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Meet Steven

I’m a writer. My work’s won scores of awards in marketing and some journalism, even PR. I’ve always primarily written advertising but broadened since going solo in 2004. In 2011 I became an accredited member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. Scratching the creative director’s itch, I’ve taught copywriting part-time since 2010 at Toronto colleges. My other interests include playing the piano, traveling and avoiding the excruciating pain of updating this website. Here’s my résumé.

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Awards

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2016

Gold Sabre Award for Superior Achievement in Branding and Engagement, K2 Digital, BeRemembered.com; Silver Stevie Award for Websites, K2 Digital, Be Remembered; PR Daily’s Digital PR & Social Media Awards Finalist, Best Website, K2 Digital, Be Remembered; Communicator Awards, Websites Award of Distinction, K2 Digital, BeRemembered.com

2014

AJAC 2014 Automotive Journalist of the Year (Auto Journalists Association of Canada) Runner-up

2010

Daily XY Best Overall Online-only Website, Canadian Online Publishing Awards; Best Travel Stories of 2009, Gonomad.com

2006

CMA Silver, Telus Holiday Direct Mail
 2005 Webby, Portfolios.com; DMA Echo Bronze, American Express AeroplanPlus Platinum Card; Caples 3rd, Monster Job

2004

CMA Merit, American Express AeroplanPlus Platinum Card

2003

Caples Finalist, Mercedes-Benz; Caples Finalist, Daily Bread Food Bank; Midas Awards, Co-operators; Midas Awards, Cumis; DMA Echo Leader, Daily Bread Food Bank; DMA Echo Finalist, Co-operators; DMA Echo Finalist, Grand & Toy; DMA Echo 3rd, the Sony store; DMA Echo 4th, Mercedes-Benz; DMA Echo 5th, Grand & Toy; CMA Merit, HSBC; CMA Merit, Learning to Listen Foundation; CMA Merit, Grand & Toy; CMA Silver, Co-operators; Silver Digital Marketing Award, Daily Bread Food Bank

2002

Creative Director at the Strategy Direct/Interactive Agency of the Year, second year running; Strategy Campaign of the Year 2nd, 3rd and 6th places; Marquee Merit, Co- operators; DMA Echo Leader, Grand & Toy; Caples Silver, Daily Bread Food Bank; Caples Finalist, Cumis; RSVP Gold, the Sony store


2001

Creative Director at the Strategy Direct/Interactive Agency of the Year; Strategy Campaign of the Year, DirectProtect Group; London International Advertising Awards Finalist, EC-Gate; RSVP Merit, PC Financial; RSVP Merit, PC Financial; RSVP Silver, PC Financial; RSVP Merit, Co-operators; RSVP Merit, the Sony store; RSVP Silver, DirectProtect Group; Marquee Merit, Cumis; Marquee Merit (second), Cumis; Marquee Gold, Co-operators


2000

Marquee Gold, Blue Cross; Marquee Gold, PC Financial; Best of the Blues Worldwide, Blue Cross


1999

RSVP Silver, Blue Cross; RSVP Silver, Blue Cross; RSVP Silver, Urban Outdoor Trans Ad; RSVP Merit, PC Financial; RSVP Merit, PC Financial; Caples Finalist, Urban Outdoor Trans Ad; Caples Finalist, PC Financial; Mark Eting’s Best Advertising Campaign of the Year, PC Financial

1998

RSVP Silver, Bell Canada

1996

Diamond DMA Echo, Diet Pepsi; Best of Show DMA Echo, Diet Pepsi; RSVP Merit, Diet Pepsi; RSVP Silver, Glaxo Wellcome

1993

Retail Awards Council Silver, Home Quarters Warehouse


1989

Best Screenwriting, Ryerson University School of Radio and Television Arts; Best Student Drama, CBC Student Awards.

2017

2nd-time AJAC 2017 Automotive Journalist of the Year, Runner-up; AJAC Best Feature Writing (2nd)

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2025