Chris Barish

ACD / COPYWRITER

christopherbarish.com

Experience

TracyLocke — Associate Creative Director / Senior Copywriter

March, 2017–September, 2025 | Wilton, CT
• Creative leader for PepsiCo, Diageo, and LEGO across multiple channels.
• Developed campaigns for retail, TV, digital, social, and experiential.
• Strengthened brand voice and narrative consistency across touch points.
• Presented creative work to clients and supported new-business efforts securing multi-million dollar accounts.

Colangelo — Associate Creative Director / Senior Copywriter

2006–2016 | Darien, CT
• Writer and ACD on major CPG and lifestyle brands including Kraft, KetelOne, Guinness, Captain Morgan, Camacho Cigars, Trojan, and Arm &Hammer.
• Created integrated campaigns and platform concepts.
• Partnered with visual teams to shape tone, messaging, and narrative structure.

AUTHORSHIP & Publications

Abrams Books — Author, History’s Greatest Games

• Author of critically-acclaimed graphic-novel series retelling iconic sports moments for young readers.
• Integrates sports history, visual storytelling, and educational narrative design.
• Collaborate with editors and illustrators to bring complex sports stories to a middle-grade audience.

Education

Arizona State University — Walter Cronkite School of Journalism

B.A. in Journalism | Tempe, Arizona