Meeting With This Jr. Copywriter Will Get You Karma Points

Chris Heher is a wannabe copywriter living in La La Land. He emailed us today, presumably from L.A., to say he’d be happy if we posted something he wrote. What is this, the fucking make a wish foundation?

For this one post, it is, because Heher (how does one pronounce this: hee-her, heh-er, hear, what’s the deal?) has an interesting proposition. Basically all you need to do is meet with him and he’ll return the favor volunteering for two hours at the charity of your choice. Says the lad:

Any LA-area creative that meets with me will receive a two-hour charitable donation; that is, I’ll spend two hours working at the charity of your choice. Also, so everyone can get involved, if you’re in accounts/production/whatever and fwd my info to a CD/creative that I end up meeting with, I’ll donate an hour to your charity as well.

The value proposition for this deal is high. You do one good thing (meet Chris, tell him stuff about his portfolio), which is nice. Then Heher volunteers time in your name. What a rascal. Check out his letter, after the jump, and his proposition “The Giving Brief” here.

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Dear Agencyspy,

Recently, I’ve been troubled by two things. One is how pathetic I am at networking. It’s not that I’m bad, it’s just that I get nervous and flustered and smelly and rambling when doing so. Two is that, by all intents, I’ve spent my life apathetic toward social causes. I’ve eschewed Habitat for Humanity trips in Tijuana, so that I could go to Tijuana. I’ve successfully avoided downloading the Causes application on Facebook. Even Jehovah’s Witnesses have given up on me.

So I’ve decided to lump these two troubling things into one big self-loathing proposal.

To wit: Any LA-area creative that meets with me will receive a two-hour charitable donation; that is, I’ll spend two hours working at the charity of your choice. Also, so everyone can get involved, if you’re in accounts/production/whatever and fwd my info to a CD/creative that I end up meeting with, I’ll donate an hour to your charity as well.

Now, to those who feel I should network (and get a job) through conventional means (e.g. “stop charity-whoring, you charity whore you”)—I’m barely a junior; I’m pretty clueless as to how this shit works.

And I’m only asking for the chance to meet—if you like my book, then maybe we’ll be on our way. If you think it sucks; well, I’ll still help your cause, right after I’ve cleansed myself of my creative shame.

Getting a job is all about getting noticed, and I feel this is my way to do so without looking like an (annoying) douche.

Thanks,

Chris, A Wannabe Copywriter

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