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Wendy's

You know Wendy's for their sassy (and occasionally savage) tweets. I extended that Twitter voice across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Wattpad — where every day is something new at the pinnacle of internet culture.

My role

  • Community Management
  • Gameplay
  • Copywriting
Wendy's campaign
01

Keeping Fortnite Fresh

Community Management + Gameplay

In November 2018, Fortnite released a limited-time Food Fight mode pitting Team Pizza against Team Burger. With a strong passion to end frozen beef, Wendy's declared allegiance to Team Pizza for the day.

We landed in Retail Row and destroyed Durrr Burger — an in-game burger joint with freezers — over and over again. People stopped playing the game to help us wage war on frozen beef. I ran our Twitch chat and co-played during the stream (and secured a Victory Royale).

Grand Prix
Cannes Lions 2019
2 Gold · 5 Silver
Cannes Lions, plus a D&AD Wood Pencil
7,453
New followers in one day
02

National Roast Day

Copywriting + Community Management

Remember the dude who forgot refrigerators were a thing? That started what we now call #NationalRoastDay — a day where we get on Twitter and roast anyone who hits us up.

I helped write responses and manage the community. Want to be roasted? Mark your calendar for January 4th.

10K+
Roast Day mentions
~44K
New followers
Bronze
Cannes Lions 2019
Wendy's — National Roast Day
03

Kelvin Benjamin: “nah”

Community Management

When the Bills waived Kelvin Benjamin, fans raided the NFL's Instagram post. One posted “Breaking news @wendys signs Kelvin Benjamin.” Knowing he hadn't played well since 2016, we simply responded: “nah”.

Wendy's — Kelvin Benjamin: “nah”

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