Experience

Forge Creative Limited

• New Zealand
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Copywriter/Account Director

  • Jun 2011 - Present

  I work closely with the agency design team, developing creative concepts and writing text for digital and traditional media, including social media, websites, promotions, advertising, video scripts, profiles, brochures and press releases. In my role of Account Director I manage projects from go to whoa, working with clients to develop and implement marketing campaigns and co-ordinate relevant suppliers. I work closely with the agency design team, developing creative concepts and writing text for digital and traditional media, including social media, websites, promotions, advertising, video scripts, profiles, brochures and press releases. In my role of Account Director I manage projects from go to whoa, working with clients to develop and implement marketing campaigns and co-ordinate relevant suppliers.



Gary Cross

• New Zealand

• Author

  • 2005 - Present

  I am an author with fourteen published books and one e-book targeting children and young adults - titles include: Frank the Flea Cat, Frank's Big Day, Fergus Finbone and the Runaway Pants, Plague of the Undead, Empire of the Undead, Borderland, Walking into the Fire, Super Sister, Facing Jesse James and The Dead at Deepminden. My books have been published by Sunshine, Penguin, Pearson Education (three of my titles sell directly into schools) and Reed. I enjoy talking to school groups about writing. I can be contacted via my agent Vicki Marsden: vicki@highspotlit.com



Aditude

• Creative Director/Account Manager

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2011

• Account Manager/Creative Director/Owner

  • Oct 1998 - Sep 2006