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Lindsey Kaufman Palan

Brooklyn

Summary

Creative leader with extensive experience at HAVAS NY, specializing in unique conceptual campaign development and brand messaging. Successfully led award-winning initiatives, enhancing cross-functional collaboration and slaying new business opportunities. Known for being the opposite of shy, embracing public speaking (and team karaoke) and effective team leadership in high-pressure situations. Additionally, if you need a professional voice-over with a raspy tone, I'm your gal.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

SVP Creative Director

JACQUES [MADISON]
New York
01.2023 - Current
  • Creative lead on Otezla DTC, for plaque psoriasis
  • Partnered across agency with strategy and account to create Otezla's first [award-winning] DTC campaign—soup to nuts—including website, social, broadcast and assets beyond.
  • Led the team in creating the brand's first Unbranded disease state education campaign, bringing messaging to life in an entertaining way
  • Cultivated strong relationships with the client brand team at Amgen which led to a recent successful launch of our 2.0 campaign

Creative Director

Freelance
01.2015 - 01.2023
  • Freelanced across a myriad of brands and products for these delightful companies: Marina Maher Communications, New Balance San Antonio, TBWA/Chiat, COLETURE, Deutsch, The Bloc, Pereira & O'Dell, UNTITLED Worldwide, FCB, DDB, Wolf & Wilhelmine, Area 23, VML, ROAR Groupe, Digitas, SPRING [social + Digital + luxury e-commerce], Danone, Fruit Of The Loom, Circle Pay...
  • On these delightful brands: Cover Girl, New Balance, MLB, Vascepa, European Wax Center, Radio City Music Hall, Tommy Bahama, Danone baby, Circle Pay

VP Associate Creative Director

HAVAS NY
New York
01.2005 - 01.2015
  • Created an executed a boat-load of assets and campaigns [a few award-winners] for Dr. Scholl's, Coppertone, Claritin, GasX, Vesicare, Afrin, Lysol, Keri Lotion
  • Was a key member of numerous new business pitch teams, both conceptualizing work and presenting to prospective clients
  • Led client meetings, tv shoots and edit sessions

Senior Copywriter

FCB NY
New York
01.2000 - 01.2005
  • Conceptualized fun and high-performing campaigns for: Kraft Nabisco products like: Chips Ahoy!, Oreo (wrote the tagline they are STILL using) and Capri Sun. Touched many other brands like: Samsung, Qwest communications, Fisher Price, Nivea and Eucerin (launched first US campaign) and Gevalia Kaffe.

Education

BA - Advertising

University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX

Skills

  • campaign development
  • brand messaging
  • new business pitching
  • team leadership
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • Public speaking
  • Professional Voice Over Talent
  • Lead Singer in various Rock and/or Roll bands

Accomplishments

  • Published in various media outlets including The Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Sun Times, The Week, PopSugar, Cosmopolitan.com, Good Housekeeping, Mommy Shorts.com, Breitbart.com, The Huffington Post, The Age (Australia), XOJane.com, New York Press, CMYK magazine., 2005-01-01
  • Professional Voice-Over talent, 2005-01-01, present
  • Lead Singer, Percussion and Keys in several rock and/or roll bands, 2005-01-01
  • Executive Leadership Team member, Jacques Madison, 2024-01-01, present

Freelance Clients

  • Marina Maher Communications
  • New Balance San Antonio
  • TBWA/Chiat
  • COLETURE
  • Deutsch
  • The Bloc
  • Pereira & O'Dell
  • UNTITLED Worldwide
  • FCB
  • DDB
  • Wolf & Wilhelmine
  • Area 23
  • VML
  • ROAR Groupe
  • Digitas
  • SPRING
  • Danone
  • The Strategy Collective
  • CURE
  • Fruit Of The Loom
  • Circle
  • Pager
  • ITO + Partners

Brands Worked With

  • New Balance
  • MLB Players Trust
  • MLB Players Alliance
  • Hostess/Twinkie
  • Lynparza
  • European Wax Center
  • Tommy Bahama
  • Acuvue
  • Ramona Sparkling Wine
  • Circle
  • Airbus
  • Special K
  • Chase
  • Danone
  • Fruit Of The Loom
  • Samsung
  • Diet Coke
  • Dos Equis
  • Heineken
  • Nabisco brands
  • Mr. Coffee
  • Gevalia Kaffe
  • Eucerin
  • Nivea
  • Dr. Scholl's
  • Dreamwalk
  • Cepacol
  • Afrin
  • Coppertone
  • Claritin
  • Lysol
  • Gas-X
  • Danone Baby
  • Triscuit
  • Clearasil
  • Durex
  • Keri Lotion
  • HomeAgain
  • Charles Schwab
  • Advair
  • Vesicare
  • Qwest Communications
  • Fisher-Price

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Title: Creative Director

Awards

  • Xpectives Silver, Otezla 'Live in the moment' campaign
  • Effie Awards, Vesicare Pipe People Campaign
  • Effie Awards, Gold for Sustained Success Vesicare Campaign
  • Clio Awards, Vesicare Campaign
  • Rx Award, Silver Vesicare Campaign
  • Rx Award, Gold Vesicare Campaign
  • Effie Awards, Bronze Eucerin Calming Crème

Affiliations

  • Professional Voice Over talent
  • Lead singer in several rock and/or roll bands
  • Culinary prowess, award-winning (friend voted) Marg + queso skills

Timeline

SVP Creative Director

JACQUES [MADISON]
01.2023 - Current

Creative Director

Freelance
01.2015 - 01.2023

VP Associate Creative Director

HAVAS NY
01.2005 - 01.2015

Senior Copywriter

FCB NY
01.2000 - 01.2005

BA - Advertising

University of Texas At Austin

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