For over a decade David Canavan has worked as a copywriter and creative director in New York City. Coincidently he has spent the same amount of time looking for the perfect gyro sandwich in Queens.  

His work has been recognized by the One Show, the Art Directors Club and has been written about in publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Communication Arts and discussed on numerous cable news shows. Over his career he’s written in a variety of voices and styles creating everything from Superbowl spots to social posts. He’s thought up creative solutions for tech brands (Google, Facebook, Amazon and IBM), consumer packaged goods (Pringles, Downy, Kerrygold, Gillette) financial service companies (Chase, CBRE) and many more. 

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He is a graduated from the rigorous masters program, the VCU Brandcenter, and is currently based in New York an executive creative director at Ogilvy working on Verizon. Outside of writing, he enjoys stylish socks, non-fiction, clean car interiors and anything timeless or obsolete. 

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