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A proven creative leader, Gebhardt has led teams of writers, art directors, strategists and content creators for more than 15 years. He has experience as an award-winning copywriter at traditional and digital advertising agencies, led brand and creative strategy projects for design and experience design firms and developed long-form content for websites and brochures.
He has created regional and national campaigns in television, print and across the digital landscape after first developing appropriate content and messaging strategies. An idea generator and strong presenter, he is an approachable creative who builds solid relationships with colleagues and clients alike.
EXPERIENCE:
NickGWrites.com
Period: 2014 to present
Agencies: Ogilvy & Mather Atlanta, Brown Bag Marketing, Heavy Duty Marketing, Mythic Advertising
Clients: Atlanta Hawks, Zep, InterContinental Hotels Group, Holiday Inn Express, Cort Furniture Rental, Optima Healthcare Solutions, Dixie, MedAssets,
Adrenaline Agency
Position: Creative Director, Associate Creative Director - Copy & Content
Period: 2017 to 2022
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Adrenaline Agency is an experience design agency focused on serving the financial industry. With the exception a few clients, the majority of my project-based work included branding, consulting, marketing and advertising for banks and credit unions.
Responsibilities: Co-led a team of 14, including designers, art directors and copywriters in the conceptualization, design and production of creative solutions for over 20 accounts at a time. I researched, wrote and presented brand and marketing strategies for financial clients. I named new banks, credit unions (often after M&A’s), new products and fintech technology and consulted on strategies under my creative directorship.
Clients:, Charles Schwab, UNIFY Financial Credit Union, Park National Bank, Workers Credit Union, Valley Strong Credit Union
HeavyDuty Branding
Position: Senior Strategist
Period: 2015 to 2017
Based in Decatur, Ga., HeavyDuty Branding is a small, niche design firm specializing in branding, design and marketing for industrial and commercial B2B clients.
Responsibilities: Created B2B marketing strategies, provided copywriting and ran content marketing efforts.
Clients: Georgia Pacific, MedAssets, General Cable, Elekta, LS Cable & System and Bennett Transportation International
Koch Creative Group
Position: Associate Creative Director
Period: 2013 to 2014
Based in Wichita Kansas, Koch Creative Group is the internal marketing and creative resource for Koch Industries, the 10th largest private company in the United States.
Responsibilities: Led team of writers. Developed and produced national television commercials for consumer products, crafted digital and print B2B and B2C campaigns, developed and delivered internal communications to over 60,000 employees, pitched and built a brand journalism platform #wearekoch,
Internal clients: Georgia Pacific, Invista, Flint Hills Resources, and Molex
Brands: Sparkle, Brawny, Angel Soft, Lycra, Dacron, CoolMax and STAINMASTER carpet.
Moxie
Position: Senior Copywriter
Period: 2012 to 2013
A Publicis company, Moxie is an all-digital creative and media agency
Responsibilities: Created national digital advertising for Verizon Wireless to promote brand and retail messages. Provided content strategy and wrote copy for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta launch of its Strong4Life program, a content-heavy resource for parents and children to encourage and reinforce healthy living, diet and lifestyle.
Clients: Verizon Wireless, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Career Sports and Entertainment (CSE)
Positions: Senior Copywriter, Content Manager, ESPNOutdoors.com Writer
Period: 2006 to 2012
Founded as a client representation agency in sports and entertainment (think Jerry Maguire), CSE has exploded into Cooper Holdings, LLC including an advertising agency, television content, event marketing and technology
Responsibilities: Provided advertising copywriting for B2B and B2C integrated brand and promotional, sports and entertainment campaigns. Managed content strategy and copy for client site refreshes and promotional microsites Traveled the world as a third-party content provider for ESPNOutdoors.com
Clients: Kellogg’s, Aflac, AT&T, Coke Zero, and ESPN
EDUCATION
The Florida State University
Bachelor of Arts | Major: Creative Writing and Marketing | Minor: Spanish
The Creative Circus
Copywriting Program Certification
References available upon request.
My Philosophy
I've learned great writing takes creation and recreation, tearing down and building back up again. It means having the ability to let go, being vulnerable, and scrapping what's not working until you nail it. And, of course, it takes a fiery passion to convey your ideas by using the words (or pictures) that work best.
I've written for ad agencies, in-house marketing groups and sports journalism websites. I've been called intern, copywriter, photojournalist, proofer, moderator, editor, teacher, speechwriter, content machine, creative leader and therapist.
Without fail, the harder I work on a project the bigger my hair gets and I use Nyck Elodeon as a fun nickname quite often.
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