Susan Whalen, copywriter and creative consultant
Copywriter & Creative Consultant

Latest Work

Past Work

VP/Creative Director, McCann Erickson 8/11/11–present

L’Oreal cosmetics, hair care, hair color and skin care. Work on concepts for new products, plus TV, digital and print.

Freelance Writer/Creative Director 7/11/11–2001

Worked for the following clients:

Philips, 2010

Creative development for Philips Crystallize, a new skin-imaging system.

Couture Colour, 2010

Creative development for new brand of luxury at-home haircolor. Package copy, public relations materials, and website copy.

Beauty Bank/Estee Lauder: 2001–2003; 2009–2010

Worked with Jane Lauder, the President, to help launch mass market brands for Kohl’s in-house cosmetics. Product naming, package copy, in-store merchandising.

Prescriptives: 2005–2008

Copy director for print ads, collateral, product positionings and color stories.

Freeze 24/7 Skincare: 2005–2007

New product positioning statements, package and brochure copy.

DDF Skincare: 2006

Print copy, package copy.

Clinique/Estee Lauder: 1990–2001

In-house copy director, responsible for advertising concepts, brand names, positionings, Gift-With-Purchase promotions, in-store merchandising, print and radio.

Prior to Clinique I worked at Ayer, Inc. on Avon, Gillette and Burger King: 1986–1989.

From 1981–1988, I was at Bozell, working on Faberge, Colgate Palmolive, Seagrams, Rums of Puerto Rico, Bulgari and Air France.

B.S. Skidmore College School of Visual Arts: Advertising Concept courses