Dan Nelken

Senior Copywriter

Nelken Creative

Author of A Self-Help Guide for Copywriters, Creative + Brand Consultant for Hire, Available for talks + workshops.

Author | Speaker | Brand Consultant

Creative Director

lululemon

I've been a bit of a Swiss Army Knife for lululemon. I've acted as a bridge between strategy and creative to help articulate the brand's overall positioning as they take aim at some big, humongous goals. I've been a creative lead on several global marketing campaigns and most recently helped launch them into a completely new category (lululemon selfcare). The work's been great but it doesn't hold a candle to the amazing people the brand attracts and grows. Free fitness classes don't hurt either.

Creative Lead/Copywriter

Arrivals + Departures

Worked closely with the creative and strategic leadership teams to create brand campaigns for their most important clients.

Freelance Associate Creative Director

Grumo Media

During my time at Grumo Media we helped start-ups all over the world, and a handful of Fortune 500 companies, tell their stories in the form of fun, playful animated videos. These videos played a small role in helping so many genius founders raise over a billon (raises pinky to mouth) dollars collectively.

The Goat Farm

Founder + Creative Director

TBWA\Vancouver

Cossette Communication-Marketing

Copywriter

I lead talks and workshops on professional creative development.

This journey started with me writing and then self-publishing the book, A Self-Help Guide for Copywriters, one many call a "modern classic".

In the last few years, I've given talks to several of the world's best creative, schools, ad agencies and brands (lululemon, Mattel, North Face, Arla Foods, Nutrafol, Whirlpool and more).

In 2024 alone, I've been a keynote speaker at CopyCon, the American Writers and Artists Institute, the Frontier Summit, and several others.

My online course, Writing Under Pressure has been taken by over 800+ creatives from the world's top brands and agencies.

“When you need insight, intelligence and inspiration for your creative team—bring in Dan.” ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

“A notebook full of notes! Really down-to-earth, easy-to-follow presentation. Wouldn’t mind having him back again” ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

"Dan’s course is the difference between “the client wants more options” and “the client can’t pick a favourite. If you suffer from the cramps of crossed fingers or the pinch of prayer beads in your palm, this is how to reclaim your confidence." ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

“The only course I’ve taken and blown through front-to-back. Dan just gets it!!!” - Harry Dry, Marketing Examples.com ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

For talks, creative development for your team, and/or group access to the online course, send me a DM or email dan@nelkencreative.com

Justifacts Credential Verification, Inc.

Assistant to the Director of Sales

Manage all social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin; complete weekly and monthly reports; manage blog posts and comments

Social Media Manager/Marketing Assistant

Assistant to the Vice President of Sales

Complete weekly and monthly reports; manage all social media platforms

Interim Marketing Director

Verify employment, degree and reference information for different clients; research different components of information provided to insure an accurate report for clients

Verification Specialist I

Avon

Avon Representative

Target

Cashier

Norwin Rental Sales and Service

Cashier, Stockperson, compiled work orders, received and checked in parts

Sales Associate

Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art

Created press releases for upcoming events, Proofread documents, wrote articles for the newsletter and took pictures of different events held at the museum

Intern

Setonian

Posting new content on Facebook and Twitter in a creative and engaging way to acquire more readers.

Social Media Coordinator

I'm a jack of all trades, but a master of none. 

What do I mean by that? 

Well, I could sell you a lawn mower, tell you the benefits of opening a Red Card and ask you if you would like tots with that. 

Now, I'll ask you how you're doing your background checks. 
Or, I'll share photos of local artwork and throw in some random song lyrics. 

Enough of the boring stuff. On to the fun part! 

I am a huge booknerd and could sit and talk about books for hours. I have a book review blog, 'No Beauty, Just a Booknerd.' Don't worry, no spoilers were revealed in the writing of these reviews. Which you can check out here: https://nobeautyjustabooknerd.wordpress.com 

Some of my other hobbies are walking, diamond painting(great for stress relief), Stealth(which is core training) and writing. 

But, most of the time I just watch Bill Hader interviews or movies instead of doing anything else. 

And, in case you didn't know, Bill Hader's show Barry is returning with Season 3 starting April 24th. 

So, if you're interested in book discussions/reviews and random Bill Hader facts, let's connect. Or hit the follow button, that works too. 

#BillHaderFangirl

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