I won this for sliding big rocks and sweeping on ice.
Doug Murphy is a creative leader and strategic thinker with more than a decade of experience getting brands noticed, getting brands started, and getting brands’ stories straight.
A writer by background, Doug combines a detail-obsessed sense of craft with a mind for the big idea, and brings a collaborative spirit to every partnership, resulting in impactful work with a distinctive point of view—whether it takes the form of an ad, a street mural, a storybook series, or an NFT (remember those?).
Doug lives, geographically and spiritually, at the midway point between the city of Boston and the beaches of Cape Cod. He and his wife have three wonderful kids and one wonderful minivan.
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.