Becoming Escano

How do infomercials and booklets of scrap paper make a Copywriter in sunny Southern California?

First, you start with Derek Escano, an endlessly curious, adventurous and creative young boy. Then you add in hours of late night infomercial sessions with his parents that spark a passion for tricking…I mean targeting an audience’s purchasing power with innovative marketing.

Next, you meet his request for endless scratch paper to satisfy his 5-year-old hunger to write booklet after booklet of scribbles.

The result? An insatiable creative that has concepted and written integrated campaigns, social content, TV spots, brand identities, and led large scale activations.

So, if you’re just as hungry to make something fun and exciting in this crazy world we call advertising, then let’s chat!

Past Stomping Grounds

Freelance Copywriter | Various

November 2025- present

Copywriter | Intertrend Communications

October 2022 - November 2025

Account Executive | Intertrend Communications

January 2020 - September 2022

Stuff To Brag About

Silver CLIO 2025 | Branded Entertainment & Content

Toyota GRIP Campaign

Bronze CLIO 2025 | Film Craft

Toyota GRIP Campaign

ANA Awards 2025 | Grand Prize

Toyota bZ Campaign

ANA Awards 2025 | Grand Prize

In-Language | Toyota bZ

ANA Awards 2025 | Silver

Cross-Cultural Campaigns | Toyota bZ

One Show - 2022 Young Ones Student Awards | Gold Pencil

Get Your Pages In | Spotify

Where I Got Schooled

Copywriting | The Book Shop School for Ads

Bachelor of Arts: Communications w/ emphasis in Public Relations | CSU Dominguez Hills