RUSSELL DUREN
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ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR                             
MRM/McCann West, San Francisco, CA and Salt Lake City, Utah 10/11 – 04/23
Digital, online video, CRM, and direct mail for Verizon, Intel, Cisco, Fitbit, The Doctor's Company, Microsoft, Cathay Pacific, Xero, Coke, USPS and Wells Fargo Bank.

FREELANCE WRITER/CONSULTANT
03/09 – 09/11
Short and long-term project work in a variety of capacities, including technical writer, training analyst, SEO writer/strategist, and copywriter. Contracts with Levi Strauss & Co., Landor Associates, Fancy (advertising), SanDisk, and Hawkins International Public Relations, among others.

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR                             
Seismicom North America, San Francisco, CA, 02/05 – 02/09
Cingular/AT&T, Häagen-Dazs, Dreyer’s Ice Cream, SanDisk, Clearwire, ConocoPhillips, Solio and Wells Fargo Bank.


Seismicom Latin America, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 07/08 – 12/08
Relocated to Argentina to oversee and improve creative integration between teams in Buenos Aires and San Francisco, ensuring work between offices met the necessary standards for consistency.     

SENIOR COPYWRITER
Arc Worldwide (Formerly Frankel & Company), San Francisco, CA, 11/02 – 02/05
Visa U.S.A. account, including Visa Olympic Games and fourth-quarter promotions, Visa Check Card and Visa Business Card marketing, Member bank communications and college marketing.

COPYWRITER                            
Miller/Huber, San Francisco, CA, 6/00 – 7/01
Cisco Systems, British Airways, micronpc.com, HostPro, Kana Communications, Brience, and LifeScan.

COPYWRITER
Frankel & Company, San Francisco, CA, 10/97 – 6/00
Visa U.S.A., Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Nestlé Confections, Mervyn’s and Snapfish.  

Education           
University of Oregon                             
Bachelor of Arts in economics, 1990
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa  

Awards             
2017 Merit Award, Graphis Advertising Annual, The Doctors Company
2007 SF Ad Club Show, 1st Place,
Häagen-Dazs Snow Globe Point-of-Sale                             
2004 Bronze Beacon Award, Visa USA Marketing Solutions Brochure
2002 Silver Icon Award, Brience Direct Mail/Single Piece                             
2001 Gold Icon Award, Kana Direct Mail/Single Piece                             
Print’s Regional Design Annual 2001, Certificate of Design Excellence, Kana Direct Mail  

Languages
French and Spanish
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