Debra Castellano Email & Phone Number

Chatham, NY, US

In which I try to save the planet...or at least get folks to use less plastic. Blog topics range from crazy town hall battles over solar panels to the myths of recycling to a bonkers Presidential election (you know the one). Accompanying audio version has 5K listens, and growing. Maintain accompanying Facebook and Instagram accounts.(With an upcoming book.

Write social media and other digital marketing for clients that include skincare brands and luxury real estate developers, B2B food wholesalers, spirits hand-crafted in Kenya, and Manhattan plastic surgeons.

New York, NY, US

Concept, write and evolve radio, print, digital and OOH campaigns for media-forward agency. Clients include education (FIT, Fordham University, UM School of Nursing), retail (B&H, Cohen's Optical), and hospitals (New York Methodist Hospital, Valley Health Care), to name a few.

Editor on Abrams book "Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide." Copyedit and provide strong editorial input on several art & design books, including "The Greenbrier: Romance & Rhododendrons," "The Grand Hotel: Rooms to Remember," "Dorothy Draper: In the Pink," "Mr. Color," and others.(See reference from publisher Jane Creech below)

Brooklyn, New York, US

Translation is an ad agency that helps brands reach culturally diverse and passionate audiences, from brand strategy to talent marketing to creative production. Clients include Beats by Dre, AT&T, State Farm, the NBA, and more. "Proofreading" at Translation requires not only spelling and grammar, but also cultural QA and knowledge of up-to-date musical and.

Pro bono work that put the inaugural Columbia County Climate Carnival in 2022 on the map. Created and maintained well-received branded social media accounts; a press release that garnered TV and newspaper coverage; oversaw design and implementation of outdoor advertising (posters, lawn signs); provided input on website; and more. This all resulted in a.

New York, New York, US

Continuous freelance work on advertising copy, creative pitches, RFPs and internal publications. Clients included IBM, Amex, Dove, Pfizer, Chemours, Aetna, and more. Also spearheaded an Earth Day 2018 internal campaign.

New York, NY, US

Copywriter for Gold Label Awards, which facilitates and creates media & advertising award show submissions, including strategy, entry development, and execution.

New York, NY, US

Concepted and wrote creative campaign case-study videos for clients such as Neutrogena, Sony Pictures, Hotwire.com and Tylenol. Video featuring Sony's "Goosebumps" groundbreaking ad campaign put UM in the final rounds at advertising awards shows.

New York, US

New York, New York, US

Content Editor (off-site) on weekly blog and e-marketing for women’s empowerment education. Proficient in WordPress, Office Autopilot, aWeber, basic HTML, social media links, photo editing, and brand voice.

One-act play produced at the Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC, as part of the A TRAIN PLAYS, Volume XV. Written in one actual subway ride; published by Playscripts, Inc., in 2009.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Writer for "Joe Bob Briggs' Hollywood Saturday Night" on TNT. 48 episodes a year--it was like comedy writing boot camp. Show had very large cult following.

Santa Monica, CA, US

Wrote and produced a bunch of popular promo spots for the on-air DJs of high-profile public radio station, as well as for a very successful pledge-drive campaign. You can listen to a few of them on DebsBrain.com. (One stars Michael Caine.)

Executive Education Certificate Program, Conservation & Environmental Sustainability

Advertising Copywriting

Tv Writing (Continuing Ed)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies