Amy Thompson

Copywriter

Cape Town, South Africa

Work Experience

Ogilvy & Mather

Copywriter

Copywriting across all media. Working in partnership with art director, Stratos Efstathiou on brands including Shangri-La Hotels and Prudential Insurance– overseen by Chief Creative Officer, Reed Collins.
July 2015 - December 2016 Hong Kong

Ogilvy & Mather

Intern Copywriter

Copywriter in partnership with art director, Stratos Efstathiou - writing across media on brands including KFC, Shangri-La Hotels, ADC Portfolio Night.
March 2015 - May 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Young & Rubicam

Intern Copywriter

Copywriting across various media working on Land Rover, Skyy Vodka and Sodastream.
February 2015 - February 2015 South Africa

Ogilvy & Mather

Intern Copywriter

Copywriting across all media. Working in partnership with intern
Art Director, Stratos Efstathiou, on concept generation and
development for a number of brands across a variety of advertising
mediums – overseen by Associative Creative Director, Mike Pearson
and Chief Creative Officer, Reed Collins.
November 2014 - December 2014 Hong Kong

FCB S.A.

Copywriter

Through the line writing for a variety of brands including: Amarula, Albany Bakeries, Western Cape Government, Wesgro, Savanna, Nederburg and Durbanville Hills.
February 2017 - December 2019 South Africa

Singh&sons

Senior Copywriter

Through the line and digital ideas for brands like 4th STREET wine, Pongrácz, Durbanville Hills, Satrix, Nutribullet and Caltex Havoline.
January 2019 - Present Cape Town, South Africa

Languages

English (Native),
Afrikaans (Conversational),

Awards

AAA School Of Advertising

Top Copywriter

2014

The Loerie Awards

Silver Loerie: Outdoor & Collateral Media (Student)

2014

The Loerie Awards

Bronze Loerie: Print & Magazine (Student)

2014

The Loerie Awards

Silver Loerie: Radio (Student)

2015

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Concept Generation, Copywriting, Journalism, Script Writing, Social Media,