CREATIVE WORK/PORTFOLIO OF DOM BURY
Copywriter, Poet, Creator
This is a portfolio of both creative work I have done for brands, for projects and people I believe in and for myself.
I love bringing humanness to things, projects, brands.
I see brands as people, wanting to express themselves, art as a way to connect to each other and to learn what it is to be fully human.
I have won a significant number of international awards and prizes for my creative work, from international poetry competitions to film festivals.
BRAND VIDEO
I have created brand videos for brands such as KPMG, Barclays and Unilever and for projects I support and that I feel support the earth. Above is an example of an inspirational video I created for a project called ‘Church for Earth’, a project I was proud to creatively support to bring their message to the world.
CONTENT/ THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
I have been involved in the creation of specific, targeted content pieces for brands as Starbucks, BMW and KPMG. This particular piece of content was part of a wider thought-leadership piece for KPMG targeted at positioning KPMG as an expert within the future automobile industry.
BRAND LANGUAGE/ BRAND WRITING
I have been responsible for the redefining and rewriting of brand language for brands such as BMW. Here I was responsible for working with BMW to help update their brand tone of voice, creating a subtle yet powerful TOV for the BMW UK brand.
DIRECT MARKETING - EMAIL AND MAIL
I worked for the AA across a number of channels, including direct mail, email and digital marketing, creating work that was personable, human and engaging.
CSR/ VIRTUAL REALITY WORK EXPERIENCE
I was lead copywriter for Dare on their BARCLAYS LIFESKILLS account, responsible for leading the VIRTUAL WORK EXPERIENCE project, where I was responsible for scriptwriting, directing and editing the production. The project was used by over 50,000 young adults in 2020 alone.
MEDIUM: Virtual Video/ Scriptwriting/ Editing/ Directing
I was lead copywriter for OLIVER on their BMW UK account, responsible for re-writing and reshaping BMW’s entire UK website, upgrading BMW’s tone of voice in line with their brand.
MEDIUM: DIGITAL, WEB COPY
SOCIAL
POETRY VIDEO
In this co-creation with film-maker Helmie Stil, my video poem ‘The Opened Field’ won a number of international film festival awards, including an Aphrodite Film Award, Cadence Film Award, A London International Motion Picture Award, A Reel Poetry Award, and an Outspoken Prize.
POETRY
My first collection was Rite of Passage, published in 2020 and won a number of awards and prizes. My work has been published in a number of major literary journals and anthologies, such as Poetry Review, Poetry London, Poetry Ireland, Poetry Wales, Best British Poetry, Staying Human: new poems for Staying Alive (Bloodaxe Books, 2020), 100 Poems to Save The World (Seren 2021).
My first collection was long listed for the Laurel Prize. I have won The National Poetry Competition UK, The Magma Poetry Prize, and won 2nd Prize in The 2017 Resurgence Ecopoetry Competition. I won an Eric Gregory Award and I received a Jerwood/Arvon Fellowship for my work.