Ab(out) Louie G. Chang

Memorizing words and spelling them correctly most of the time got me out of ESL.

Video games got me out of reality and taught me how to manage 39 other nerds.

Raving got me out of obesity.

Advertising got me out of unemployment.

W(ork) Experience

Lead Copywriter at Motive, Los Angeles. Since September 2021.

Copywriter at RPA, Santa Monica. June 2017 - September 2021.

Ad Model for TikTok, Culver City. July 2019.

12 weeks at Droga5, New York. Summer 2016.

1 year at ATI Industries, Shanghai, China. No idea what I was doing. (2012-2013)

6 years as a World of Warcraft Gold Farmer. It is not legal to do so anymore. (2004-2010)

E(ducati)on

BA in Creative Writing from University of California Riverside.

Focus on Fiction, Poetry, and Screenwriting. (2007-2012)

Relevant course work:

Storytelling, Critical Thinking, Live Theater.
 

BFA in Advertising with Honors from Art Center College of Design. (2014-2017)

Relevant course work:

Creative Process, Creative Strategies, Art Direction, Branding, Copywriting,

Concept Development, Photography. 

Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Shanghainese. 

R(eco)gnition

(HONDA) District 15 ADDYs - 2x Silver Awards, 2020.

(HONDA) Los Angeles ADDYs - 2x Gold Awards, 2020.

(FARMER’S INSURANCE) National ADDYs - Silver Award, 2020.

(FARMER’S INSURANCE) District 15 ADDYs - 2x Silver Awards, 2020.

(FARMER’S INSURANCE) Los Angeles ADDYs - 2x Gold Awards, 2020.

(DURACELL) New York Festival Outdoor - Merit, 2017.

(TRUTH) 1st place at The One Show Boot Camp hosted by 72&Sunny. (2015)