Clay Shivers

San Francisco, CA USA
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Professional Experience

I'm a freelance writer and copywriter with over a decade of experience in ad agencies, working on everything from blogging as a chocolate whale to writing a 65 page brochure about an algaecide. Digital, Mobile, TV, Radio, Print, Guerrilla - you name it I've done it. I also write articles and essays about travel and sustainable tourism.

Expertise

Copywriter
14 Years
Writer
7 Years

Specialty

Travel
7 Years

Industries


Advertising agency
14 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

21 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Private Clubs (1-2), Your Security Resource (1-2), Grey Advertising (10+), Fletcher Martin Advertising (10+), The Faster Times (1-2), Wilkie-Birdsall Advertising (6-10), Lewis Advertising (3-5), San Francisco Chronicle (1-2), Y Partnership Advertising (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

St. Pete/ Clearwater CVB (6-10), Caesars Palace (10+), Outer Banks CVB. (10+), The Reef Resort (10+), Uniworld River Cruises (10+), Pedigree Dog Food (6-10), Princess Cruises (6-10), California Department of Consumer Affairs (6-10), California State Lottery (6-10), Auto Club of Southern California (6-10), Carvel Icecream (6-10), Interval International (6-10), J&J/Invision Carpeting (6-10), Fontainebleau (3-5), Flamingo Hilton (3-5), Cancun (3-5), La Romana, Dominican Republic (3-5), Riptide Energy Drink (3-5), Liquidspace (3-5), Southern California Edison (3-5), Tree Frog Paper Products (3-5), Tree Top Lodge (3-5), University of Houston (3-5), Bahamas (1-2), Honduras (1-2), Karma Science (1-2), Kiz Toys (1-2), Health Fusion Juices (3-5), Roman Meal Bread (3-5), Arby's (6-10), Swan and Dolphin Hotel (3-5)

Foreign Language Skills

Conversational Spanish (with a slow talker), American English

Computer Skills

Word, Pages, OS 10.7.3

Equipment

Pen, Paper, Macbook Pro, Olympus audio recorder, Canon G12, Canon SLR EOS Digital Rebel

Work Permits & Visas

Have Passport

Awards

Addy's. Mobiuses. HSMAI. New York Festivals. and some I've forgotten.

Associations

Bay Area Travel Writers

Showcase

Writing Samples

A story about an archaeological tour of the Four Corners region.
I find a fake town (sort of) in Northern Ireland
Essay about Welsh culture
This is one of a series of blog posts I wrote for Liquidspace. They asked me to experience the space and write about it like a travel narrative.
This is one of a series of blog posts I wrote for Liquidspace. They asked me to experience the space and write about it like a travel narrative.
In which I blog as a chocolate ice cream whale. It was fun, and I got carried away.

Ad Portfolio

A link to some of my advertising work.

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