Karan Bhatia

Copywriter Ad Guy - I do Ads+Ideas+Writing+Design+Videos

Surat, India
To become an instant Idea Machine. Total Experience: 14 Years. Expected CTC: 1500 USD/month

Work Experience

JWT (J. Walter Thompson)

Junior Copywriter

Ideating and writing copy for a wide variety of brands that the agency handled including Lux, Lux Body Wash, Vedanta, Philips, Good Knight, SBI Mutual Fund, LIC, D'damas, DTC and many others. JWT is now known as Wunderman Thompson.
July 2004 - May 2006 India

Entertainment Network India Ltd. - Radio Mirchi

Copywriter

Writing radio spots and thinking activation ideas for a variety of local Surat clients.
January 2007 - July 2007 Surat, India

Small Ad Agencies

Copywriter

Writer/Correspondent at Techtree.com, Nariman Point Mumbai
Researching and writing articles on the latest trends in technology, the internet and gaming.

Copywriter at Postscript Advertising, Worli Mumbai
Ideating and writing for a variety of brands like D'damas and many other jewellery brands.

Copywriter at Makani Creatives, Andheri Mumbai - www.makanis.com
Writing and ideating for a variety of lifestyle brands the agency handled.
January 2008 - February 2009 Mumbai, India

Creative Crowdsourcing

Freelancer, Ideator, Copywriter, Scriptwriter, Innovator, Brainstormer

Entering submissions in ‘Idea & Writing’ contests on scores of sites for 100s of brands from the smallest to the largest. Won many TVC, Slogan, App Idea, Brainstorming & Innovation contests on various sites.
● Won one of the top 5 spots in the Harley Davidson contest on VictorsAndSpoils.com for a TVC Script based on the “No Cages” proposition
● Won 12 Slogan Contests on SloganSlingers.com
● Won the Clearasil TVC contest also on VictorsAndSpoils.com
● Won an Ideas Contest launched by Volkswagen Portugal on IdeaHunting.net
● Won first place in the Sony Logitech Google TV Project and the Intuit Digital Wallet Project on NapkinLabs.com
● Won Ideas contests for Google+ twice on Prizes.org (Google's crowdsourcing site, closed in 2013), 2nd prize in the first contest and 1st prize in the second contest. Was ranked number 1 worldwide in the Business Ideas category on the site.
● Did not win but got paid a lot of participation prize money ($2000+) on BoomIdeanet.com (now known as CrowdPharm.com)
● Won a Brand Naming contest and a Lego TVC Contest on Tongal.com
January 2011 - Present United States

Small Ad Agencies, Explainer Video Company & Client-side

Senior Copywriter

Senior Copywriter on short contract for a Real Estate Advertising Agency in Mumbai

Senior Copywriter at Achieve Creative, Surat - www.achieve.in
Joined, quit and rejoined 3 times between 2016 and 2018, for a total duration of 1 year 3 months.
Social media, print and collaterals for a variety of hospitality, fashion & jewellery brands in Surat.

Senior Copywriter & Creative Client Servicing at Ripple Animation, Lower Parel Mumbai - www.RippleAnimation.com
Explainer video scripts, the direction of animation and client liaison for a wide range of corporate banking and NBFC clients.

Marketing Head at AutoFresh CarzSpa, Surat - www.AutoFresh.in
Writing and designing emailers, brochures, collateral, printing, packaging, ideas for promotions, video scripts, improving the website, etc.
September 2014 - August 2018 India

Marching Ants

Senior Copywriter

Writing copy and ideating campaigns for the media brands the company handled, like Sony Live, Discovery Channel and others.
August 2018 - December 2018 Mumbai, India

Gemius

Senior Content Manager

Preparing content for a variety of brands' social media, advertising and marketing needs.
October 2020 - September 2021 Surat, India

Altmex Korea

Senior Copywriter

Copywriting & marketing ideas for various projects the co. handled. The position was a remote job.
September 2021 - February 2022 Korea, Republic of

Freelance Copywriter

Freelance Copywriter

I have written articles such as:
https://medium.com/imtoken/5-ways-to-ride-the-bear-market-on-layer-2-cba5d6d1a554

And also done other freelance work to get paid in bitcoin sats.
April 2022 - Present

Bitcoin Racing

Business Development Associate

Reaching out to potential sponsors of the Bitcoin Racing UK teams' cars over email and convincing them to go ahead with the proposal.
April 2023 - Present

Internships

Trainee - Copywriting, Client Servicing, Films Dept., Movie Marketing

Trainee at Euro RSCG (now known as HAVAS Worldwide), LOWE Lintas (now MullenLOWE), Warner Bros. India (now WarnerMedia), Reverb Advertising and Ogilvy & Mather (now Ogilvy). Total Exp. : 2 years
April 2001 - April 2004 India

Education

Seventh Day Adventist

High School (ISC Certificate) Science Stream

I did well in sports, arts and public speaking. Was a top ranker till Class 9th. Won all the possible prizes in the School Cricket Competition in 1999. Regularly won debate and essay contests. Won art contests as well.
March 1986 - March 2001 Surat, India

H.R. College Of Commerce & Economics

BCom Advertising

Creativity workshops, Industry leaders' visits, mock presentations, mock brands, Internships at Havas Worldwide, MullenLOWE, Warner Bros. & Ogilvy.
March 2001 - March 2004 Mumbai, India

Lala Lajpat Rai College Of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai University

MCom Management

March 2004 - October 2006 Mumbai, India

Cannes Lions Academy 2004

Certificate

Represented India at the Lions Academy. Attended guest lectures by the world's best creatives and sessions in creativity and advertising. Piyush Pandey was the Chairman of the festival in 2004, a first for an Indian. Keith Reindhart of DDB and Clive Challis from London School of Media Arts conducted the workshop. Bob Greenberg, Bob Isherwood, David Droga, Michael Conrad and Piyush Pandey were among the guest lecturers.
June 2004 - June 2004 France

JWT Mumbai - India's University Of Advertising

Trainee Copywriter

Got to learn from a huge range of Creatives, Copywriters and senior Creative Directors at the mega agency, which is India's largest advertising agency as well as office.
August 2004 - May 2005 Mumbai, India

Languages

English (Native),
Hindi (Native),

Awards

Roger Hatchuel Academy, Cannes Lions Advertising Festival

BA Certificate/Diploma in Advertising

2004

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Brainstorming, Brand Naming, Brochures, Business Card Design, Commercials, Content Management, Content Writing, Copywriting, Corporate Film Scripts, Corporate Identity, Explainer Videos, Films, Google Ads, Ideation, Logo Design, Print Advertising, Scriptwriting, Slogan Writing, Social Campaigns, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Taglines, Television Commercial Scripts, Video Scripts,