Kea Krause
Falmouth,ME
Summary
Eighteen years of experience in a variety of creative and media-based roles. Ad content consultant, network standards and practices editor, website founder and freelance writer.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Network Clearance Manager
BBDO Worldwide
07.2015 - Current
- Intermediary between BBDO and major television networks.
- Consults and provides legal and standards feedback on a variety of high volume accounts including AT&T, Ford, Mars brands and Johnson & Johnson, among others.
- Works closely with the legal department, account managers and creatives to help substantiate claims and ensure ads adhere to legal and network standards.
- Runs clearance operations on award-winning creatives that have aired in the Super Bowl, The Oscars and various other high viewership programming.
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Columbia University
09.2016 - 01.2017
- Ran a nonfiction, creative writing workshop of 20+ students in the fall semester
- Provided feedback, edits and oversaw final projects on undergraduate nonfiction work
- held one-on-one meetings with students about creative assignments and grades
- attended department and faculty meetings
Chair’s Fellow
Graduate School Of The Arts, Columbia University
01.2013 - 06.2014
- Assisted full-time and adjunct faculty members in the fiction, nonfiction and poetry concentrations
- Served as a liaison between prospective and admitted students and the writing program
- Scheduled and worked lectures and reading events
- worked on the editorial board of the masters thesis catalogue, a printed publication of student work sent out to agents and publishers
Commercial Clearance Coordinator
McCann Erickson
09.2008 - 09.2010
- Created and edited copy to ensure claims reflected legal substantiation
- Oversaw ad content and clearance on large accounts that amounted to over 50% of McCann’s revenue such as Verizon and MasterCard
- Developed and organized negotiation strategies with client and account teams
Editor
CBS Television Network
09.2006 - 07.2008
- Interpreted guidelines to determine the appropriateness of content for broadcast
- Communicated with national and international advertising agencies to ensure commercial content was truthful and appropriate
- Consulted on scripts for daytime and late night programming
Education
Master of Arts - Creative Nonfiction
Columbia School of The Arts
New York, NY05.2014
Certificate in Creative Nonfiction - Creative Writing
NYU School of Continuing Education
New York, NY06.2011
Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs
Lewis And Clark College
Portland, Oregon05.2005
Skills
- Writing and reporting
- Copy editing and copy writing
- Verbal and written communication
- Legal review
- Leadership
Accomplishments
My freelance work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Believer, National Geographic, Wired and Slate, among other outlets. In 2023, I had two pieces selected as notables in Best American Science and Nature Writing and Best American Food Writing. My piece, “What’s Left Behind,” was anthologized in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016 and The Best American Travel Writing 2016. In 2018, I was a panelist at the Aspen Ideas Festival, where I discussed melting permafrost, antibiotic resistance and my piece about the search for new life at the North Pole. I have been interviewed on a variety of radio broadcasts about my work, including Colorado Public Radio.
Timeline
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Columbia University
09.2016 - 01.2017
Network Clearance Manager
BBDO Worldwide
07.2015 - Current
Chair’s Fellow
Graduate School Of The Arts, Columbia University
01.2013 - 06.2014
Commercial Clearance Coordinator
McCann Erickson
09.2008 - 09.2010
Editor
CBS Television Network
09.2006 - 07.2008
Master of Arts - Creative Nonfiction
Columbia School of The Arts
Certificate in Creative Nonfiction - Creative Writing
NYU School of Continuing Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs
Lewis And Clark College
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