Who is Hieu?
 
 

Musician turned Brand Marketer (researcher, strategist & copywriter)

 
 
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About Me

I was a musician in my past life. I performed live music, wrote songs, recorded records, and collaborated with a handful of talented and amazing people. Throughout my journey in music, I was always the person who led the marketing activities for my acts. I managed my projects’ social media accounts, worked with designers to create posters and ads, wrote copy on the ads and posters, and became the marketing strategist and copywriter for my acts. And I loved it! Being the individual who studied people in order to craft the best message to use when marketing my projects led me to pursue a career in advertising.

Now I’m a data-driven, creatively-focused brand marketer who specializes in consumer research, brand and creative strategy, and creative copywriting. As a brand marketer, I conduct thorough, in-depth research to uncover cultural and human insights and write for brands to help them authentically connect to their consumers as people.


Brands I’ve Worked On:


Education

Master of Science degree in Advertising/Branding from Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter

Richmond, VA

BSBA with a Concentration in Marketing and a Communication Studies Minor from Longwood University

Farmville, VA


Certifications


Experience

Marketing Manager (Marketing Strategy and Copywriting) @ VDSS

2025 - Present | Richmond, VA

A state supervised and locally administered social services system in the commonwealth of VA.

Brand, Marketing & Creative Strategist @ Sensis Agency

2020 - 2025 | Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA

An independent, integrated, multi-cultural advertising agency. Started in Account Management

Brand & Consumer Research Analyst @ Hall & Partners (Omnicom)

2019 - 2020 | Chicago, IL

Omnicom’s international brand and consumer research agency

Summer Strategy Associate @ We Are Unlimited/DDB (Omnicom)

2018 | Chicago, IL

Was Omnicom’s full-service advertising agency dedicated to serving McDonald’s

Brand & Marketing Strategist for the WORKS System @ CARITAS

2025 - Present | Richmond, VA

Nonprofit providing resources for people experiencing homelessness and/or addiction

Brand Strategy Consultant @ Me, Myself, & I Comics

2020 | New York City, NY

A media company focused on comic books with the purpose of tackling mental health

Junior Brand Strategist @ Savv Media (The Planning Department)

2018 - 2019 | Chicago, IL

Boutique brand activation and engagement agency powered by comic media

Branding & Marketing Intern @ Advanced Patient Advocacy

2017 -2018 | Richmond, VA

Patient advocacy organization that provides a comprehensive suite of enrollment services

Brand Strategy Consultant @ OccasionGenius

2017 - 2018 | Richmond, VA

Start-up technology company focused on event services

Brand Strategy Consultant @ Capital One

2017 | Richmond, VA

Financial Institution


Volunteer Experience

Director of Marketing @ The Big Event at Longwood University

2015 - 2016

The Big Event is an annual community service project open to participation for students at Longwood University.

VP of Marketing @ Longwood University’s Lancer Productions

2013 - 2016

Longwood University’s Student Programing Board


Expertise

  • Copywriting

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • Keynote

  • Pages

  • MRI-Simmons

  • Claritas’ Geoscape Intelligence System

  • Survey Monkey

  • Sprout Social

  • Brandwatch

  • Google Analytics

  • HTML

  • CSS

  • Javascript (basic knowledge)

  • Brand Building

  • Brand & Creative Strategy

  • Marketing Strategy

  • Brand Positioning

  • Consumer Research

  • Creative Briefs

  • Brand Management

  • Behavioral Science

  • Client Management

  • Presentation & Design

  • Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Copywriting


Interests

Music

History

Gaming

News & Current Affairs