My name is Rick.
But, weirdly, it isn’t short for “Richard.”
I was raised by a Cape Verdean immigrant mother and a ham radio enthusiast father.
Writing is the only time I don’t feel like I should be doing something else.
Some of the things I write are ads. Others are stories and dumb videos.
I live in NJ/NYC.
Awards
2023 Cannes Lion Shortlist, Film: Travel/Leisure - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 Cannes Lion Shortlist, PR: Travel/Leisure - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 D&AD Graphite Pencil, PR Digital & Social - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 D&AD Graphite Pencil, PR Events & Stunts - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 D&AD Shortlist, PR Multi Market - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 One Show Gold, Stunts & Activations - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 One Show Merit, Interactive - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 One Show Merit, PR Digital, - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 One Show Merit, PR Brand Voice - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 PR Week Global Awards Best Global Content - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 ANDY Awards Gold, Idea - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 ANDY Awards Gold, Craft - “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2023 Effie Silver, Travel & Tourism – “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2023 Effie Silver, Current Events – “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2023 Effie Bronze, Small Budgets - Services – “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2023 Effie Finalist, David vs. Goliath - Services – “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2023 Effie Finalist, Small Budgets - Services – “OutHorse Your Email,” Business Iceland
2022 Cannes Lion Silver, Film: Travel & Leisure - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 Cannes Lion Silver, Film: Breakthrough on a Budget - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 Cannes Lion Bronze, PR: Travel & Leisure - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 Cannes Lion Shortlist, Social: Real-time Response - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 One Show Gold, Real-time Response - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 One Show Merit, PR Media Relations - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 Clio Awards Bronze, Real-time Response - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 Clio Awards Shortlist, Film Craft (Copywriting) - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 ANDY Awards Gold, Idea - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2022 ANDY Awards Gold, Craft - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2021 Cannes World Film Festival Gold, Best Mobile Phone Short - Anxiety-Proof: The Mothership
2021 AdWeek’s Best Ads of the Year #14 - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2021 AdAge’s Best Ads of the Year #29 - “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2021 Fast Company’s 5 Best Ads of the Year “Icelandverse,” Business Iceland
2021 Effies Finalist - “We’ve Done This a Million Times,” Re/Max
2021 One Show Shortlist - “Better Day,” Papa John’s
2014 One Show Silver
2014 Twitter Creative Favorite - “@RoamingGnome,” Travelocity
CMYK #55 Top 100 Creatives
2012 One Show Student Merit - “Gumlactica,” Stride Gum
Press
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
USA Today
The Economist
Fast Company
Contagious
CNN
Mashable
CNET
NPR
People
CNBC
AV Club
AdAge/Creativity
Adweek
Experience
SS+K
Associate Creative Director
2021 - Now
Camp + King
Associate Creative Director
2019 - 2021
Senior Copywriter
2016 - 2019
McKinney
Copywriter
2012 - 2016
The Creative Circus
Copywriting
2010 - 2012
Wake Forest University
English; Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise
2006 - 2010
Select Clients
Papa John’s, Amazon Prime, Business Iceland Tourism, NCAA, DISH Network, Meta/Instagram, Sherwin-Williams, Travelocity, Samsung, Verizon, CarMax, Nationwide Insurance, Nationwide Financial, Uber Freight, Energizer, RE/MAX, Smartsheet, Mount Sinai Hospitals
Contact
RickTMorrison@gmail.com
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