Mitchell Terpstra
copywriter + creative accomplice
High-wattage, award-winning copywriter with 7+ years of agency experience creating a vast array of advertising collateral for leading brands in both b2c and b2b spheres
Reach me at terpstra.mitchell@gmail.com
Agency Experience
Copywriter + Marketing Strategist at NewPoint Marketing, 2017 - present. See client list here.
Copywriter + Marketing Strategist at idc Marketing, 2017 - present.
See client list here.
More Work
Writing Instructor, Purdue University, 2014 - 2016. Taught undergrads how to write gooder.
Writing Consultant, Purdue Writing Lab, 2015 - 2016. Helped many folks w/ PhD papers & 1 guy get the job of his dreams at NASA.
English Teacher, South Korea, 2011 - 2014. Taught ESL to middleschoolers who were by nearly all metrics smarter than me.
Freelance Journalist, REVUE West Michigan, 2010 - 2011. Covered comedy, theater, libations & biz news for a monthly A+E mag.
Schooling
Master's of Arts, Rhetoric and Composition, Purdue University, 2014 - 2016*
Bachelor's of Arts, English and Philosophy, Calvin College, 2006 - 2010
Awards
Gold ADDY, American Advertising Federation, for Print Media, 2022
MarCom International Gold Award for Print Media, 2019
5x recipient of Purdue's "Excellence in Teaching" Award, 2014–16
2x recipient of Purdue Writing Label's "Outstanding Tutor" Award, 2015–16
William B. Eerdmans Literary Award for Critical & Creative Writing, 2010
Off the Clock
I like outdoors stuff, hiking, paddling, very amateur birdwatching, going to the ocean and accidentally swallowing too much saltwater, going other places (see "hijinks"), or just goofing around with my greyhound, Bearbear.