Associate Creative Director, Copy

About


ABOUT ME, PROFESSIONALLY. 

ERICGUTH10@GMAIL.COM | 630.390.6965

BARKLEY | ACD, Senior Copywriter
Smoothie King, E-Z-GO, Justin’s, Midas, Capriotti’s

MCGARRYBOWEN | Copywriter
Kingsford, Reese’s, Hershey’s, Hidden Valley Ranch, Olive Garden, Maven Car Sharing

VML | Associate Copywriter
Cottonelle, Scott, Viva Paper Towels, New Business

DDB | Copywriter Intern
Jeep, Capital One, McDonald’s

CHICAGO PORTFOLIO SCHOOL
Spent a year telling family I was making fake ads to get a real job.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Advertising Major, Business Minor

AWARDS
2023 Adweek AI Campaign of the Year
2016 Silver CLIO Sports / Integrated
2016 Bronze CLIO Sports / Sponsorship

 

ABOUT ME, LESS PROFESSIONALLY. 

THINKER
My last name is pronounced like Babe Ruth's. Some nights I lay awake wondering if he encountered the same pronunciation issue. 

MEMORABLE
I met Joan Rivers in Paris, twice. She recalled my Olympic USA snapback. And secondly, me, the person.

LUCKY
I had lunch with the Doctor from Jurassic Park in New Zealand. We drank wine from his vineyard.

DEDICATED
I camped outside Buffalo Wild Wings for 28 hours in the winter for 6 free wings, once a week for a year.

INFLUENTIAL
When the Blackhawks won the championship, I lifted a barstool as if it were the Stanley Cup. It made a full lap around the bar before I was asked to leave.

LAID-BACK
The other 95% of my life, you can find me horizontal on a couch, sipping craft brews, performing sit-down comedy with nearby friends, and Netflixing without any of the chilling.