Dustin Clendenen
Copywriter

Dustin Clendenen

Content writer, editor, copywriter, publicist, & screenwriter.
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About

Dustin Clendenen has experience working as a content writer, editor, copywriter, publicist, and screenwriter. As a copywriter, he produces press releases, bios, newsletters, social media copy, and other content. As a content writer and editor, Dustin writes about technology, finance, business, arts, and entertainment for a range of clients, from artists and cultural institutions to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and multinational companies. His work has appeared in numerous publications such as Business Insider, Upworthy, MSN, Overture Magazine, LA Weekly, Juxtapoz Magazine, Artbound, Elephant Journal, and more. As a screenwriter, he has written a made-for-TV thriller for MarVista Entertainment, as well as several award-winning spec features and pilots.

Employment

3 roles
Jan 2014 - Present 12 years 4 months
Screenwriter
Independent
  • Developed, outlined, and wrote work-for-hire feature drama "I Do or Die: A Killer Arrangement" for MarVista Entertainment and Neshama Entertainment.
  • Wrote several award-winning spec features and pilots, including "The Bubble" (spec drama feature), "OS" (one-hour spec drama pilot), "Homogeny" (30-minute comedy pilot), and "Old World" (one-hour spec drama pilot).
Jan 2010 - Present 16 years 4 months
Copywriter, Content Writer, & Editor
Independent
  • Produced press releases, bios, newsletters, social media copy, and other content.
  • Wrote about technology, finance, and arts for a range of clients, from artists and cultural institutions to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and multinational companies.
  • Published in Business Insider, Upworthy, MSN, Overture Magazine, LA Weekly, Juxtapoz Magazine, Hollywood Reporter, CNN Español, Artbound, Elephant Journal, Spirituality & Health, Good News Network, Mindshift.Money, Doorsteps, SoCal Life Magazine, and more.
  • Clients: UNICEF, Heifer International, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, buildOn, California Women's Conference, The Thirst Project, Mayday.US, LSTN Headphones, Unite4:Good, Net Impact Los Angeles, the Young Storyteller Foundation, Swell Investing, Stansport, DesignerCon, Simple Finance, Hijinx Arts, among others.
Jul 2014 - Apr 2017 2 years 9 months
Editor
Unite4:Good

Unite4:Good is a nonprofit organization developed to inspire and empower positive, global change through acts of kindness.

  • Led team of over ten freelance writers in conception and production of nationally distributed print and digital magazine focusing on social good in business, finance, and entertainment.
  • Co-managed social media channels and strategy. 

Education

Sep 2004 - May 2009 4 years 8 months
BA, Fiction Writing & Television
Columbia College Chicago

Portfolio

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