Shelley Barker
Q What do you do?
“Advertising writing and creative direction. ”
Q What steps did you take to get to where you are now?
BA advertising Pepperdine University. Miami ad school. Working at Ad agencies since 2005.
Q How do you stand out in your field?
Award winning. Tons of experience on everything from TV to social to mini documentaries. Highly technical, dependable, always on time. Coach on Aura Health app with 100k+ listens. Cofounder of Pokebattler.com and the Pokebattler Raid party app. Identical twin. The evil one.
Q What are you working on right now?
Running social channels for Jøyus non alcoholic wine, aura health app content, freelancing for various companies.
Q What’s your style?
www.shelleybarkerwrites.com/project/hardees-green-hornet
Q Out of all your slashies, which one do you wish you could do more often?
Advertising
Q What is frustrating you right now?
Indecisive clients.
Q If you could hire someone for $20/hour, what would you have them do to make your day easier?
Housekeeping.
Q What do you wish you could have told yourself, when, and why?
Everything will be ok. Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there because life is short.
Q If you could talk to an expert to gain more insight on something, what would it be about?
How to make clients more confident in creative work
Q What kind of opportunities/projects are you looking for?
Freelance or in house advertising
Q Describe your ideal job/client/collaboration.
A creative project that makes the world a better place through health, reducing gun violence, making people feel better, etc.
Q What is your rate?
My day rate is $1000. Longer projects are negotiable.
Q How should someone approach you about working together?
Q Who is a creative you admire?
Jason Fong. My old partner. He’s the best.
Q Oh! and… how do you stay creative?
Always learning. Staying healthy. Being sarcastic.
This member profile was originally published in April 2024