Discover Top Copywriters in Elgin, Illinois, USA

Over 24 years of video production experience. Creative communications professional with extensive knowledge of current and emerging trends in media technology and distribution. Expert on High Definition acquisition and dissemination over multiple broadcast and social media platforms. Professional experience with crisis management, news story development, storytelling-based video production, social media production, commercial production, live streaming, and live broadcast. Accomplished television news photojournalist with multiple regional and national awards. Work seen globally on various cable and regional networks. Specialties: Video Production; Producing/Directing; HD Videography (RED, ARRI Alexa Mini, DSLR); Video editing: Premiere Pro; Visual storytelling; Marketing/Public Relations; Live webcasting (single and multi-camera); Technical Directing; Photojournalism; Field Producer; Television news, sports, and events; Writing news stories; Pitching news stories; and Television broadcasting

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - News
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Full-Service Live Production
• TV News Producer
• HD Live Operator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Sound Mixer
• Copywriter
• Executive Producer
• Senior Editor
• Social Media Producer
• Creative Director
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Sound Designer

When Parry Metz was a pre-med student at the University of Michigan, he had visions of improving lives and having a profound and lasting effect upon humanity. So he did the only sensible thing: he changed his major to advertising. For 15 years, Parry was a creative director and copywriter at DDB Chicago, where he has worked on Safeway, JCPenney, McDonald’s, The Field Museum, the Afterschool Alliance/Ad Council, the American Cancer Society, and many other accounts. Most recently, he was creative lead on a multi-million dollar Jewel-Osco campaign and also led social media content creation for GNC, Citibank and Applegate Natural Meats. Parry takes pride in finding creative solutions to every assignment that comes his way, no matter how small. Judging by his longevity on the Albertsons/Safeway account (11 years) and, prior to that, the JCPenney account (6 years), this seems to be something that clients appreciate. 3 guiding principles have truly helped shape Parry as a writer and creative leader: Good is the enemy of great. — Voltaire People only read what interests them. Sometimes it's an ad. — Howard Gossage Don't be a douche. — some guy Along the way, he has won a host of awards and created work that has consistently been best in category. What brain surgeon can say that?

• Creative Director
• Copywriter
• Fixer
• Sound Designer
• Audio Storyteller

It's as simple as this: I'm passionate about words. Writing them, editing them, translating them, reading them. In a journey that’s taken me from the Midwest to Spain and back, I have gone from journalism to digital marketing, spanning print (newspaper, magazine), digital (articles, blogs, website copy, social media, email marketing, ads, SEO), B2B, and B2C. I have 13 years of writing and editing experience, 11 years of translation, and 10 years of digital marketing in tech startups, specializing in SEO-optimized content creation, management, and strategy. In my freelance work, I'm a natural-born storyteller whose niche is language, culture, travel, and tourism—especially after spending almost my entire 20s in Europe. I am meticulous, with an unmatched level of attention to detail, and I care deeply about the quality of my work. I feel strongly about creating organizational systems and getting processes down in writing. I enjoy creating guidelines and templates that help everyone succeed. (Yet, I also believe that you cannot schedule creativity and must embrace how each day guides you while still accomplishing what’s necessary.) I believe in open, honest, and transparent communication in all facets of my life, including the workplace. I perform best in a supportive work environment that allows employees to shine and work autonomously, based on mutual respect and trust. I thrive in companies that treat their employees like human beings and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance, including adequate time to relax, disconnect, and enjoy life as we're meant to. Strengths Finder: Empathizer, Storyteller, Strategist, Coach, Commander Enneagram: 1w2 Adobe Creative Test: Visionary

• Copywriter
• Content Strategist
• Translator
• Copy Editor
• Reporter / Journalist

Gamal Gasim, associate professor of Middle East Studies and Political Science at Grand Valley State University, earned his PhD in political science from Texas Tech. Before Grand Valley, he taught at Texas Tech, University of Wisconsin-Madison during the summers of 2006 and 2007, and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Beloit College during the summers of 2008 and 2009 respectively. His research interests include comparative politics, Middle East politics, Islamic civilization, Islamic political parties and Muslim Americans. He has contributed articles to Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Politics & Religion, Electoral Studies, the Journal of Political Science Education, the Journal of Islamic Perspective and Culture, the Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics and other journals. He also writes for Al Jazeera English, the Arab Daily News, Huffington Post, and Yemen Times.

• Copywriter
• Reporter / Journalist

Kulsoom Khan is a freelance multimedia journalist currently based in the Greater Chicago area. She has worked with Voice of America, Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, AFPTV and China Plus News, the digital platform of China Radio International. Kulsoom has experience in print, digital, and broadcast platforms in both local and national newsrooms in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington D.C. Among other news outlets, she has also worked for the Times Leader, PBS Newshour, and MSNBC. Kulsoom also served as a research assistant for the biography: “The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th-Century Journalism”, winner of the 2018 Sperber Prize. In 2014, she reported on the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings from Boston and the growing Latino community in New Orleans as part of a special project sponsored by New York University’s Reporting The Nation graduate program. Kulsoom is specifically interested in how politics and international conflicts affect people as well as human rights, terrorism and immigrant communities. Regardless of the medium or the topic, storytelling is an art and she hopes to do it justice through her endeavors.

• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Video Editor - News

I am a writer, editor, and multimedia journalist in Chicago. I have written for TRT World, Newcity, the New Art Examiner, and other local, national, and international media outlets about the visual arts, music, Internet culture, cannabis, Catholic church closures, and many other topics.

