Doug Murphy | Creative & Brand Director

About

b. 1986, HK.

 
I won this for sliding big rocks and sweeping on ice.

I won this for sliding big rocks and sweeping on ice.

Howdy. I’m Doug. I use the word “awesome” frequently. Some people might say too much. But, in my defense, a lot of things are awesome, like:

  • Coffee

  • Burritos

  • Cartoons

  • Curling. I got hooked during the Olympics a while back. So I learned how to do it, joined a curling club, and my team won a big shiny bowl.

  • Being in/on/near the ocean

  • My wife and three kids. Awww.

  • The Red Sox (when they’re not ruinin’ my summah)

  • The Hold Steady

  • My Irish exit skills

  • This Levi’s spot, which made very-young-me realize an ad could tell a story

  • Making my ideas into real-life-things with super-talented designers, directors, illustrators ...

  • Art directors’ tattoos. Without fail.

  • Making people laugh

  • The em dash (I overused them way before ChatGPT did)

  • Lists

Thanks for stopping by. If you’re looking for actual useful information, check out my experience below. And please say hey at murphy.douglas@gmail.com if you think we should do something awesome together.

Experience

HATCH, Boston, Mass.

Creative & Brand Director, January 2024—present

Associate Creative Director, January 2021—December 2023

  • Hood, MountainOne Bank, Peabody Essex Museum, Diameter Health

HeyLet’sGo, Boston, Mass.

Senior Copywriter, January—July 2020

  • Harvard, Hasbro (Play-Doh), Computershare, Carpet One

Small Army, Boston, Mass.

Senior Copywriter, November 2018—January 2020

  • Boston Medical Center, GE, TSA Precheck, Netscout

Genuine, Boston, Mass.

Senior Copywriter, June 2017—October 2018

  • Welch’s, BIC, iRobot, Velcro, athenahealth, Truth Initiative

Brand Content, Boston, Mass.

Copywriter, Jan 2015—June 2017

  • Heluva Good Dip, Jeremiah Weed Whiskey, Sentient Jet, Delta Blues Museum

Road Scholar, Boston, Mass.

Marketing Writer, Apr 2008—Dec 2014

  • Collaborated with an in-house creative team on catalogs, brochures and digital marketing stuff for this leading educational travel company.

Boys & Girls Clubs, Dorchester, Mass.

Grant Writer, Oct 2007—Apr 2008

  • Researched and wrote proposals that led to more than $1 million in grants for this beloved neighborhood institution.

Education

Miami Ad School: Creative Director Program

Boston College: BA, Political Science. Go Eagles.