Deanna Director
Comedy Writer + Filmmaker
Deanna Director (actual name, not a joke)
Deanna Director is a NYC-based comedy writer and filmmaker. She spent the last 10 years in NYC working as an Advertising Copywriter + Associate Creative Director, where her work received global attention for major brands including Taco Bell, Hershey’s and RuPaul’s Drag Race. The range!
Deanna loves bringing big ideas to life in fun and unexpected ways. She’s a frequent collaborator with Improv Everywhere, where her original concepts have received over 15 million views. Her work has been featured on Mashable, Fast Company, and FunnyorDie.
Follow Deanna on Instagram for her latest side projects and selfies: @DeannaDirector
CONTACT
deanna.director@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Sr Copywriter // New York, NY // Los Angeles, CA
February 2017 - Present
Netflix (in-house), Netflix Is A Joke, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9, Taco Bell (in-house), YouTube, Hasbro, Brooks Running & more
Thanks Mom Productions Co-Founder // New York, NY
October 2014 - Present
Thanks Mom Productions is a conceptual studio based in NYC
Arnold NYC // Associate Creative Director
December 2015 - January 2017
Worked on: Hershey's MegaBrand, PayDay, York Peppermint Pattie and Reese's
Freelance Sr Copywriter // New York, NY
August 2014 - December 2015
Worked at: Publicis on CitiBike, 360i on Skinny Cow, Digitas on Amex Small Business Saturday, MRY on Visa, Taco Bell (in-house)
Translation LLC // Sr Copywriter
April 2013 - August 2014
Worked on: Bud Light Platinum, McDonald's, Sprite, Champs, Beats Music, and Bud Global
Y&R NYC // Copywriter
February 2011 - April 2013
Worked on: PETA, Virgin Atlantic, Tribeca Film Festival, Waldorf Astoria, Pokemon, UNCF, Campbells, Pepperidge Farm, Dannon
E. Jean Carroll // Staff Writer
February 2010 - July 2010
Wrote humorous blog posts under the direction of Elle magazine's famed advice columnist & Saturday Night Live writer, E. Jean Carroll
EDUCATION
The Creative Circus // Atlanta, GA
Copywriting, 2009 - 2011
Marymount Manhattan College // New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree, May 2008
Majors: Comm Arts / Film Studies
Upright Citizen's Brigade // NYC & LA
Improv & Sketch 101 - 301 (2018-2019)
The Groundlings School // LA
Improv Workshop A (2018)
People's Improv Theatre // NYC
Writing for Late Night TV, Stand Up, Writing for SNL, Maria Bamford Masterclass
Photograph by Rick Wenner as part of his “Remote Portrait” series capturing creatives in quarantine.