Jesse Mandell-McClinton

Copywriter, Journalist, Content Strategist

United States

Multidisciplinary writer with experience in copywriting, editing, and creative production. Looking to partner with companies that value research-based creative work where my background in strategic and inventive writing can shine.

Note: Most of my recent work with Apple is NDA protected, so I've provided a few news segments on the in-store sessions I helped write and design.

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KTLA
10/30/2024
Apple's New AI Features Are Here

KTLA produced a segment covering the in-store Apple Intelligence session I wrote and helped design with the Today at Apple team.

YouTube
06/26/2024
Big Companies Take On Summer Camp

Lewis Black roasted the Apple Camp session on The Daily Show, which I found funny and notable enough to throw in my portfolio.

Autodesk
Autodesk University - Executive Promo Video

This is a promo video for the annual Autodesk customer conference I wrote and helped direct. It is a modular script where each executive read the whole script and then the best takes from each were used to create the final product.

Autodesk
Autodesk 2023 Showreel

The 2023 Autodesk showreel, featuring top customer work made with Autodesk software, highlights my work not just as a writer but in the role of creative lead. While the spot features few words, I ran point on concepting, footage, pace, music, and managed collaboration with vendors who contributed throughout the project.

Autodesk
Interactive Customer Experience Training Module

This is an internal training module covering customer experience tools and strategies I wrote and helped design for Autodesk. The interactive course helps employees understand tools and use them in hands-on lessons to cement their learnings and better understand customer behaviors and sentiments.

Autodesk
Autodesk Gallery - Spectrum Exhibit

I interviewed and profiled Autodesk Foundation grantees to be featured in the company’s gallery space. The interactive exhibit displays a touch screen with faces that change as visitors move it along the wall, revealing the profiles at the press of a finger.

Apple Newsroom
watchOS 5 Debut Press Release

One of many posts I worked on as a copywriter with Apple's Newsroom platform. My role with the team involved editing posts for tone, accuracy, and adherence to Apple's style guide.

DesignGood
Kartwheel Design Studio Website

I was hired to redirect content efforts for a carpentry website redesign. Following interviews with the client, I crafted new copy to help express the company's artisanal spirit.

AIGA San Francisco
San Francisco Design Week Awards

Application materials for the SFDW design awards. Researched a variety of design contests to help frame entry guidelines and gear copy toward the event's social justice theme.

Fresa's
Texas State Capitol Promotional Magnets

A fun, creative piece I did for an Austin, TX restaurant. They wanted fun quips to put on catering magnets for the state capitol. I wrote a few dozen, these four being my favorite.