JaredRypkema@gmail.com // 732.570.1230

Jared RypkemaSenior Copywriter // JaredRypkema.com

On Ideas Senior Copywriter // Nov. ’18 - PresentCopywriter // Nov. ’16 – Nov. ’18 Concept, pitch, and produce idea-driven campaigns, brands, and digital experiences. CClients: Johnson & Johnson Vision, ClosetMaid, Enmarket, 9Round Kickbox Fitness, Charlestowne Hotels, Catholic Charies.

Bridge Eight PressFounder, Creave Director // Feb. ’13 – PresentGrow a bouque press in Jacksonville, FL through publishing and public events. Publicaons include the biannual Bridge Eight Literary Magazine; the anthology: 115 Views of Jacksonville: Short Stories From a Bold City (Oct. ’18); novel: Alligator Zoo-Park Magic (Mar. ’19); and short story collecon: Ghost Engine (Nov. ’19).

Station Four Digital Content Strategist, Copywriter // Dec. ’14 – Nov. ’16CCreated a holisc content approach for a digital-first team and led the development of content strategies and content producon for new website and digital product builds. Clients: Firehouse Subs, Jacksonville Transporaon Authority, Brightway Insurance, Rayonier, The Sontag Foundaon.

Higher PixelsProduct Marketer, Copywriter // Oct. ’12 – Oct. ’14LLed markeng iniaves including content creaon, community management, customer support, and website redesigns for two SAAS products with a combined 100,000 users. Products: Tick Time Tracking, Buzzsprout Podcast Hosng.

NIQ Product Markeng Strategist, Copywriter // July. ’11 – Mar. ’12Shaped the brand and messaging for a new kind of tax-research soware for accountants.

***EEducation // BA in English/Creave Wring class of 2011, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Post-graduate work completed in 2017 towards MFA in Ficon, Sierra Nevada College low-residency MFA program, Incline Village, NV

Proficiencies // Project management, UX copywring, scriptwring, direcng, podcast recording and producing

Tools // Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy, InVision, Adobe Acrobat, Keynote, WordPress, Wix, Umbraco, MailChimp, GatherContent, HourStack, Trello, Basecamp, Wrike, WWebvantage, Jira, Slack