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About

For over 15 years 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 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 worked on both B2B Clients and B2B Clients like Facebook, Amazon, IBM, Google, 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 as an executive creative director at Ogilvy working on Verizon. Outside of writing, he enjoys stylish socks, non-fiction, jazz and anything timeless or completely and utterly obsolete.

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Experience

Ogilvy

Executive Creative Director | 2024-Present

Clients: IBM & Verizon â€‹â€‹

Droga5/Accenture

Creative Director | 2020-2023

Clients: Facebook, Meta, CBRE

Kerrygold, Biofreeze, Chase

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GREY

ACD | 2017 - 2020
Clients: NFL, Gillette, Pringles, Downy

BBDO NY ­­

Senior Writer ­­| 2014 - 2017
Clients: AT&T, DIRECTV, Barbie

JWT

Copywriter ­­| 2011 - 2014
Clients: Google, Macy’s, Smirnoff,

Litter Genie, Bloomberg, Nestle

GSD&M

Writer ­­| 2010 - 2011
Clients: Southwest Airlines,

Hallmark, U.S. Air Force

Education

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VCU Brandcenter 
Masters of Science in

Mass Communications 

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Virginia Commonwealth University  
B.S. Mass Communications,

Magna Cum Laude â€‹

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