is a Copywriter not afraid to make mistakes.
Madras Area, India
- Current
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- Organiser/Guide at The Chennai PhotoWalk
- Past
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- Copy Group Head at Fresh Lime Ideas
- Creative Supervisor, Copy at Publicis Ambience Advertising
- Captain at Metroblogging Chennai
- Copywriter at Contract Advertising
- Copywriter at Interface/FCB Ulka
- Freelancer/Script writer at Vijay TV (Star India/News Corporation)
- Junior Copywriter at Fifth Estate Communications
- Junior Copywriter at Euro RSCG Advertising
- Copywriter Consultant at J Walter Thompson
- No frills member at AIESEC Chennai
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Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan’s Summary
5+ years of experience as an advertising copywriter. 17 years of experience as a consumer. 5 years of looking through a camera’s viewfinder. 7 years of making people read my words online. Logic. Variety. Passion. An idea of what makes good copy. A better idea of what doesn’t. Ideas. Stories. Slice of life and beyond. The word No. Yes. Membership to the best libraries on earth. (Well, at-least some of them)
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan’s Specialties:
Words - long ones, short ones, quick ones, slow ones. 2 syllables, 5 syllables.
Pictures - Ones I shoot, the ones I steal, the ones I love, the ones I hate
Ideas - Big ideas. Lots of small ideas
Experience - across many product and service categories, including automotive, leisure and travel, banking, telecommunication, apparel and media
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan’s Experience
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Organiser/Guide
The Chennai PhotoWalk
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
The Chennai PhotoWalk aims to bring photographers (both hobbyist and the professional) together, create a depository of photos of the city of Chennai, document the city's growth and keep its history alive.
The core group has grown from >10 photogs to about 25 regulars in just under a year. -
Copy Group Head
Fresh Lime Ideas
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2008 — June 2009 (9 months)
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Creative Supervisor, Copy
Publicis Ambience Advertising
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2007 — September 2008 (11 months)
Wrote copy, thought ideas and created good stuff for brands Aircel, Citibank and Consim (BharatMatrimony.com/IndiaProperty.com)
Enjoyed the freedom, worked with talented folks and had loads of fun. It reflected on the work done. -
Captain
Metroblogging Chennai
(Internet industry)
March 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Metroblogging Chennai, a part of the big-as-the-world Metroblogging network, covers news and stuff that are of local interest. From restaurant reviews to political happenings, from travel and leisure to traffic snarls, the team covered a lot of ground. As captain, I acted as the liaison between the Chennai team and the Metroblogging creators in LA. I was in charge of recruiting new authors, keeping morale up, and helping grow the readership of the blog.
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Copywriter
Contract Advertising
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2007 — June 2007 (4 months)
Wrote copy and created good stuff for for brands Mitsubishi Pajero, Lancer, NIIT K12, Lifecell and Royal Sundaram insurance. Wrote scripts for Domino's Pizza.
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Copywriter
Interface/FCB Ulka
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2006 — March 2007 (1 year 2 months)
Wrote copy and created good stuff (including advertising) - for brands Club Mahindra, Business Line, Margo (a brand of soap) and Frizz Da Salon.
Dreamt big, achieved about half of it, had loads of fun. -
Freelancer/Script writer
Vijay TV (Star India/News Corporation)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
April 2006 — March 2007 (1 year)
Understood behind-the-scenes at a TV channel. Wrote scripts for promos. Turned voice-over artist. Had fun.
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Junior Copywriter
Fifth Estate Communications
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2004 — September 2005 (11 months)
Continued learning ropes. Wrote copy and more for brands Tibre trousers, Pricol, Fenner belts, TIDC and Aiwo restaurant. Wrote scripts for Vitamilk biscuits, Tibre trousers, TIDC. Had one TVC produced and aired.
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Junior Copywriter
Euro RSCG Advertising
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 4 months)
Learnt the ropes. Wrote copy for brands Aircel, HDFC Bank. Learnt how to write TV commercials for brands Aircel, Nyle shampoo, HDFC Bank, Meera soap, Gold winner oil. Pitched crazily for new businesses. Worked in teams, over nights. Made mistakes, had fun.
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Copywriter Consultant
J Walter Thompson
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Continued learning ropes. Wrote copy and scripts for brands Parryware, Cholamandalam finance, Pondicherry tourism and Foodworld.
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No frills member
AIESEC Chennai
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 1999 — 2001 (2 years)
A non-profit student body, AIESEC is spread around the world. I worked on facilitating student exchanges across many industries, as well as co-ordinated local committee events, new-member recruitment and more.
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