Dennis Chen is a senior advertising and marketing copywriter thriving in the parking ticket capitol of the world– Los Angeles, California!
In the past decade, he’s been lucky enough to create global and national work for major brands like Amazon, Taco Bell, H&R Block, Canada Dry, Snapple, Dr. Pepper, California Milk, Target, and many more.
When he's not busy looking into the Pentagon’s secret UFO program, he enjoys writing comedy, practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, tinkering with photography, watching historical documentaries, and learning about Stoic and Taoist philosophies.
His creative writing has been featured in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Points in Case, Robot Butt, Little Old Lady, The Bold Italic, and his grandma’s refrigerator. The spare one in the garage with all the pickled cabbage. Not the main one in the kitchen visible to guests. She made that distinction very clear.
If you are a recruiter or a Nigerian prince looking to give away your inheritance, kindly send internet mail to: denniskchen[at]icloud.com. Dennis would love to chat.
BIG BOY JOBS
Amazon | Senior Copywriter. L5 -> L6.
Los Angeles, 2022- Present
XCM: Cross Channel Marketing, Mass Media: Global Holiday, Global Prime Day, Back to School, College Dorms, Super Bowl.
TBWA\Chiat\Day LA | Copywriter
Los Angeles, 2021- 2022
BEHR Paint, Blue Diamond Almonds, Intuit Quickbooks
Deutsch LA | Jr. Copywriter -> Copywriter
Los Angeles, 2017- 2021
Taco Bell, H&R Block, Canada Dry, Snapple, Dr. Pepper, Angel Soft, Lotrimin, Camp.com, Real California Milk, PetSmart, Target, The Original Donut Shop Coffee
Ogilvy & Mather | Junior Producer
Los Angeles, 2013-2015
UNPAID “OPPORTUNITIES”
Marvel Studios | Promotions Intern
Aperture Films | Production Intern
Universal Pictures | Marketing Intern
True Entertainment | Development Intern
CBS Television | Casting Intern
SKILLS
Enough Mandarin to order Chinese take-out.
Not enough Mandarin to earn the approval of my parents.
SKILLZ
Helping your brand appeal to a younger audience by strategically swapping S’s for Z’s.
PROPER EDUCATION
VCU Brandcenter
M.S. Business Branding, Copywriting
UC Irvine
B.A. Literary Journalism, Film & Media Studies
UCLA
Motion Picture Producing Program
IMPROPER EDUCATION
Westside Comedy Theatre
Sketch Comedy Team, Improv
The Second City
Sketch Comedy, Satire
iO West
Sketch Comedy
EXTERNAL VALIDATION MY THERAPIST HAS REPEATEDLY TOLD ME NOT TO FIXATE ON
Clios :30 Film Shortlist 2023
Radio Mercury Awards Finalist 2019
D&AD New Blood Graphite Pencil 2017
Cannes Future Lions Shortlist 2017
Joe Pytka Advertising Scholarship
Curvin O'Reilly Copywriting Scholarship
The 4A's Operation Jumpstart 2015 Scholar