Melissa Orr, what?
People used to ask me that as a kid and I think I finally found the answer—I’m a jill of two trades—copywriting and songwriting.
The two disciplines have so much in common—concept, rhythm, tone of voice, audience connection, the list goes on.
While poking around on my site you’ll find that I’ve worked on a ton of social media campaigns and have done everything from daily product posts to concepting a brand’s entire social media calendar for the quarter. I love working on video scripts for OLV because they let me unleash wit, human character and a sense of humor.
Art, creativity and big ideas are my passion because let’s be honest that’s what’s exciting in this biz. I love to stretch the bounds of what is possible for a brand (I sometimes have to scale it back too). My style of copy is often comedic with universal human truth nuggets sprinkled in everywhere. HMU.
melisorr@gmail.com
Melissa Orr | Sr. Copywriter
melisorr@gmail.com
Education
2020 Graduate, MPS in Branding and Integrated Communications at The City College of New York at CUNY
2005 Graduate, BA in Politics at The University of CA, Santa Cruz
Work Experience
Digitas, Chicago (Publicis Groupe)
Senior Copywriter, (remote) Chicago, IL | May, 2022–Present
DDB, New York
Copywriter, New York, NY | July, 2021–May 2022
Freelance Junior Copywriter, New York, NY | Jan, 2021–June 2021
DDB, San Francisco
Copywriting Intern, San Francisco, CA | June 1, 2020–Dec 2020
Room & Board, New York, NY | 2014–March 2020
Design Associate and Systems Liaison at Room & Board designer retail showroom
Explosion Robinson Music, Sound Design, Audio Post, New York, NY | 2009–Jan 2018
Freelance voice-over talent, commercial jingles
Macklowe Properties, New York, NY | 2011–2012
Administrative Assistant to the Chairman of reputable real estate developments in NYC.
Link TV Media Inc. New York, NY | 2009–2011
Film and TV Marketing Intern / Assistant
Design Public, San Francisco, CA | 2007–2009
Design Associate
SOMA Magazine, San Francisco, CA. | April 2006–October 2006
Editorial Assistant/Contributing Writer
Awards & Extras
Miami Ad School Guest Lecturer, Insight Series July 5, 2023
2020 AIGA Nominee, Fresh Graduate New York
2019 and 2020 Two-time Capstone Client Pitch Winner, The City College of New York
2019 Silver Pencil, Young Ones
2019 Client Pitch Finalist, Young Ones
2019 CMYK Top New Creatives 59, The Best In Design School Showcase
2018 VMLY&R and The Ad Council 24 Hour Idea Hackathon, First Place Winner for Girls In STEM Challenge
