Clayton Notestine
(419) 602 - 2363
claytonnotestine@gmail.com
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claytonnotestine@gmail.com
claytonnotestine.myportfolio.com
EXPERIENCE
MATCHSTIC, Atlanta — Verbal Designer
AUGUST 2023 - PRESENT
AUGUST 2023 - PRESENT
Led the verbal design and presented work on brands like CBS News, Sky Zone, MegaPlex, and more.
Developed brand style, voice, and tone alongside strategists, designers, and other writers.
TABLE BRANDING, Nashville — Copywriter/Verbal Designer
AUGUST 2021 - MARCH 2023
AUGUST 2021 - MARCH 2023
Delivered smart, hard-hitting creative concepts and copy for brand campaigns, style guides, social media, UX, UI, and more.
Named companies, wrote taglines, and developed strategy as the sole writer for Red Kap, Fuse, Gnara, and Life is Good.
Directed, storyboarded, and wrote scripts for three commercial Red Kap shoots without extensive supervision or support staff.
Developed brand style and tone of voice alongside a misfit team of strategists, designers, art directors, and fellow writers.
Mentored new hires, led team rituals, and acted as the official Table mascot and morale officer—because I couldn’t help it.
MULLENLOWE, Boston — Copywriter
JUNE 2018 - JUNE 2021
Delivered funny, weird, industry-defying creative concepts, campaigns, and activations for Burger King, JetBlue, Degree, Axe, and Avis.
JUNE 2018 - JUNE 2021
Delivered funny, weird, industry-defying creative concepts, campaigns, and activations for Burger King, JetBlue, Degree, Axe, and Avis.
Wrote scripts, headlines, and social copy with minimal supervision as the singular writer on Harley-Davidson, Sennheiser, Twitch, and US Cellular.
Onboarded teammates with documentation, style guides, and briefs on video games, comic books, board games, Dungeons & Dragons, and Twitch.
Started a videogame-focused incubator called Questing that made activations and brand tie-ins for Burger King, Twitch, Netflix, and JetBlue.
EXPLORERS DESIGN, Nashville — Writer/Designer/Teacher
JANUARY 2017 - PRESENT
Started a design consultancy for tabletop roleplaying games and became the defacto influencer on modern design in independent roleplaying games.
JANUARY 2017 - PRESENT
Started a design consultancy for tabletop roleplaying games and became the defacto influencer on modern design in independent roleplaying games.
Credited as a consultant on over three dozen published games, books, and supplements. Spawned countless more through design guides and learnings.
Best-selling designer and publisher on Itch.io for physical games.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
GOLD EFFIE | SIMPLISAFE "SOCIAL DISTANCING SWEATER" | 2020
COMMUNICATION ARTS EXHIBIT | FUSE CONSTRUCTION REBRAND | 2021
ONE SHOW BRONZE | MERIAM-WEBSTER "DEFINE NOW" | 2018
EDUCATION
VCU BRANDCENTER, Richmond, VA — M.S. Branding & Copywriting
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, OH — B.A. Political Science