, and events; managed ad agencies
THE VISIONAIRE GROUP (TVGla) ADVERTISING | Account Director (2010-2012)
Won new business and got fans pumped for films, shows, and video games
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Pursued sales and created strategy that increased client roster by 25% and revenue by 30%
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Clients included 20th Century Fox, FX, Fox Searchlight, Disney, Nintendo, Ubisoft, CW
BBDO | CHIAT\DAY\AGENCY.COM | FURMAN ROTH | Account Executive/Supervisor (2004-2010)
Cut my teeth at some big New York ad firms
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Assisted in the pitching, development, launch, and analysis of digital and traditional ad campaigns
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Clients included British Airways, E*TRADE, The New York Times, Hertz, GE, HP, Visa, Qualcomm