Jackie Mantey is a writer and creative leader with more than a decade of experience elevating brands through clear, compelling storytelling.
With a background spanning journalism, copywriting, and content and creative leadership, she specializes in translating complex ideas into narratives that resonate. Her work merges creativity, strategy, research, and editorial rigor—helping organizations articulate not just what they do, but why it matters.
Jackie is driven by opportunities to lead content and creative teams within technology-forward spaces that believe in innovation as a force for meaningful, positive change.
CREDENTIALS
The Toubes Agency
Associate Creative Director, Copy — May 2025–Present
- Lead the development of messaging across client portfolios.
- Provide editorial direction on campaign concepts and ensure strong creative copy.
- Partner closely with design and strategy teams to develop and realize big creative ideas.
- Mentor and support a growing bench of talented writers.
- Select clients: Topsoe, Black & Veatch, Solstice, AdvanSix, ATP
StudioNorth
Associate Creative Director, Copy — April 2024–May 2025
- Mentored and managed a team of writers delivering innovative content across channels.
- Led creative direction and messaging for B2B clients in the tech industry.
- Developed brand voice, naming platforms, and messaging guidelines.
- Partnered with design, strategy, and activation teams to bring creative to life.
- Select client: CDW
Senior Content Strategist & Writer — June 2021–April 2024
- Led content strategy and copywriting for high-tech clients.
- Created multi-channel content that aligned with clients’ brand voice.
- Mentored writers and collaborated across design, strategy, and media.
- Select clients: CDW, Lenovo, Logitech
California College of the Arts
Lead Writer & Editor — 2018–2021
- Managed creative content operations and oversaw editorial direction.
- Developed messaging strategies for campaigns and digital experiences.
- Wrote marketing and communications materials for college-wide platforms.
VSA Partners
Senior Writer — 2016-2018
- Wrote content and copy across multiple B2B and B2C clients.
- Collaborated across departments to develop strategy-led creative concepts and content.
- Select clients: World of Hyatt, Thompson Reuters, Sappi
Additional Editorial & Writing Roles
Various Companies — 2008–2016
- Senior Writer, Ologie // Select clients: St. Lawrence College, Nationwide, CCAD
- Copywriter, Express
- Freelance Features Reporter, Columbus Dispatch Newspaper
- Features Reporter, Columbus Alive Newspaper
- Assistant Editor, Columbus Monthly Magazine
- ASME Reporting Intern, U.S. News & World Report Magazine
WRITTEN / EDITED FOR:
- Adobe
- AdvanSix
- Allstate
- Arity
- ATP Adhesives
- BarkBox
- Bitch Magazine
- California College of the Arts
- CDW
- Central Ohio Transit Authority
- Columbus Alive Newspaper
- Columbus CEO Magazine
- Columbus College of Art & Design
- Columbus Dispatch Newspaper
- Columbus Monthly Magazine
- CoverMyMeds
- Dance Magazine
- DePaul University
- Experience Columbus
- Express
- Great Lakes Publishing
- Green Magazine
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Haverford College
- Hyatt Hotels
- Lenovo
- Logitech
- Manhattan College
- Microsoft
- Nationwide Insurance
- Ohio Magazine
- Reedy Press
- Sappi Paper Company
- Shane Jewelry Co.
- Simpson College
- Solstice Advanced Materials
- Solstice Research Chemicals
- St. Lawrence University
- Thomson Reuters UK
- Topsoe
- U.S. News & World Report
- Waynesburg University
- World of Hyatt
HONORED WITH:
- Top 5 Finalist (Content Creation: Best New Publication Print or Digital), National Content Marketing Awards, Content Marketing Institute, Writer, California College of the Arts: CCA Undergraduate Zine (2025)
- Award winner, Addy Awards, American Advertising Federation, Chicago, Project digital lead writer and content strategist, Lenovo Late Night I.T. Season 2 (2024)
- Nominee (Advertising, Media, PR B2B), The Webby Awards, Project digital lead writer and content strategist, Lenovo Late Night I.T. Season 2 (2024)
- Award winner (Non-broadcast: Craft), The Tellys, Project writer and content strategist, CDW: DCaaS (2024)
- Award winner (Branded content: General), The Tellys, Project writer and content strategist, CDW: Rubi (2024)
- Finalist, Great Midwest Writing Contest: Creative Nonfiction, Midwest Review (2020)
- Writer, 186 magazine, Award of Excellence: Print Longform, CSCA Creative Best Awards Show (2019)
- Writer, Columbus Weddings, City Regional Magazine Association, Best Ancillary Publication nomination (2019)
- Lead writer, Addy Award: Silver, American Advertising Federation Columbus (2018)
- Lead writer, Addy Award: Judge’s Choice, American Advertising Federation Columbus (2017)
- Best Freelance Writer in Ohio Award, Press Club of Cleveland Excellence in Journalism Awards (2014)
- Multiple category winner, Society of Professional Journalists Ohio (2013-2015)
- First Place Arts Reporting, portfolio of work, Society of Professional Journalists Ohio (2014)
100% AWESOME IN:
- Copywriting
- Proofreading
- Editing and copyediting
- Brand positioning
- Comprehensive web writing
- Creative direction and brainstorming
- Longform feature writing
- Blogging for SEO
- Email marketing
- Digital marketing
- Product copywriting
- ecommerce writing
- Direct response
- Social media content planning, creation, and copywriting
- Style guide development and maintenance
- B2B communications (case studies, white papers, email)
- Event collateral writing
- Remote collaboration
- Integrated and multi-channel marketing and communications
- Interviewing stakeholders and sources and researching appropriate materials
- Managing freelance writers and an editorial calendar
- Collaborating with clients, leadership, account and project management, photographers, designers, developers, and other writers
- Client presentation and communication
- Creative strategy and content structure
- Digital ad scriptwriting for audio and video
- Brand guideline writing and usage
- Voice and tone definition and development
- Honing a design direction into a concept and identifying numerous messaging strategies to achieve client objectives
- Asana
- G-Suite
- Google Analytics
- WordPress
- MailChimp
- AP Style
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Office
- Teamwork Projects
- Basecamp
- Jira
- Ad Words
- Moz
- Wagtail
- Zoom
- Slack
- Figma collaboration
- Invision
- Lucidchart
- Later
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LINKEDIN REVIEWS:
“Jackie is highly organized, smart, creative and wonderful to work with. … Her writing sparkles and she’s very fast, not something you always find in one person.”
“Jacqueline is clearly talented. She has a great writing style. She knows which details are important to the story.”
“Jackie is one of the best copywriters/copyeditors I’ve ever had the pleasure working with. She has a keen knack for distilling complex narratives into simplified, strong, powerful copy.”
