Creative Director. Copywriter. Thinker. Maker. Team Player.
I appreciate your interest in me and my work. If you're in a hurry, here's a cheat sheet to what you'll find inside:
Can he manage a department and generate smart creative that sells? Check out my Hyundai Retail.
Does he have a sense of humor? Visit the "Radio" section and play at least one spot. You won't regret it.
Yeah, but can he do it on our shoestring budget? Take a peek at the Gamefly and 23andMe spots we produced with
our own gear. You might even recognize my voice-over work, including singing.
Otherwise, sit back with a beer, or a slightly-better-than-average bourbon, and really dive in.
That's what I was doing when the site was built.
If you're not sure why this is a Chicago flag, ask me.
Raised along the shore of Lake Michigan, I learned to be friendly.
I learned that I love making people smile, I'm notoriously honest,
and that a proper hotdog at Wrigley Field is ruined by ketchup.
It's just a Midwest thing.
I moved to Los Angeles for college because, well… Los Angeles.
I earned a degree in the art of persuasion. Then I spent years learning
that advertising isn't telling somebody what they need.
It's hearing what they want, and then offering it in a charming way.
Of course, maybe that's just the Midwest thing again.
Los Angeles is where I've been lucky to work with some of the smartest and
most talented people in this business. It's where I honed my passion for
creativity and started my beautiful family.
When I'm not making ads, I love to ski but not snowboard.
I love to wakeboard but not water ski.
I have more costumes than any grown man should have, and I find all kinds
of excuses to put them on throughout the year. I've coached soccer, baseball,
football and rugby. I golf once a week and have an impressive collection of
agency softball jerseys.
The only thing I can't get in LA is a legitimate Chicago dog, with neon green relish, onions, tomatoes, sport peppers, pickle spear, and celery salt,
on a poppy seed bun. - If I do, don't even think of trying to get a bite.
Unless they mistakenly added ketchup. Then it's all yours.
I've been fortunate to work on some amazing brands with some even more amazing people. For a detailed look at my resume,
visit my LinkedIn page. To hear about the stories and people behind the jobs, call me directly.
Did I mention how honest I get?
23andMe / Asher & Partners / Autonomy (in-house) / BBDO West / Davis, Ball & Columbatto / Deutsch LA / DonatWald+Haque / Edelman Communications / Eisamann, Johns & Laws / FCB / Flip (LGBTQ Marketing) / Grey / Hablame (Hispanic Marketing) / Innocean / Lord, Dentsu & Partners / NFL / Radarworks / RPA / TBWA Chiat/Day / Team One
21st Century Insurance / 23andMe / Acer / Alaska Air / Amazon Publishing / American Express / Batman (DC Comics) / Burger King / California Cheese / California Department of Health Services (Anti-Smoking) / Chevy / Concur / DirecTV / Dole Fruit / Earth Communications Office / ECO ATM / eHarmony / Essentia Water / Expedia / Gamefly / General Motors / Hankook Tires / Honda / Honda Racing / Hot Wheels / Hotwire.com / Hyundai / Lexus / Mattel / Mitsubishi / NFL / Nissan / Pontiac / Qualcomm / Radio Shack / Santa Monica Bank / Saturn / Sientra / Sony / Suzuki Automotive / Suzuki Motorcycles / USC Football / Volkswagen / Yonnex Tennis
If you need a full-time department manager, or just a freelance writer
to fill out the empty spaces in your layout call me at 310.980.3745.
If you're looking for a pen pal, or the address of my favorite hotdog in LA,
email works great too: michael.everard@me.com