Andrew Payton

Copywriter - Creative Director

Contact

email
LinkedIn

EMPLOYMENT

Smart People: CD/Copywriter 2022-present
Amazon: GCD/Copywriter (Contract) 12/21-4/22
PepsiCo: GCD/Copywriter 2019-2021
Saatchi: Creative Director/Copywriter 2017-2019
Translation: GCDrCopywriter 2016-2017
Story: Group Creative Director/Copywriter 2015-2016
R/GA: Creative Director/Copywriter 2009-2015
McCann/MRM: ACD/Copywriter 2005-2009

MAKER

I'm a maker-creative director: A conceptor, copywriter, filmmaker and sometimes co-technologist on every portfolio project. Which is to say, I make things. Hey, not everybody does, you know.

TALENTS

My talents lie in creating and selling one-of-a-kind ideas, using storytelling and technology to tell and share things worth telling and sharing, winning pitches and and motivating talent. Something worth knowing about me is that I never, ever give up.

AWARDS

Do these still matter? But ok, Clios. Webbys. ANDY. Effie. One Show. Art Director’s, NY Festival's. Addy’s. London International. CA. Etc.

EDUCATION

Portfolio Center Certificate of Wonderfulness
Drew University Bachelor of Arts

TEACHER

Creative Circus
School Visual Arts

LIFE

I live in Park Slope, Brooklyn with my extraordinary wife Kat, super cool kid Annabelle, sweet dog Tucker and alpha cat Max. Right now I’m either working, hanging with my daughter, watching a movie or discussing a movie I just watched, and how I could make it better.