JAMES
CHAMPION THERKALSEN
jtherkal@umich.edu
213 W. 85th Street, New York, NY 10024
Home/cell (248) 210-8937
Work (646) 865-2937
YOU
SHOULD KNOW: I enjoy being a copywriter. I would like to continue copywriting.
EXPERIENCE
Senior
Copywriter 10/2004-Present McCann-Erickson New
York, NY
Continue to work on McCann-Detroit accounts in small NY
group. Also work on existing
McCann-New York accounts and new business.
Copywriter 8/2002-10/2004 McCann
Erickson Detroit,
MI
Print.
TV. Radio. Internet. I write everything. Clients include Capital One. Verizon,
General Motors, Buick, Buick Golf, CMS Energy, Agilent, Kroger, Motor City
Bowl, Prestone, FRAM, Autolite, and DuPont.
Junior
Copywriter 7/2001 - 8/2002 McCann-Erickson Detroit,
MI
Same
as above, but in a smaller office for less money.
Traffic
Coordinator 10/2000
- 7/2001 McCann-Erickson Detroit,
MI
Worked
as Coordinator on Buick Century, Buick Golf, Consumer's Energy, ERIM and
Courageous Persuader accounts. Responsibilities centered on carrying around
papers and making copies.
Oven
& Box Guy 8/1999-3/2000 Mr.
Pizza Ann
Arbor, MI
Took pizzas out of the oven, put them in boxes and sliced them
up. Also took many other things
out of the oven and put them in boxes, including hot wings, deep fried
mushrooms and subs.
Advertising
Intern 10/1998
- 6/1999 Steam
Advertising Ann
Arbor, MI
Responsibilities included potential new business research,
delivering items to the post office, beverage and snack center inventory
management, and helping my boss move some stuff out of his garage.
EDUCATION
BBA,
University of Michigan Business School, 2000 Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Focus in marketing and advertising. Studied abroadat Lancaster School of Management, Lancaster,
England. Prior to business school,
took courses in Japanese, Mass Media and Creative Writing.
VICES: Alcohol, no
limit hold’em and women.
OTHER:
Skilled
at grilling chicken and caulking.
My hobbies include golf, saltwater aquariums and lawn jarts.