Jan Leenders

Jan Leenders

Copywriter | Owner at Letfabrik | Founder at Twit2art.com

Antwerp Area, Belgium

Current
  • Founder at Twit2art.com
  • Copywriter at G&CO
  • Owner at Letfabrik
Past
  • Copywriter at 10 Advertising
  • Sous chef at Restaurant Zuiderhuis
  • Artist In Residence at 't Arsenaal Mechelen
  • Copywriter at LDV
  • Copywriter at All That Jazz
  • Copywriter at Markee
  • Copywriter at DDB
  • Copywriter at Duval Guillaume Brussels
  • Journalist / editor at Het Belang Van Limburg
Education
  • 'Karel de Grote' Hogeschool Antwerpen
  • Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen
Connections
120 connections
Industry
Marketing and Advertising
Websites

Jan Leenders’s Summary

Professional writer, specialised in Dutch copywriting.
Freelancer.
Concept developer.
Allround creative.
Artist (painting, video art, installation art, photography).
Not afraid to get my hands dirty on graphic design and art direction.

Jan Leenders’s Specialties:

Cut-the-crap-copywriting.
Clear and transparent texts.
Smooth and attractive pieces.


Jan Leenders’s Experience

  • Founder

    Twit2art.com

    (Arts and Crafts industry)

    May 2008Present (4 months)

    Twit2art is an art project involving Twitter. Learn all about it on twit2art.com.

  • Copywriter

    G&CO

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    February 2007Present (1 year 7 months)

  • Owner

    Letfabrik

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    November 2004Present (3 years 10 months)

    Letfabrik is me, freelancing. Letfabrik has three departments:
    - Art: all kinds of art projects.
    - Copywriting: all kinds of writing jobs.
    - Graphic design: more of a hobby, but people seem to like it.

  • Copywriter

    10 Advertising

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    July 2006December 2006 (6 months)

  • Sous chef

    Restaurant Zuiderhuis

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Restaurants industry)

    March 2006August 2006 (6 months)

    http://www.zuiderhuis.com/

  • Artist In Residence

    't Arsenaal Mechelen

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

    May 2006June 2006 (2 months)

    Get more info on: http://users.skynet.be/bk325616/arsenaal/wittezaal.htm

  • Copywriter

    LDV

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    October 2005December 2005 (3 months)

  • Copywriter

    All That Jazz

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    May 2005August 2005 (4 months)

  • Copywriter

    Markee

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    December 2004March 2005 (4 months)

  • Copywriter

    DDB

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    September 2003May 2004 (9 months)

  • Copywriter

    Duval Guillaume Brussels

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    September 2001December 2001 (4 months)

    Internship

  • Journalist / editor

    Het Belang Van Limburg

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

    October 1998December 1998 (3 months)

    Internship


Jan Leenders’s Education

  • 'Karel de Grote' Hogeschool Antwerpen

    Master, Graphic and Advertising Design, 19992003

  • Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen

    Bachelor, Journalism, 19961999


Additional Information

Jan Leenders’s Websites:

Jan Leenders’s Groups:

  •    Advertising Professional
  •    SKYPE user
  •    Dutch journalists, editors and copywriters
  •    True Artist
  •    Advertising professionals
  •    Friends of Belgium Business and Tourism Link
  •    Karel de Grote Hogeschool Antwerpen
  •    Living/working in Antwerpen
  •    Communicatie, Pers en Voorlichting

Jan Leenders’s Honors:

Selected as "Bastart Artist" at Bastart Houthalen-Helchteren, 2007
www.bastart.be

Selected as "Artist In Residence" at 't Arsenaal Mechelen, 2006

Selected for "One minute film & video festival 2005", Aarau (CH)
with the short film "Silent Joke nr. 12"

European semi-finalist of the Lexmark European Art Prize 2003
with the painting "Gonna make it on my own"

Belgian finalist of the Lexmark European Art Prize 2003
with the painting "Gonna make it on my own"


Jan Leenders’s Contact Settings

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  • job inquiries
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  • getting back in touch

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