Dan Price Copywriter / Creative Lead Memphis, TN — Remote

Copy first.
Then everything else.

Dan Price writes campaigns, names, and brand voices. 15+ years across agencies, his own studio, and a startup, where he’s Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer at Adessa.

Clients
FedEx, International Paper, Memphis Grizzlies, Baptist Medical Group
Talks
SXSW, Creative Works. Salzburg Global Fellow, 2017
01

Be your own ride.

MyCityRidesCampaign concept, copy, social, video scripts+250% rider applications

MyCityRides gets Memphians riding scooters as everyday transportation. I built the campaign around real riders, the #ScooterPeople, and ran it across video, social, print, and outdoor. Rider applications rose 250% year over year.

Scooter People campaign: billboards, social posts, and rider portraits Your Scooter, Your Rules billboard Rider videos on three phones
02

This library makes noise.

Memphis Library FoundationBrand platform, campaign, copyImagine more.

A rebrand for the fundraising arm of Memphis Public Libraries, built on two words: Imagine more. The idea set the look, feel, and sound of the brand, then carried into the campaign asking donors to fund what tax dollars don’t.

Imagine more website across devices Imagine More rollup banner Memphis Library Foundation social page
03

Change your mind.

AdessaBrand voice, messaging, launch eventsMiami launch, 2026

Adessa is a Mind Spa: cognitive wellbeing through non-invasive neuroscience. As co-founder and Chief Brand Officer, I write the voice and run the launch, from investor events in Miami and Philadelphia to the first retail location.

Adessa wordmark reflected in a pond in Miami Adessa landing page
04

New year. New heights.

P33 Velocity ReportConcept, naming, copy, UXBest of Show, AAF Memphis

P33 is working to make Chicago a global tech hub. To help them tell that story and raise more investment, I turned the annual report into the Velocity Report, then structured, wrote, and led UX on three consecutive editions.

Velocity Report on desktop, laptop, and phone Velocity Report Talent section on iPad Velocity Report Founders section on phone
05

You’ve never seen a workout like this.

Commotion — City Fitness, PhiladelphiaNaming, event concept, copy$53K raised for parks

City Fitness wanted a fitness and music event Philadelphia hadn’t seen. We named it Commotion: 240 people in silent-disco headphones rotating through HIIT, spin, and dance at The Fillmore, with three Philly DJs. It raised more than $53,000 for neighborhood parks.

Commotion at The Fillmore: spin, HIIT, and dance zones in red, blue, and green light Commotion digital billboard on a Philadelphia building Instructor on the Commotion stage
06

Impact you can hold in your hands.

Vital — EpicenterEditorial voice, long-form writingBook, site, film

An impact report for Epicenter, written as nine truths learned from building a culture of entrepreneurship in Memphis. It shipped as a print book, a website, and an animated film.

Vital book cover Spread: You’re not in Silicon Valley. Spread: Don’t underestimate black women.
Dan Price

Copywriter at Counterpart and Archer Malmo. Eight years running Baby Grand as head of copy and strategy. Now building a brand from zero at Adessa, and prototyping with AI along the way.

I’ve spoken at SXSW and Creative Works, and I’m a Salzburg Global Fellow. I live in Memphis with my wife and daughter, and I work wherever the work is.