DENNIS
Dennis Chen is an advertising copywriter living in the $12 green juice capitol of the world– Los Angeles, California.
Throughout his career, Dennis has worked with brands like Amazon, Taco Bell, H&R Block, Canada Dry, Snapple, Dr. Pepper, California Milk, and many more.
When he's not busy looking into the Pentagon’s secret UFO program, he enjoys comedy writing, kickboxing, brazilian jiu-jitsu, photography, and watching historical documentaries. His jokes have 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, visible one in the kitchen.
To contact Dennis for copywriting opportunities or to invite him to your cat’s quinceañera, kindly send internet mail to: denniskchen[at]icloud.com. He would love to chat. And maybe get some scallion pancakes too.
DENNIS, but on paper
BIG BOY JOBS
Amazon | Senior Copywriter
Los Angeles, 2022- Present
Back to School, Holiday, 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 TOLD ME NOT TO FOCUS 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
SIDE PROJECTS
Agency BBQ
Design Taxi, Branding Magazine, Viral Hive, Trendhunter, Il était Une Pub , 鳳凰藝術 , Agency Spy, Creapills