# Richard Turgeon > Creative director | Brand storyteller | Senior copywriter | Experienced, hands-on leader driving creative impact, business growth & brand evolution for top companies Location: San Rafael, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/richardturgeon Creative director with a track record of building strong teams, delivering standout work, and driving results for top brands. I bring a mix of strategic thinking, hands-on creativity, and leadership that helps teams do their best work—on time, on brand, and above expectations. I’m passionate about high standards, collaborative culture, and crafting smart, compelling content across digital, video, and social. My core strengths include creative direction, brand strategy, concepting, copywriting, team-building, and elevating creative through thoughtful execution and clear communication. ## Work Experience ### Associate Creative Director @ Microsoft Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Freelance Creative Director & Head of Brand @ AtlasFX Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco, California, United States Leading brand strategy, messaging, and creative direction for AtlasFX, a fintech firm specializing in FX risk management, and its two sister companies. Partnering directly with executive leadership to shape the brand across every touchpoint—content, sales enablement, website, and video—while helping drive measurable business growth. Beyond day-to-day creative, I’ve played a key role in evolving marketing systems, scaling output through a virtual team, and aligning cross-functional efforts—contributing to significant new business over the past year. ### Creative Director @ Media.Monks Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California ### Associate Creative Director @ Media.Monks Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California ### Lead Creative Writer @ Dolby Laboratories Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area Hired as Dolby’s first-ever consumer copywriter to help transform brand from technology “ingredient” to consumer product company. Projects included video, web, social, print, outdoor, brand guidelines, strategy and concepting decks, messaging frameworks, and defining brand personality, tone, and voice. ### Senior Creative Consumer Copywriter @ Dolby Laboratories Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Copywriter @ Swirl Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Dedicated throughout to agency's largest account, Microsoft Store: retail signage, concepts, video, B2B and consumer print collateral, branding, social media, store experiences, toolkits and more. Also worked on Sprint retail store rebrand and PayPal. ### Associate Creative Director @ eBay Enterprise Marketing Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Campbell, CA ACD/Content Lead leading team of writers and designers on PayPal account. Working as writer/CD on various B2C and B2B deliverables ranging from interactive ad units, landing pages, microsites and videos to content strategy, presentations and messaging platforms. Other accounts include eBay, Symantec, Intel, Magento, Socialcast, Prysm, Crocker Galleria, and various special projects. ### Owner/Creative Director, RTCS @ RTCS Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Creative services for startups and mid-sized businesses with a focus on branding, content strategy, web and logo design, and short-form videos. Ongoing retainers including Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chief Creative Officer (CCO) for key clients, with responsibilities including defining brand standards, company websites, marketing collateral, product demo videos (writing, producing and directing), presentations, social media, blog posts and more. ### Senior Copywriter @ Wells Fargo Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 Worked with brand team and creative studio on major rebranding effort that included web, print, multimedia, high-touch collateral, presentations and style guides. ### Experience Design Manager (ACD) @ Bank of America Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 Creative oversight and management of team of writers and designers in interactive marketing group. Led weekly presentations to executive stakeholders and department heads. Wrote and concepted online ad units, video/multimedia, microsites, landing and splash pages. Also worked on branding, nomenclature and PR. ### Marketing Editorial Manager @ Bank of America Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 Oversaw editorial team and content for all online marketing units at BankofAmerica.com. Hiring and day-to-day manager for full-time and contract writers. Grew team from one to eight writers. Developed editorial standards, workflow process, and on-boarding process. Liaison to external agency for SEO optimization. ### AVP, Marketing Copy Lead @ Bank of America Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 First and only copywriter brought on to develop and grow Bank of America’s new internal interactive marketing team. Worked on and signed off on all online marketing units. Worked closely with renowned design consultancy IDEO on months-long project as strategic lead and copywriter on major site redesign and related innovations. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Film Studies) with concentration in English and psychology Temple University ### B.S. in Film/Cinema/Video Studies University of Pittsburgh ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/richardturgeon - Portfolio: https://richardturgeon.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/richardturgeon JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/richardturgeon/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13