Copy, Content, Creative

a writer

Leigh Kunkel

 
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Copy, Content, Creative

Journalism, copywriting, content writing, creative consulting, and more. I’ve never dreamed of being anything other than a writer and now that’s what I am. With more than a decade of professional writing experience across multiple industries and disciplines, I can tell your story the way it deserves to be told.

 

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One of my earliest memories is sitting at the kitchen table with my father, crying because I couldn’t understand the word “ostrich” in my reading primer. Since I figured that one out, though, I’ve been off and running. Words, whether they’re on a billboard or a magazine page, are what I know best.

I started my career as a copywriter at international advertising agencies working on big-name clients like McDonald’s and Kraft. When agency life wore me out, I pivoted to freelancing. Now I have a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern, pieces published in the New York Times and National Geographic, and a much better work-life balance.

When I’m not on the road, I’m at home in Chicago with my partner and two dogs, probably drinking a gin and tonic and watching a murder show.