About
David Williams

The elevator pitch:

Through copywriting and creative direction, I’ve built a career on building awareness, creating buzz, and helping steer some of the world’s most well-known brands as well as startups and smaller companies that think big.

I’m a former theater major and a current theater dad. I can often be found shuttling my oldest son to auditions, rehearsals or performances. I also sit on the board of the professional theater company “The Illuminated Stage”

Lastly, I’m a passionate amateur whiskey-maker. When not on a laptop, or in the car, I may be found tinkering with my methodology/recipe for creating and aging my small batch libation. 

More detail:

My work has been featured in numerous shows and publications like the ADDYs, The One Show, Ads of the World, Creativity, Print, and Luerzer's Archive. I have judged the ADDY awards 5 times, and taught numerous classes as an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. 

After receiving a masters in Advertising from the VCU Brandcenter (copywriting) I worked on staff at several top-tier agencies creating award-winning work for clients including Dr Pepper, Converse, and Hummer. My desire to live on the west coast eventually led to me to San Diego where I free-lanced throughout SoCal and later all over the country on brands such as Lexus, Virgin, Mitsubishi, Cobra Golf, ASICS, Pizza Hut and Disney. 

When my wife (and former art director) decided to go back to school to become a physician, we moved to back Richmond. Once she started her residency, I limited my freelancing and added my most important role to date: primary caretaker of our two boys. Our youngest is now in school, which allows me to refocus more time on advertising. I’m available as a writer, ACD, or Creative Director, short or long term. Let’s talk.

david@snozberryfarm.com

804.241.0110