MARKKU HAAPALEHTO

Creative Director & Strategist, Senior Copywriter, Event Producer, Lecturer, Scriptwriter, Director

EDUCATION:

1989-95

Master of Arts, MA Sreenwiriting
Aalto / University of Industrial Arts

1995-96

Theatre Academy
Special program / Scriptwriting for audiovisual medias

1989-90

University of Helsinki
Communication and Media Studies

2023

Rastor Institute
MJD, Marketing Director studies, Midjourney & AI studies

University of Jyväskylä & University of Vaasa
Brand management, Marketing management, Leadership and Digital marketing studies

EXPERIENCE IN ADVERTISING:

2012- Creative Director / Strategist / Senior Copywriter / Event Producer, White Moose & White Moose Experience

2008-2012 Creative Director / Senior Copywriter, TBWA Helsinki / PHS

2007-2008 Creative Director / Senior Copywriter / Partner, 7th Heaven production company

2006-2007 Copywriter / Partner, Ad Agency Taivas

2000-2006 Founding Partner and Copywriter, Ad Agency Skandaali

1998-2000 Copywriter, Ad Agency Taivas

1996-1997 Copywriter, McCann Helsinki

HONORS:

Numerous awards from all the main advertising competitions in Finland (e.g. Grand Prix in Voitto Film competion twice) and plenty of awards and finalists from abroad: e.g. Cannes, CUP, Epica, Eurobest, Golden Drum, Golden Hammer, Kinsale, London, Moscow and New York.