My professional life has led me down many paths—from marketing-communications professional to freelance copywriter, in-house content development to agency-side creative. I have been lucky to work with amazingly smart and talented strategic and creative partners in all kinds of industries—consumer products, alternative energy, healthcare, higher education and banking & finance, to name a handful.
The samples here are a curated selection designed to show the range and depth of my work, and especially, my thinking. If you like what you see, please get in touch: a.e.klinger@gmail.com.
PSA Campaign
Teenagers can be a tough audience. They’re skeptical of marketing (smart!), speak in their own codes and tropes (confusing), and are pretty sure they know everything (yes, I live with one).
Event Signage + Annual Report
Every year, the Utah Local Governments Trust holds member appreciation barbecues at various locations throughout the state.
Explainer Video
SBIRT was the acronym program name for a new approach to improving health outcomes for Vermonters.
Case Studies
While not all copywriting can (or should) be sexy, it still needs to be interesting and clearly written.
Packaging Content
It’s not often I get the chance to partner with a mega-star. In fact, it’s only happened once while developing content for Hugh Jackman’s then-fledgeling coffee brand, Laughing Man.
Magazine Article
Though my work at Saint Michael’s College was focused on web content direction, I volunteered to write for the alumni magazine, and was especially grateful for the opportunity to research and conduct interviews for a complex topic like diversity and inclusion.
Promotional Video
The Vermont Department of Health had seen positive results from their Diabetes Prevention Program, and understood that the more people who enrolled in the program, the better their health outcomes.
Print & Digital Ad Campaign
Middlesex Savings Bank was well-loved by customers and even non-customers in the MetroWest Massachusetts area, but they had a hard time getting the message out that they had many of the same convenience tools that the big banks offered.
Brand Strategy
Back in 1985, Vermont Systems Inc. (VSI) built a software product that launched the recreation management industry.
Concepting
To begin tackling the opioid crisis, the Vermont Department of Health sought ways to help the public understand there were good alternatives for pain management.
"Blue Sky" Branding
As part of an in-house creative team, I got to work on a number of projects that never saw the light of a grocery store.
Radio Spot
No one plans to drive drunk. As part of a Labor Day campaign, this radio spot took that premise and turned it around.
Fundraising Tools
As someone who works in advertising and marketing, it is especially rewarding to put my efforts in support of an organization doing meaningful and sincerely impactful work as Bethany Hill Place does.
Newsletter
I’m not ashamed to admit it: I. Love. Puns. And I found a kindred spirit in Clover Sonoma Dairy.
Animated Digital Book
Focus groups were clear: consumers adored their single-serve machine for what it provided, but really didn’t care for the way it looked on their counter.