PAPER MADE 💰
Freelance, Quarantine 2020 – 2021
In-house: SF City FC* / Thuma / chk12 / Dockers / Levi’s / Gaia Léon
Agency: J2 (IndeVets) / H&L (McDonald’s) / TSG (Superstar Car Wash)
Levi Strauss & Co., October 2017 – January 2020
Levi’s / Dockers
Young & Hungry, Fall 2018 (School Agency)
SF City FC / Blue Endeavors / Red Bull
H&L Partners, Summer 2017 (Internship)
Toyota / McDonald’s
*pro bono
PAPER SPENT 💸
Jason Bagley’s Audacious School of Astonishing Pursuits (Megamachine)
Creative courses
Academy of Art University,
School of Advertising
Advertising, Copywriting
Truckee Meadows Community College
Dropped out, Theatre
Sparks High School*
Most likely to be on SNL
*not a private school
PAPERWEIGHTS 🏆
1 Radio Mercury Award
8 ADDYs (SF + Regional)
7 AAU Spring Shows
1 One Club Bootcamp*
2 Bake-off Championships*
*more of a certificate
My Favorite Rule of Writing: Show, Don’t Tell.
Everyone loves a good story, be it a novel, sports, or the story we tell ourselves that motivates us to pursue our dreams. People don't want to be talked down to or told what to do; instead, I prefer to show them where they can go, what they can enjoy, and how they'll end up feeling. I aim to disarm them with humor that leaves a lasting impression that pops up in their heads out of nowhere—the ones you get right before bed.
Advertising has plenty of storytellers; it's time for more storyshowers.
FIVE FAQs
1. “WHAT ARE YOU?”
Mostly English 🏴, German 🇩🇪, Spanish 🇪🇸, and Mexican 🇲🇽
2. “YOU SMELL GOOD. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?”
Hair – hinoki 🌲, macadamia nut, avocado 🥑
Body – bergamot 🍊, cypress 🌲, lavender
Parfum – citruses 🍊🍋, pink pepper, sandalwood 🌲
Let’s make friction. Let’s commit arson.
📬 blackley.ian@gmail.com
3. “WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?”
VIRGO ☉ | CAPRICORN ☾ | LIBRA ↑
LNY 🐉
4. “WHERE’S THE BEST PLACE TO GET A BURRITO?”
🌴 Taqueria Cancun 🌯
5. “WHAT ARE YOU SAVING IN A FIRE?”
I have my dad’s Fender Stratocaster 🎸 that studio musician, Sean Cruse, borrowed and recorded ‘Forgot About Dre’ with.