ABOUT ME
My name is Georgina Gray and I have been a copywriter for eighteen years; mostly at international advertising agencies.
I am half British, half Chinese and have lived in Singapore for most of my life.
Work experience
Jun ’11 – present
Freelance Copywriter
Sep ’09 – May ‘11
Senior Copywriter with DDB/Rapp
Responsible for the Hewlett Packard (HP), Raffles Hotel, Courts and AIA accounts.
Jan ’07 – July ’09
Senior Copywriter with Publicis Singapore
Responsible for both the regional and local Hewlett Packard (HP) accounts.
April ’05 – Jan ’07
Freelanced at agencies such at Saatchi & Saatchi, Bates, Iris and Y&R
Oct ’04 – April ’05
Senior Copywriter with J Walter Thompson Specialized Communications
Responsible for the Haach Spa, Informatics and Sarika Coffee accounts.
Jul ’00 – Oct ’04
Senior Copywriter with Dentsu Singapore
Worked on Canon, Toyota, Converse, Wacoal, Raffles City, Haach Spa
and the Singapore Institute of Management.
Apr ’99 – Jun ’00
Copywriter with Sil Ad
Wrote for Sony, Singapore Bus Services, MediaCorp Radio and
Cathay Cineleisure.
Feb ’97 – Sep ’97
Graphic Designer with Doodles Design
AWARDS
Silver, Adfest 2010 (Raffles Hotel, 3D direct mailer)
Silver, Effies 2010 (Raffles Hotel, 3D direct mailer)
Finalist, Creative Circle Awards 2010 (Raffles Hotel, 3D direct mailer)
Bronze Worldwide, New York Festivals 2005 (PAVE anti-rape, print single)
Finalist, New York Festivals 2005 (PAVE anti-rape, print single)
Finalist, New York Festivals 2005 (PAVE anti-rape, copywriting campaign)
Finalist, New York Festivals 2003 (Toyota Classics ’02, poster)
Finalist, New York Festivals 2003 (Converse, poster campaign)
Silver Worldwide, New York Festivals 2002 (Canon camera, print campaign)
Finalist, New York Festivals 2002 (Toyota Classics, radio)
Finalist, London International 2002 (Toyota Classics, radio)
Finalist, New York Festivals 2002 (Agency Christmas card, direct mailer)
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising (with distinction), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Diploma in Marketing Communications, International Advertising Association Inc., New York
Diploma in Visual Arts (Design Communication), LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts
‘O’ Levels, United World College of Southeast Asia
PERSONAL
Year of birth: 1976
Race: Eurasian
Nationality: British
Citizenship: Singapore Permanent Resident