Jake Houska Email & Phone Number

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Currently: freelance think-piece writer at finmid GmbH in Germany (finmid.com) 🇩🇪 April to September, 2024: Freelance Sr. CW at Digital BullpenJanuary to April, 2024: Sr. Copywriter (contract) at MBB Agency (healthcare, finance)Previous freelance experience, organized by location -In New York: Digitas North America (Wheat Thins)In Kansas City: Barkley.

New York, United States

Worked almost exclusively on Walmart here. I was on the 4-person creative team, from pitch to production, that originally launched Walmart Land on Roblox. It won Best Integration at the Campaign Brand Entertainment awards, a gold Shorty award, a bronze Reggie, a silver AdFed award, and more. Was also the senior writer on the winning pitch for Crocs' global.

Manhattan, New York, United States

The Trade Desk makes programmatic advertising technology. I was the Senior copywriter on their internal creative team, crafting content for internal initiatives and competing with outside agencies for larger campaign work.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Worked on highly-visible work, most memorably with my former partner Alex Foster (now ECD at Lippe Taylor) on vaccine messaging for the Pfizer account during their development of the COVID vaccine. Other brands I worked on include BASF, Genentech, Ford and the NBA.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Sharkbait was a 5-person creative boutique that did branding for startups in exchange for equity. See the attached video for more about what made our agency unique.

Greater St. Louis Area

This was my first management role as the ACD on the US Army account in St. Louis, overseeing a team of six creatives. I also quarterbacked the creative side of the winning pitch for Coca Cola at Momentum in Atlanta.

Greater St. Louis Area

Worked on traditional and digital campaigns for Mobil On the Run, Ameren, MiTek, Monsanto, SCL Health and Webster University. Won two local Addys, a silver and a bronze.

Orange County, California Area

Oberto - Digital, Broadcast, Social MediaArizona State University - BroadcastCalifornia Lottery - Promotions and VideoThe UPS Store - Print, DigitalNew Business - Building Decks, Concept Development, Strategy, Presentation

Greater St. Louis Area

Won my first gold addy for a Bass Pro print ad. Worked on these brands: Brine Lacrosse (New Balance), the St. Louis Blues, Majestic Athletic, Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats, and new business pitches.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Won a silver addy here. I mainly worked on brand activations, social content and digital advertising for Bacardi's portfolio of spirits brands. But my proudest work was being the single voice of Sapporo Beer on Facebook, getting to post whatever I wanted without approvals. I wrote 100% of their content and cultivated a weird, funny, lovable brand that.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

This was my first job. I started as an intern, then got a real offer pretty quickly. Two months later, Waylon permanently closed (google it!). I worked on Budweiser, Mr. Goodcents, Bass Pro Shops and the St. Louis Cardinals. Dave Swaine (who legitimately wrote the famous Budweiser Frogs Super Bowl spot) was my creative director.

Journalism, Strategic Communication

Activities and Societies: Mojo Ad - Copywriter; President - Alpha Kappa Lambda; Senior Staff Writer - The Maneater; Alberta Caquerland.

Los Angeles, Playwriting And Screenwriting

McKee’s former students include 63 Academy Award winners, 164 Emmy Award winners, 30 Writers Guild of America Award winners, and 26.