Experience

fluent360

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Copywriter

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Allie Lyke: Writer, Model, Actor

• Copywriter & Media Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Self-employed copywriter and media consultant for people who don't have Blue-Chip budgets to make great advertising. Responsibilities include but are not limited to content ideation and creation assistance, PR writing, and social media management. CLIENTS INCLUDE: LAS CARAS LINDAS; FIRST CHURCH OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST WASHINGTON, DC; ERIKA GILCHRIST, THE UNSTOPPABLE WOMAN; ZETA PHI BETA (DELTA ZETA ZETA CHAPTER, PG COUNTY, MD); WALKER MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS); BRYAN KHEDIVE; DELASI; AERIAS; DJ SKOLI; LORELL PITTS; THE GEENA DAVIS INSTITUTE FOR GENDER & MEDIA STUDIES "SEE JANE SALON 2018"; ALLTHINGSPGC.COM

• Model/Actor

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Esteemed artistic model with a penchant for live exhibitionism, fashion and studio photography. I have been featured in two museum activations for the DuSable Museum of African American History and the International Museum of Surgical Science. Most recently, I was drawn by Neko Harris, whose piece "Black Girl Magic" was included in the Black Juried Art Exhibition the Museum of Science & Industry. LIVE EXHIBITIONISM:THE EXPERIENCE, APRIL 2017ACTIVATE ALLEY, JUNE 2017BARESTROKES, DECEMBER 2017DA SOUL ARTIST SHOWCASE, DECEMBER 2017ACTION LIVE ART SERIES, FEBRUARY 2018DA SOUL ARTIST SHOWCASE, MARCH 2018LOOM "FOREVERBOLD" ALBUM COVER, JUNE 2018ART BEAT VS. BARESTROKES, JUNE 2018ART MONEY II, JUNE 2018ESCAPE FEST PART II, AUGUST 2018CHICAGO'S VERY OWN MUSIC & ARTS SHOWCASE, SEPTEMBER 2018TRAPXART CHICAGO, OCTOBER 2018BARESTROKES, APRIL 2019MBR BODY SERIES ART SHOWCASE + OPEN MIC, NOVEMBER 2019B.A.D. (BODY ART DANCEHALL) AFTER PARTY, DECEMBER 2019MBR BODY SERIES ART SHOWCASE + OPEN MIC, FEBRUARY 2020COMMERCIAL/FASHION MODELING:MCDONALD'S #ALLDAYBREAKFAST, JANUARY 2017MCDONALD'S #SHAREACOKE, JULY 2017DIAMOND KISSES, NOVEMBER 2017MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL (MBIB) + BLAVITY SOCIAL MEDIA, MARCH 2018LIVE OUT LOUD CHARITIES NEW YORK FASHION WEEK, SEPTEMBER 2019BLACK LUXE CANDLE COMPANY INTENSITY COLLECTION PROMO, JANUARY 2020FIGURE MODELING: ON THE LINE SPRING SESSIONS, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, APR - MAY 2019NAUGHTY NIGHT, COLOR COCKTAIL FACTORY, MAY 2019NAUGHTY NIGHT, COLOR COCKTAIL FACTORY, JUNE 2019MODEL MARATION, PALETTE & CHISEL, MAY 2019NAUGHTY NIGHT, COLOR COCKTAIL FACTORY, OCTOBER 2019LIVE FIGURE DRAWING SESSIONS, @ALLIELYKE ON IG, COVID-19 QUARANTINE



Burrell Communications

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Social Media Copywriter

  • Feb 2016 - Jan 2021

  Award-winning copywriter specializing in social media with experience in online audio, radio, and digital ads for all our brands including the agency itself. I've also got voiceover chops and acting chops for social content. I've also assisted with gathering research on behalf of our Walmart client. Brands include but aren't limited to: Comcast/NBCUniversal, Walmart, Proctor & Gamble, McDonald's, and Toyota



Coalesce Chicago

• Social Media Coordinator (Mentorship)

  • Feb 2018 - Dec 2019

  Coordinator and co-manager of @CoalesceChicago on IG and Facebook. My team and I worked together to create content that promoted our various organizational initiatives and programming throughout the year. We also worked together to create media materials for our events, mixers, meet-ups and annual awards ceremony.



I Don't Do Clubs

• Chicago Influencer

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  As a Chicago Influencer, I was tasked to research, write, and post a curated list of top events in the Chicago area for Black professionals on a weekly basis.



Against the Stream Magazine

• Contributor/Staff Writer

  • Nov 2014 - Nov 2015

  Staff writer with additional responsibilities related to content management, website management, social media management and community management. Since starting November of 2014, I noticed audience engagement grow to 15,000 visitors per month, with over 1,000 unique visitors per week! In addition, we were able to garner lasting partnerships with local businesses such as OXO Cosmetics, Kerramel Studios, BornRaisedChi, Chicago Virtual Office, and Teena’s Legacy.



Gowhere Hip Hop

• Music
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Blogger/Tastemaker

  • May 2012 - Jul 2013

  Social Media tastemaker and blogger for music/entertainment multimedia platform with experience in content creation and management. I would also aggregate and/or create article and video content, distribute content to various content websites, monitor and engage our community on various social media platforms, research to find and engaging stories, update the website and track website statistics.