Alec Brownstein
I am a freelance creative thinker and copywriter. I win pitches, build brands, and launch companies. I believe in the power of simple, sticky ideas that break into the zeitgeist.
I also write and direct stuff.
Some places I have worked:
Full Time
Y&R, Publicis, Maxim Magazine, BBDO
Freelance
Dollar Shave Club, Johannes Leonardo, Sid Lee, Grey, MRY, LBi, 360i, Creature, Havas, BBDO, RPA, McCann, Y&R
Email me.
Or find
me here:
Brands
Technology:ASUS, AT&T, LG Mobile and Appliances, Dell, Google, Xerox, Microsoft, Samsung, Sirius XM, Verizon
Cars:Land Rover, Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, Hyundai, Acura
Alcohol:Bacardi, Bacardi OakHeart, Bud Light, Don Julio, Guinness, Ketel One, Paddy's
Foods:Pepperidge Farm, KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's, Burger King, Campbell's, Jamba Juice, M&Ms, Doritos, Tostitos, Lays, Cheetos, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mt. Dew, Aquafina, Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Snickers, Sprite, Truvia, Pace Picante Sauce
Packaged Goods:Dollar Shave Club, Vicks, Bounty, Charmin, Metamucil, Gillette, Oral-B
Services: MetLife, Xerox, FedEx, Accenture, Virgin Atlantic, Ally Bank, YAI, Jet Blue, United Airlines, E*Trade, Citi, Chase, GE, FedEx, NHL, ESPN
Recognition
Cannes Lions
One Show Pencils
Clios
D&AD
Webbys (Webby Award Winner, People's Voice Winner)
ANDY Awards
ADC Young Gun (top 50 creative in the world under the age of 30), ADC Cube
London International Awards
YoungGuns International Young Gun of the Month
Google Creative Canvas
(top 20 most inventive campaign using any Google product)
New York Festivals
ADDYS (State, Regional, National)
Effies
Work exhibited in Smithsonian: Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
Education
Tufts University
B.A. Cum Laude in International Relations, 2003
G.P.A. 3.7
Dean's List every Semester
Upright Citizens Brigade
Levels 101, 201, 301
Published Work
50 Relatives Worse Than Yours. New York: Bloomsbury, 2005.
50 Days Worse Than Yours. New York: Bloomsbury, 2007.
Blogger for
The Huffington Post.
Co-creator and editor of
Jerks in Your Area.
Interests
I enjoy writing and directing commercials, short films, and sketches.
When I can find the time, I do stand-up comedy and I write screenplays.
I'm fluent in espaņol (Spanish).
I also like to add my name as a famous resident in towns on Wikipedia. See if you can find them all!
Site design by
Ji Lee.