Cris Lankenau
Copywriter · Aquent Talent Agency
Portland, OR
In My Own Words
7 years guest services at The Maritime Hotel, NYC 5+ years at Northwest Polite Society, PR and Marketing Event promotion, Wild-posting, Pole-posting. Seattle, WA and Portland, OR 2+ years copywriting, social media and customer service at CCS/Daddies Board Shop. Portland, OR
Work Experience
Copywriter
Aquent Talent Agency2021 – Present
Contract copywriting for several clients including Chewy and Community Health Choice of Houston, TX
Copywriter, Social Media Manager
CCS/Daddies Board Shop2019 – 2021
Copywriter, Social Media Manager Write product descriptions for all inventory items including hardware, apparel skate and snow. Email copy, social media captions, blog content including profiles, interviews, essays. Customer service via social media including responding to influx of customer inquiries via Instagram/Facebook inboxes during the early weeks of COVID quarantine when office closed. Website copy for SEO-specific overhaul.
Culture Writer
Willamette Week2015 – 2019
Profiled artists, filmmakers and musicians. Event listings, record, concert and film reviews, listicles.
Street Team Manager, Wildposting
Northwest Polite Society2015 – 2019
Event promotion, Wild-posting, Guerilla Marketing Built and maintained hundreds of poster installations at various locations all over Seattle and Portland. Photo documentation, organization and reporting. Consistently exceeded client expectations by completing install before deadline and in high-traffic areas. Location scouting, flyer distribution, pole-posting. Managed event promotions for T-Mobile, Warby Parker, Capital Hill Block Party, Museum of Pop Culture and oversaw promotional campaigns for MUBI, Red Bull, APRCH, Chrome Industries, Renegade Craft Fair
