Cristin Burton
cristinburton.com | Brooklyn, NY |-| medium.com/@cristinburton
Hi I’m Cristin. I’m a copywriter and veteran creative with a brain for strong concept and strategy. I tend to approach work through
a holistic and tonal lens. I love a big beautiful campaign idea that unifies its creative, but I also get energized when executing work
that is unique to its placement, whether it’s a billboard in Soho or a Tiktok ad.
I started my 15+ years long career in New York City at ad agencies, and for the past 12 years I have worked in-house at tech
companies, most recently at Audible where I worked on campaigns for Audible Originals like David Spade’s Polaroid Guy in a
Snapchat World and Heads Will Roll, an audio comedy starring Kate Mckinnon. I also worked on multi-title campaigns like
Audible Comedy, and the Women’s History Month collection. I spent my art direction career working with a wide variety of clients
while collaborating closely with copywriters, punching-up and editing-down scripts and assisting on tag-line riffing.
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Copywriter, AlmostStudios, Brooklyn, New York, April 2024-July 2024
• AlmostStudios: Microsoft
Copywriter, Audible, Newark, New Jersey, July 2022-January 2024
• wrote for single-title campaigns and wrote creative strategy, headlines, and trailer scripts
• wrote headlines and descriptive lines for multi-title editorial collection campaigns
• took the Creative Copywriting Course at Ilovecreatives.com, received critiques and developed more writing samples
Art Director, Audible, Newark, New Jersey, March 2016-January 2024
• created full blockbuster style campaigns for single Audio titles, executing through social, film/video shoots, promo videos,
activations, outdoor, and digital media
• assisted copywriters on strategy, wrote tag lines, and contributed on scripts for trailers
• created member communications and promotional campaigns from concept to production
• worked with illustrators, photographers, designers, writers, and developers to create promotional campaigns and
cover art for Audible Original audiobooks and audioshows
Art Director, Shutterstock, New York, New York, January 2012-March 2016
• lead designer for Bigstock.com marketing for three years, managed a small creative team
• created digital campaigns from concept to launch while creating testing strategies and assisting in business strategy
• managed and directed junior designers, worked with copywriters and developers, directed retouchers and animators
• concepted and designed Shutterstock brand campaigns consisting of print, event collateral, swag, display banners,
outdoor banners, and animations
• worked with an outside email vendor to strategize and build an entire CRM system for Bigstock users that customizes their
experience according to behavior and channel of entry
• pitched ideas, wrote articles and created tutorials for Bigstock’s blog
Freelance Art Director/Designer, New York, New York, January 2010-December 2011
• CBS Radio, CBS Interactive, Shopography, Chewy.com
Junior Art Director, Barker/DZP, New York, New York, September 2007-May 2009
• History Channel, History Channel International, Bloomberg TV, Mark Awards, Broadridge, Platts Data, Major League Soccer
• worked on ad campaigns from concept to production
• executed for print, collateral, web, identity and more
Freelance Art Director, July 2006 -December 2007
• Gotham Advertising, Tractenberg Advertising
• Berlin Cameron United: Silk Soymilk, Heineken
WRITING EXPERIENCE
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Creative Copywriting Course, IloveCreatives, 2024
writer and creator, comedy music videos, “Tiny Backpack” and “Adult Scooter”
writer and director, video sketch, How to Throw a Party
writer and creator, web series, T-bone, Instructor
sketch writing core curriculum, UCB theater,-
contributing writer, Reductress.com and Vagenda.com
contributing writer, Bigstock blog
writer of Moviemumbojumbo.com
@cristinburton on Medium
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Figma, Premier Pro, and Acrobat
• Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, and Apple Keynote
• Midjourney, Firefly, and ChatGPT
SCHOOL
• Master of Arts in Advertising, Texas Creative Portfolio Track , University of Texas at Austin, May 2005
• Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, Minor in Graphic Design, University of Central Arkansas, May 2003
