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COPYWRITER,
STRATEGIST
WORD NERD
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ABOUT ME
From poems to memes, slogans to semicolons, I’m obsessed with language and its power to change minds, influence behaviour and shape society.
That’s why I decided to try my hand at copywriting and creative strategy. I help companies find exactly the right words to sell their products and services. Usually, this involves figuring out:
• What to say.
• How to say it.
• Who to say it to.
• And how to convince clients it’s okay to start a sentence with “And”.
KIND WORDS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES
“He is a writing machine – always delivering, no matter the brief. He has a creative brain that’s always pushing to make things more interesting, everyone he collaborates with feels heard and their work made better, and clients and colleagues alike enjoy working with him.”
ED COX, CHIEF COMMUNICATION OFFICER
THE GROWTH FOUNDATION
“He is honestly so talented. He works to whatever deadline that is given to him and his work is just incredible. Whenever I read his work, I'm always in awe.”
GIORDY VIVIANI, CRM MANAGER
THE GROWTH FOUNDATION
“I'm blown away how easy he makes elevating our writing seem. It's the first time I've been able to work on a project with him and now I get why everyone raves about him so much! Thank you for all the hard work and tight turnarounds, I've really enjoyed getting to work with you.”
SAM THOMAS, HEAD OF CRM
THE GROWTH FOUNDATION
WHERE I’VE BEEN,
WHAT I’VE DONE
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• Develop brand and campaign strategies that help UK start-ups grow.
• Define what businesses stand for and sharpen how they describe themselves to the world.
• Write copy for websites, CRM emails, TV, OOH, radio and social media.
• Uncover insights via audience research, competitor reviews, client interviews and analysis of the wider cultural context.
• Build out presentations which condense all this thinking into a simple, easy-to-follow story.
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• Much like the above, only with a more specialist focus on the insurance and finance sectors.
• Researched competitors, trends, audiences and culture.
• Brainstormed with designers to tackle briefs from interesting angles.
• Conducted workshops with clients and target audience groups to uncover insights.
• Led calls and presented work using thoughtful rationales and simple stories.
• Improved companies’ website UX by improving copy, sitemaps and user flows.
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• Created ads, campaigns, taglines, names, long copy and more for the UK’s biggest homelessness charity.
• Reviewed and analysed competitors’ ads to help our ideas stand out from the crowd.
• Worked with the team to refine briefs and produce timelines for projects.
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• Thrown headfirst into adland, working on live briefs from day one.
• Came up with concepts under pressure, while juggling multiple projects.
• Learnt how to take feedback from the team and nudge my thinking into interesting new places.
• Clients included RSPCA, Save the Children, Carmignac, Petplan and Historic Royal Palaces.
HOW TO
CONTACT ME
ben.waters887@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/ben-waters-55a365147/