Robyn Dutra

Current

• Senior Writer at Radical Media
• Adjunct Professor at Hunter College
• Writer at Freelance

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Past

• Copy Director at SelectNY
• Copy Director at AR
• Senior Copywriter at Arnell Group

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Education

• New York University
• Suffolk University

Connections

145 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• Current gig
• Past gig
• Very past gig

Robyn Dutra’s Summary

as a writer my experience bridges the commercial and editorial worlds, while my expertise lies in the analysis of culture, trends and style. i’ve created print, television, web, radio, catalog, direct mail, and brand strategy for fashion, fragrance, beauty, luxury, beverage, liquor, automobile, retail, real estate and packaged food clients. i am a widely published writer on fashion, beauty, art and design, and continue to contribute to various magazines and websites including French Playboy, Interior Design, Vanity Fair, Blackbook, Dwell, Surface, Soma, BPM, Paper, Death + Taxes, Let Them Eat Cake, Trace, The Fader, Theme, Hintmag, Coolhunting, and Style.com.

Robyn Dutra’s Specialties:

creating a voice, crafting a personality, for major and minor brands - both luxury and mass, high and low, domestic and foreign - in the ad game, pen for various magazines and projects of interest. i am resourceful, very well informed, culturally fluent with a breadth of knowledge and contacts to cull from.

Robyn Dutra’s Experience

• Senior Writer

  Radical Media

  (Privately Held; Media Production industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Lead writer on Tommy Hilfiger (print, web, new media), Grey Goose (print, web, new media), and special projects (including Boost Up, Nasa (Juno), and TED conference).

• Adjunct Professor

  Hunter College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2003 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  I teach one course, "Women and the Media" in the Film & Media/Women Studies departments at Hunter College, CUNY.

• Writer

  Freelance

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  January 1997 — Present (12 years 7 months)

  Copywriting and creative direction for numerous fashion and beauty brands in New York city (mass and premium). Contributor to magazines and websites on fashion, beauty and design,
  
  Commercial clients include Louis Vuitton, Carol's Daughter, Kenneth Cole, Ann Taylor, The Gap, Ciroc, and Condenet (style.com).
  
  My work has appeared in Interior Design, Playboy (France), Vanity Fair, Blackbook, Dwell, Surface, Soma, Stereotype, BPM, Paper, Death + Taxes, Let Them Eat Cake, Trace, The Fader, Theme, Hintmag, Coolhunting, and InsideOut (Florida).

• Copy Director

  SelectNY

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2006 — April 2008 (2 years 1 month)

  Lead writer on fragrance and beauty, including Cool Water (print, television), Adventure (print), Armani (print), Nautica (select print), Artistry (print, marketing), Missoni (hotel pitch), Swarvokski (select branding projects), Chopard (print), and Wolfgang Joop (print).

• Copy Director

  AR

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years)

  Senior writer on Bill Blass, Jones New York, Carolina Herrera, Naturalizer, House of Dereon, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Escada, Gloria Vanderbilt and Banana Republic (fragrance).

• Senior Copywriter

  Arnell Group

  (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

  Senior writer (advertising and branding) on Martha Stewart for Kmart (print, television), RBK (Reebok, print, television, radio), Gateway (branding), Daimler Chrysler (branding, promotions), Pepsi (branding, naming, promotions), and Masterfoods (M&M/Mars, naming, print, branding, identity).

Robyn Dutra’s Education

• New York University

  MA , American Studies , 1992 — 2002

  Completed coursework for the Ph.D.
  Taught Intro to Women's Studies and Expository Writing at NYU.

• Suffolk University

  BS , Broadcast Journalism, Women Studies , 1986 — 1991

Additional Information

Robyn Dutra’s Websites:

• Current gig
• Past gig
• Very past gig

Robyn Dutra’s Groups:

•    Luxury & Lifestyle Professionals
•    Suffolk University Alumni Group

Robyn Dutra’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch