Hannah Chamberlain
Contact: spiritedla@gmail.com - (608) 692-4449 - @spiritedLA
B.A.: University of California Los Angeles - GPA: 4.0 - Major: Intellectual History Honors: Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Work History
Redbubble - Senior Creative Strategist (July 2020-JuNE 2021), Senior Copywriter (June 2018 - July 2020)
Concepts and pitches for key marketing campaigns.
Creates strategies for new business initiatives like influencer strategy and TikTok (and grew the audience from 0-47k over the course of a couple months).
Worked extensively on Redbubble’s imminent rebrand.
Writes catchy, memorable, and cause-based content across all platforms including direct response channels, blogs, social properties, and on the Redbubble site to help people better connect with Redbubble's mission of celebrating creativity.
SpiritedLA - Writer - Photographer (2015 - Present)
Built an audience on TikTok (>4560k), Instagram (>55k), Twitter (>7k), and Facebook (>1k), with original photographs, sponsored content, and cocktail trend coverage (I write about both my own and those made by notable bartenders).
Maintains a blog about where to drink, contemporary cocktail culture, and techniques for making drinks at home.
Fosters relationships with bartenders, PR companies, and influencers in the space.
Featured by publications like Refinery 29, Conde Nast Traveler, BuzzFeed, Vinepair, InsideHook, Thirsty, The FeedFeed, Food & Wine, and (additionally, my work has been reposted on profiles like Imbibe, Esquire, Liquor.com, and many more).
Made sponsored content for brands including Patron, Campari, Grey Goose, Reyka, and The New York Times.
BuzzFeed - Creative (July 2014 – November 2017)
Worked strategically with clients like Taco Bell, Toyota, Lionsgate, NBC, Zappos, and Apple to create catchy, sharable, and informative native advertising to further brand goals while maintaining the BuzzFeed voice.
Contributed highly shared and widely viewed editorial content focused on alcohol and travel.
Produced photo shoots and interviews with celebrity talent.
Collaborated with other teams including video, research, Tasty, and sales.
Optimized content and messaging to suit different social platforms and audiences.
Awarded for creating one of the top three “Best Of The Best” creative posts of the year in my first six months.
Recognized by outside publications for outstanding native advertising pieces.
Wende Cold War Museum - Research Intern (August 2013-January 2014)
Contributed research to the Wende’s planned online exhibition of GDR dissident artifacts and documents
Wrote engaging content for the Wende blog
Processed donations made to the Wende’s collection (translated German and Russian text)
Conducted original research to create artist biographies that corresponded with items for the Museum’s collection
Wetwater Productions - Creator/Web Content Producer (2006-2009)
Created “Wetwater Production’s Finest Hour,” the first fully-produced, half-hour SAG independent web sitcom.
Directed all stages of development through concepting, scripting, production/post-prod., social presence, and legal.
Negotiated with SAG Screen Actors Guild representatives for contracts and followed union and California labor laws.
Kept project under budget and finished production stages by critical deadlines.
Skills
Copywriting, photoshop, blogging, social media, food and event photography, light video, Microsoft/Google suite, Keynote, Basecamp, Mavenlink, Trello, Hootsuite, food and cocktail recipes and styling, and SEO.