Peg Cameron Gill - Multimedia Writer

“When I need a creative idea, I approach it like I’m entering a house: The obvious way in is through the front door.

But instead, I go around the house and look for another way in.

It might be a different door. A window. Skylight. Tunnel. Or even a trapdoor.”

— Peg Cameron Gill

Caricature by the incredibly gifted Jeff York, a coworker of mine at J. Walter Thompson-Chicago.

Bio

After graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia Journalism School with an advertising major, I enjoyed a successful career as a copywriter in Chicago, boomeranging back to Columbia, Mo. in early 2013.

Since hanging up my hat in the Windy City I have deftly donned many hats here in The Show-Me State; including a seven-year stint with Zimmer Communications, where I was a content creator as well as associate editor of its publication Inside Columbia magazine. I then freelanced for multiple clients, including Missouri Life magazine, CoMoBUZ and Autism Speaks.

It’s time for my next hat. Or feather in my cap.


Agency History

Full-time:

J. Walter Thompson-Chicago Ogilvy & Mather-Chicago Lois/EJL-Chicago Corbett Accel Healthcare/TBWA-Chicago Purohit Navigation-Chicago

Freelance:

Foote, Cone & Belding-Chicago DDB Needham-Chicago Tatham, Laird & Kudner-Chicago Purohit Navigation-Chicago + Boutique Shops

Intern:

Foote, Cone & Belding-Chicago


Clients

Agency of Record:

Kraft Oscar Mayer Kellogg’s Quaker Oats Gerber Baby Food Sears Kimberly-Clark Unilever Beatrice/Hunt-Wesson, Inc. General Foods Sherwin-Williams Northwestern Mutual Life Northern Trust Bank Car-X Shops Orkin Pest Control First AlertCBS Channel 5 Chicago Spring Air Mattress McDonnell Douglas Northern Telecom Alcon AstraZeneca Otsuka Bristol Myers Squibb Novartis Baxter GSK Consumer Health

Freelance:

Earth’s Best Organic Baby FoodFirst Non-Profit Mutual Insurance Company SC Johnson Ameritech Kraft

Pro Bono:

Salvation Army Brookfield Zoo Chicago Advertising Federation Autism Speaks


Career Highlights


Skills

  • Capable & comfortable writing across all forms of media

  • Adept at adopting diverse brand voices

  • Published columnist, poet, lyricist, song & jingle writer, blogger

  • Proven problem solver, conceptor & skilled presenter (I have sung a cappella and crowed like a rooster to sell spots)

  • Proficient in Word, Wordpress, Mailchimp, Marketvolt, Squarespace, Basecamp, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Maghub, vCreative, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & AP style

  • Experienced interviewer

  • “Head on a swivel” chronicler of the human condition

  • Extremely creative christener


Personal

When not writing, I enjoy other creative pursuits such as deconstructing garments & reimagining them, other sewing, crafting and art projects, gardening, arranging flowers, cooking and MacGyvering stuff around my house and 3.2-acre property affectionately dubbed “The Gillage.”

I also like to chill with family and friends, read, practice yoga, dance like no one’s watching and hike on Columbia’s many scenic trails with my West Highland Terrier Birdie.

Oh. And Scrabble. I’m always game to play. But be warned: I just might take you down a Peg or two.