Josh Alkire

Senior Copywriter

United States

Unashamed word nerd with the ability to write anything for any audience.

Portfolio

Social Media Campaigns

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
CDC Injury Center Bullying Prevention

For Bullying Prevention Month, the CDC Injury Center created resource posts for parents/caregivers, educators, and community members. The papercut art style, with its layered design, symbolizes the various actions and efforts needed to help. This approach aligns with the theme of "shining a light" on helpful actions, emphasizing that meaningful change comes from deliberate and thoughtful acts.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
CDC Injury Center Pride Month

To celebrate Pride Month, this campaign aimed to empower individuals to feel safe expressing their true selves. These crafted graphics accompanied our message as we championed the right for all teens to love who they love and like who they like.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Mental Health Awareness Month

For Mental Health Awareness Month in May, we utilized the concept of spring as a time of resilience and renewal. Just as spring cleaning revitalizes our physical spaces, the opportunity exists to invigorate conversations and advocate for mental well-being.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC World Emoji Day

The CDC wanted to use World Emoji Day to draw attention to its Essentials for Parenting Teens website. We developed adorable emoji-style characters as well as empathic, trustworthy copy that was also short and relatable. The posts offered quick tips for caregivers looking to engage with their teens in healthy ways.

Video Projects

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
CDC NCIPC Priorities Video

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), suicide, violence, and overdose are connected. ACEs increase the risk of opioid misuse and suicide later in life. Individuals who misuse opioids also are at a higher risk for suicide. This video demonstrates the interconnectivity of these issues and explains why they are Injury Center priorities. Because these topics are sensitive and potentially difficult, we understood how important it was to approach them with empathy and care. To that end, we...

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Alcohol Unsubscription Box

If only it were that easy to "unsubscribe" from alcohol. This campaign targeted those starting to drink problematically, using '80s and '90s-style infomercials to highlight the benefits of rethinking drinking for Sober October. Supported by static visuals and video, it injected humor into an NIAAA project, earning the trust of a serious scientific client to take a more creative approach.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Body Effects Pinball Video

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) wanted to create an easy-to-understand and relatable video that explains how alcohol affects the body’s internal organs. Creative Studio developed a visual metaphor in which the body is represented by a pinball machine and alcohol is represented by a pinball itself as it “bounces around” inside a drinker. The script used several pinball terms to describe how alcohol affects the brain, heart, liver, and pancreas.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Choose Your Own Adventure

Research shows that people who are socially connected with stable and supportive relationships are more likely to have better mental and physical health outcomes. This concept focuses on the value of social connectedness and simple ways to improve it. It involves the idea of going one step further to become more connected with your friends and family. For example, if you haven’t spoken to someone in a while, send them a text. If you’ve recently texted, give them a phone call. Connection...

Print Pieces

ICF Next
Emoji Day Thank You Booklet

As a way of recognizing our collaborative partnership with the CDC Injury Center, we showed our gratitude by bringing back some popular characters from a previous social media campaign. This booklet was printed and distributed during an end-of-year event.

Konvert
Konvert brochure

A tri-fold brochure detailing the features and benefits of the Konvert LMS.

Ohio Northern University
Residence Life brochure

Brochure distributed to prospective students explaining what it's like to live and learn at Ohio Northern.

Ohio Northern University
'Engineers Save the World'

Brochure asking prospective engineering students to re-think what they know about the field of engineering. It's not all about engines and bridges.

Ohio Northern University
'Next Steps' travel brochure

Brochure sent to prospective students who have expressed further interest in ONU. Includes a sort of campus map that discusses unique elements of student life.

Ohio Northern University
College of Pharmacy brochure

Brochure to promote the ONU College of Pharmacy, including statistics and a short alumnus profile.

Print Ads

Web Projects

Magazine Articles

Ohio Northern University Magazine
Rose Previte profile

Profile of ONU alumna Rose Previte, owner of Washington DC's award-winning restaurants Compass Rose and Maydan.

Ohio Northern University alumni magazine
'The Show Must Go On... The Road'

Article written for ONU's Alumni Journal that profiles several theatre arts alumni who are employed by traveling theatre groups.

Miscellaneous Projects

Ohio Northern University
Emily Richards Wall

Large-scale installation honoring Ohio Northern's most decorated student-athlete.