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Audio Storyteller

An Emmy-nominated, Webby-honored video editor and producer and award-winning photographer with passion and expertise in meaningful visual and audio storytelling across digital platforms

• Documentary DP
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Post-Production Manager
• TV News Producer
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Senior Editor
• Executive Producer
• Digital Content Creator
• Podcast Producer
• Social Media Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter

• Copy Editor
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator
• Podcast Producer
• Copywriter
• Video Editor - News
• TV News Producer

Writer, editor. Formerly The A.V. Club. Author of ON SPICE.

• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Reporter / Journalist

I am a Chicago-based producer, DP, and director for TV, commercial, and video production. I've owned and operated an award-winning, full-service production company, Digital Hydra, since 2011, serving clients like Nike, Leo Burnett, Taste Made, Walgreens-Coca-Cola, ComEd, Jaegermeister, and many more. I've also worked as a DP for A-list music artists like Jennifer Hudson, Billie Eilish, Run the Jewels, and the Chance the Rapper. I have extensive experience maintaining client relationships, developing creative for shoots, planning and production management, and execution of all aspects of production and post. I've sold TV series to Warner Bros, produced full-seasons of international television, and won a number of awards at film festivals all over the world. My work in commercial and marketing has won multiple ProMAX and Midwest Emmy awards. I was listed as #7 on NewCity’s Chicago Film 50 in 2021, and named to Austin Film Festival's 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2020.

• Executive Producer
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Company
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• HD Live Operator
• Copywriter
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Senior Editor

Anne Bouleanu is a freelance journalist from Chicago. She has worked in digital media and television covering a range of topics including U.S. politics, women's rights, conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, political tensions in South America and police brutality and race relations in the United States. She covered the primaries during the 2016 U.S. presidential race, focusing on policy issues and increasing divisions among the American electorate. During her time at Al Jazeera America, Anne produced breaking news segments as well as packages on underreported global issues. Prior to this, Anne worked at Bloomberg TV focusing on global and domestic financial news. She received her Master's degree in Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies from King's College London. Anne has lived in Chicago, London, Cape Town and New York City. She is currently based in the United States.

• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Copywriter
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Stacey Nash is a documentary filmmaker specializing in commercial and long-form storytelling for brands. She is a director with a producer's toolbox of skills - which means she easily balances the creative with the logical. Her ability to mine emotion out of any situation is her secret weapon – from the deeply emotional to the raucously hilarious. She can put anyone at ease in front of the camera and intuitively understands the big picture. ​She has won multiple awards for her work including an Emmy Award with NBC Olympics and the International Corporate Citizenship Film Festival. ​Will crush you at trivia on the topic of olympic sports but ONLY that topic. Very poor loser when it comes to card games - that last bit is unrelated to career highlights but important to know.

• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Post-Production Manager
• Copywriter
• Executive Producer
• Fixer

Gwendolyn Infusino is an award winning writer, director and producer with a UCLA MFA in Film and Television Production: Writing/Directing. She has worked with Netflix, Francis Ford Coppola, Media Res Studios and more. Her films as writer/director have screened Palm Springs ShortFest, Hammer Museum, LA Int'l Shorts, CUFF, SFIFF and internationally in London, Tokyo and more. She is the recipient of the Edie and Lew Wasserman Film Production Fellowship, Motion Picture Association of America Award, member of Starlight Media's (Crazy Rich Asians) Stars Collective Development Program, and former Filmmaker in Residence at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Her background ranges from marketing and advertising, to curating at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. She is based in LA and Chicago.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Executive Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Art Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Editor

Labeled as one of Clutch.com's Top 10 Video Production Companies in Chicago, Real Video Production Co. is a full-service video production company that produces high-end results that will dazzle your audience. Our team is small, but mighty with the ability to flex and scale to the constraints of your budget, accomplishing your vision efficiently with an easy and friendly team that guides you through each step of the process and delivers projects on time and on budget.

• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Sound Mixer
• Colorist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Editor
• Gaffer
• Sound Designer
• Copywriter

I'm an award-winning journalist and content creator with two decades of experience getting to the heart of the story. I've worked with brands (Pfizer, Hershey, McDonald's, American Express), digital agencies/publishers (NewsCred, Industry Dive, Politico FOCUS, Reuters, Bloomberg) and consumer publications (Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, O the Oprah Magazine, Eating Well, Saveur, etc) to humanize stories and issues.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter

I'm an award-winning reporter and writer with 10+ years of experience, skilled at exploring complex issues with humanity and presenting them with clarity. I'm also a union-member stagehand (IATSE Local 251), working events from Broadway shows to music festivals, and have experience specifically in wardrobe, electrics, spot op, trade show setup and carpentry.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Social Media Producer
• Content Strategist
• Production Assistant
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Fixer

Hola! My name is Vigo Vargas-Salicetti. I am a first generation, Venezuelan/American multidisciplinary Artist, born and raised in Miami, FL. Currently I reside in Chicago, IL where I run (along with some insanely talented friends), the Production Collective// Comedy ensemble PLAYGROUND SOCIAL.

• Creative Director
• Art Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Fashion Photographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Company
• Digital Content Creator
• Portrait Photographer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Translator
• Copywriter
• On-Camera Talent
• Audio Storyteller
• Executive Producer
• Full-Service Live Production
• Line Producer / On-Location

20 plus years in Marketing and 4 years creating videos for social media. People don't read. Say it with video!

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Copywriter
• Content Strategist
• Social Media Producer

I'm a video professional with 10 years of experience in sets both large and small. I'm a strong writer, director, and performer. I also love shooting videos for others.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Copywriter
• Audio Storyteller
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant

Experienced producer with a background in covering business, technology, science, and lifestyle

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• TV News Producer
• Digital Content Creator
• Social Media Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Content Strategist
• Copywriter