Me finding my first mushroom, probably 15 years ago

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Barrie Arliss
Associate Creative Director/Copywriter/Content Manager
Seattle, WA
206-854-2159
barliss2@gmail.com

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Things I paid for
2001-2003, Portfolio Center - Atlanta, GA

  • Received Copywriting Certificate

  • Played lots of Grand Theft Auto


1997-2001, University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

  • Got a BA in Advertising

  • Took two extra classes to score a Minor in Sociology

 

Things that paid
2019-2024, Catalysis - Associate Creative Director

  • Created all sorts of traditional, social, brand kit, and blog content for LOGE Camps, Verity Credit Union, Microsoft, AWS, Thrive Outside, Redhook Brewery, and more.

  • Made the remote work/life work.

2017-2019, My Own Thing - Senior Copywriter

  • Freelanced for Publicis, POP, Amazon, Tether, etc.

  • Traveled without wondering how many PTO days I had left.

2017, Copacino+Fujikado - Senior Copywriter

  • Created traditional ad work and social thingies for Seattle Mariners, Seattle Aquarium, Goodwill, Washington Forest Protection Association, and Holland America Line.

  • Yoga-ed on the roof once.

2016-2017, Rational - Senior Copywriter

  • Created videos and social doodads for Acer.

  • Made weekly trips to the nearby tent city with crates of uneaten catered agency foods.

2011-2016, Wunderman - Senior Copywriter

  • Created emails and landing pages for Microsoft, Microsoft, and Microsoft.

  • Won a bunch of Addy's, some Pulse awards, and a gift card to Maximilien in the Market.

Before 2011/

Hacker Group, Team One, DDB, Starbucks, Publicis, BBDO Detroit, Campbell-Ewald


Things that matter
Play
/ Foraging, mahjong, and playing with my family
Travel/ Best: Our recent trip to Japan - Worst: Our recent trip to Puerto Vallarta
Listen, Read, and Watch/ Whatever Spotify is serving, any and all memoirs, and Jury Duty