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