Freelance social creative strategist with 15+ years of agency experience. End-to-end social strategy, bespoke social playbooks, and social-first production designed to move at the speed of culture.

Hello!

I’m a freelance social creative strategist and maker with 15+ years of experience in the advertising industry, partnering with a wide range of Fortune 500 and challenger brands. I help brands and agencies with end-to-end social, from strategy and playbooks to social-first production, designed to move at the speed of culture.

I believe the best social work happens when strategy, creative, and making aren’t siloed. That’s why I operate as all three: developing bespoke social playbooks, shaping ideas alongside creatives, and helping bring content to life through social-first production.

Check out some of my work below (much of which I oversaw across both social strategy and production).

👉 Download my resume here 👈

Thanks for stopping by,

Josh

Email me at joshua.druding@gmail.com

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    Brawny | Reintroducing the Brawny Man on Social

    We reintroduced the Brawny Man on social establishing him as the voice of the brand. This included a TikTok launch strategy for Brawny which resulted in 40K followers in just 10 months.

    My Role: Playbook Development, Creative Concepting, Planning, Production (capture + edit)

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    WeWork | Made at WeWork Global Social Campaign

    We partnered with WeWork’s internal creative team to launch a global social creative campaign celebrating the success stories of its members. The campaign was WeWork’s first post-bankruptcy campaign.

    My role: Social Strategy Consultation, Production Oversight

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    Red's | Red's x Thistle & Spire Introduce 'All Naturelle'

    A lingerie line to celebrate the love between a Red’s burrito and an air fryer. Made in partnership with Thistle and Spire. Because we didn’t know what true love was until we air fried a Red’s burrito.

    My role: Social Strategy, Creative Development, Production Oversight

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    McDonalds | Grimace's Birthday Party

    I worked with Wieden+Kennedy and McDonald’s to give fans on social the experience of being at Grimace’s birthday. I captured real-time social content onsite so fans could tune-in and experience the energy and fun.

    My Role: Content Capture, Live Social

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    Kraken Rum | Always-On Social

    We worked with Kraken Rum to craft a bespoke social media playbook to define the Kraken’s voice and always-on content strategy. We oversaw the brand’s social including strategy, content planning, real-time social, and production.

    My Role: Social Strategy, Creative Development, Production

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    Papa Murphy's | Bake It Up A Notch Campaign

    To support the launch of Papa Murphy’s new “Bake It Up A Notch” campaign, starring pizza-obsessed couple Matt and Molly, we developed multiple episodic social series to extend their story across platforms. By leaning into entertainment, humor, timely topics, and of course pizza, we kept audiences engaged.

    My Role: Social Strategy, Creative Development, Pre-Production, Co-Director, Content Planning

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    Coors Banquet | Seager Storytime Series

    We partnered with apparel brand Seager to launch a new video series featuring interviews with individuals who share the same passion, independence, and rebel spirit as Coors Banquet. The series highlights like-minded voices who live boldly, push against convention, and reflect the rugged, authentic ethos of the brand.

    My Role: Social Strategy, Creative Concepting, Content Planning

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    Cricket Wireless | Anyone Can Be A Friend

    Fun fact: in Cricket’s Refer a Friend program, literally anyone qualifies as a friend. So we set out to answer “Who can be a friend?” and turned it into a song.

    My Role: Social Strategy, Creative Development, Maker Sourcing, Production Oversight

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    Alaska Airlines | #AlaskaSafetyDance

    To help restore passenger confidence in spring and summer 2021, we partnered with Alaska Airlines to parody Men Without Hats’ “Safety Dance.” Real Alaska employees starred in a safety-themed music video that reimagined the 1983 hit with lyrics like, “If your friends don’t mask—why don’t they mask?—well, they won’t fly this airline!” On social, we treated employees as influencers to amplify the video across platforms.

    My Role: Social Strategy, Influencer Strategy

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    Amazon | Prime Day Finger Exercises

    Amazon asked us to remind people about Prime Day in a way that felt more unexpected. We worked with a finger-dancing influencer (yeah, they exist) to make sure people were physically prepared for one of the most anticipated shopping days of the year.

    My Role: Social Strategy, Influencer Identification, Production Oversight

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    Miller Lite | Turning #ItsMillerTime Into The #1 Branded Hashtag

    “It’s Miller Time” is an iconic tagline, so we invited fans to define #ItsMillerTime on social through a nationwide UGC campaign. Top submissions were featured across social and in the first-ever TV spot built entirely from fan content. The campaign generated 500K+ submissions, made #ItsMillerTime the #1 branded hashtag in the U.S. and #2 globally, was used 17.7× more than #UpForWhatever, and grew social following by 112K.

    My Role: Social Strategy, Creative Development

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