Hey, Tin Can! Can you hear me now?

  • A man's brain comically explodes out of a man's head

    Kids' Music Promo

    Musicians Huck & Lilly wrote and recorded kids’ music that adults actually wanted to listen to, the antidote, if you will, to Wheels-Go-Round-A-Phobia.

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  • A woman looks at the iguana on her shoulder. Text: Introducing Pets Unleashed, calling your pet will never be the same

    April Fool's Landing Page Prank

    T-Mobile had been unleashing all sorts of great benefits for its human customers. But for April Fool’s, they got real with their four-legged friends.

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  • A pyramid-shaped man runs holding a Treefort Music Fest Badge. Text: Treefort Music Fest, March second through 25th in downtown Boise, Idaho

    Weirdie Social Media

    Treefort Music Fest has the chill, no-worries, indie feel that Coachella can only dream of. Our team made sure the social media matched the vibe.

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  • A gif of a man in a pilot's leather jacket, followed by a baby with pilot's goggles brandishing lightning

    No Such Thing As A Boring Topic

    Truckee Tahoe Airport wanted to share intricate info about the perils of mountain flying with pilots. So, we created a country music video. Like you do. (That’s me on vocals!)

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  • A red Chevrolet Camaro

    Onstar Meets Grand Theft Auto

    I wrote a short play about OnStar, an epic high-school prank gone wrong, and what the Rose of Awesomeness smells like. Maybe I have too much time on my hands.

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  • Two scientists look at sign that reads CAR T-cell therapy with an image of a t-call

    LLS "CAR T-Cell Therapy For Kids" Videos

    Blood cancer treatments can be as tough as the disease. This video series showed kids what to expect, leaving the condescension at home and turning up the gentle honesty.

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  • A man and woman in Christmas attire in a golf cart

    Kid Tested. And Tested. And Tested.

    I’ve improvised literally THOUSANDS of interactive kids’ show experiences as Santa (shhh!), a Nickelodeon Game Show Host, whatever this is ↑, and many others.

    Don't click...you'll just have to believe me
  • An ode to Sasquatch

    Know Thy Enemy

    Web. Social. Digital display. Online advertising. Video. Even BRANDING GUIDELINES (Thanks for the tip, Cara) I’ve done it all for T-Mobile. And I am ready to DISHHHHHHHHH on the COMPET-ISHHHHHH! (jk, T-Mo lawyers, okay?)

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  • A man in glasses holding up a sign that reads "Welcome to Splunk"

    Rebranding Around Belonging

    Splunk’work culture revolves around the idea of belonging. Its careers site didn’t give off that vibe. So they called on me to lead all copy and UX efforts to put inclusion front and center.

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  • A flying car flies over the city

    Color-naming...IN THE FUTURE!!!

    What if in the future, Tin Can asks me to name colors in honor of the employees who have been with the company since the early days? Well, at least those listed on LinkedIn in 2026. What might those names be?

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Hi! I’m Cliff.

I saw your copywriter position. It looks like it’s totally up my alley, so here I am! A little more about me:

  • Years and years of award-winning copywriting know-how, like video, email,web, in-app, product copy, and support campaigns

  • Spent seven years as an elementary school special education teacher’s assistant and three years as a professional children’s performer

  • Can sing the words of The Brady Bunch theme song to any tune I know (which I will be happy to demonstrate in our interview)

  • My application is on file. Call me!