Mostly, I help good ideas sound
             the way they deserve to.

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Hi, I’m Staska.

Creative group head, creative copywriter, author, lecturer, and your brand’s new favorite sparring partner

I lead creative teams. I build brand voices. I write things. I teach things.

Where I’ve Been and What I’ve Done

A timeline of titles, roles, and the creative messes I proudly led.

2024–now

Creative Group Head

Qream Design Agency

Leading the creative team, developing campaigns for tech-forward clients, mentoring copywriters, and building bold, strategic narratives across formats.

2023–2024

Copywriting Team Lead

Laba

Led the Ukrainian copy team and developed communication campaigns for the local market. Also created social media strategies for five international markets.

2022–2023

Creative Copywriter

Planeta Kino & PUMPIDUP

Wrote copy for cinema campaigns—including social media, newsletters, landing pages, and internal comms — and for PUMPIDUP, their bold, popcorn-loving sub-brand. Also coordinated external agency copywriting for Planeta Kino’s social channels.

2022

Copywriter

Fedoriv

Worked on creative campaigns and messaging for Ukrainian and international clients — including manifestos, campaign ideas, and scripts for video formats.

Mar–Jun 2022

Investment Engagement Manager (volunteer)

Rescue Now

Helped attract approximately $250,000 in funding for humanitarian efforts. Worked with international donors and institutional partners during the early months of the full-scale invasion.

2021–now

Founder & Head

Kopirska

Launched a boutique recruiting initiative for copywriters. Helped projects find the right voices and helped writers find gigs that felt like gigs, not grinds.

2020–2022

Copywriter & Creative Consultant

Freelance

Project-based collaboration with agencies and startups.

2014–2020

Copywriter → Creative Group Head

Arriba!

Grew from solo copywriter to leading the creative department. Created campaigns, ran brainstorms, and kept the team loud and sharp.

2012–2014

Creative Manager

NameCheap, Inc

Grew from solo copywriter to leading the creative department. Created campaigns, ran brainstorms, and kept the team loud and sharp.

2011–2012

Junior Account Manager

Brandcom

PR agency works for Kyivstar, djuice, and Samsung. Created social media content, wrote press releases, and built communication decks.

2024–now

Creative Group Head

Qream Design Agency

Leading the creative team, developing campaigns for tech-forward clients, mentoring copywriters, and building bold, strategic narratives across formats.

2022

Copywriter

Fedoriv

Worked on creative campaigns and messaging for Ukrainian and international clients—including manifestos, campaign ideas, and scripts for video formats.

2020–2022

Copywriter & Creative Consultant

Freelance

Project-based collaboration with agencies and startups.

2011–2012

Junior Account Manager

Brandcom

PR agency works for Kyivstar, djuice, and Samsung. Created social media content, wrote press releases, and built communication decks.

2023–2024

Copywriting Team Lead

Laba

Led the Ukrainian copy team and developed communication campaigns for the local market. Also created social media strategies for five international markets.

Mar–Jun 2022

Investment Engagement Manager (volunteer)

Rescue Now

Helped attract approximately $250,000 in funding for humanitarian efforts. Worked with international donors and institutional partners during the early months of the full-scale invasion.

2014–2020

Copywriter → Creative Group Head

Arriba!

Grew from solo copywriter to leading the creative department. Created campaigns, ran brainstorms, and kept the team loud and sharp.

2022–2023

Creative Copywriter

Planeta Kino & PUMPIDUP

Wrote copy for cinema campaigns—including social media, newsletters, landing pages, and internal comms — and for PUMPIDUP, their bold, popcorn-loving sub-brand. Also coordinated external agency copywriting for Planeta Kino’s social channels.

2021–now

Founder & Head

Kopirska

Launched a boutique recruiting initiative for copywriters. Helped projects find the right voices and helped writers find gigs that felt like gigs, not grinds.

2012–2014

Creative Manager

NameCheap, Inc

Worked on content strategy and creative communication for an international tech product. Focused on social media, website updates, and developing promo ideas.

Some Work I’m Proud Of

Campaigns & Copy

01

Bon Boisson

Idea, script, slogan

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02

Syngenta

Scripts, concept, campaign messaging

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03

Ministry of Social Policy

Campaign copy

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04

Rescue Now

Idea, script, slogan

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05

Mon

Campaign copy

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06

DODO Puzzles

Idea, script, slogan

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Branding & Strategy

Viber logoSelf app logoPlaint logoClockwise logo

01

Viber for Business

Tone of voice (supervising)

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02

Self App

Tone of voice (supervising)

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03

Planit

Brandbook copy

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04

Clockwise Software

Tone of voice (supervising)

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Naming

Bob Snail logoKrako logoGruntovno logo

01

Bob Snail (Eat & Play)

Naming for toy collections

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02

KRAKO

Naming

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04

GRUNTOVNO

Naming + manifesto

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What Happens When a Copywriter Has Free Time

2024

The Copywriting Encyclopedia

A mock-scientific field guide to Copywriterus Vulgaris. Covers copy across formats — text, video, static, and ambient. Strange in form, structured in content, and somehow still about writing

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2017

Waiting for a Copywriter

A short play about writing, waiting, and wondering why no one reads the brief. Just words, characters, and that familiar mix of doubt and deadline.

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I Teach, Too

When I’m not writing, I’m talking. I teach workshops and give lectures on copywriting, brand tone of voice, and how to survive a brainstorm with your dignity intact.

Where I’ve taught regularly

2015–2020

Baggage School
of Marketing & Communications

Author of the “Pysanina” course.

2019–2023

Projector

Co-author of the“Copywriting. Basic” course.

Guest lectures and appearances:

2016-2025

Ryba Academy

2024

EBA (European Business Association)

2023-now

Beloved

2019-now

Bazilik

2019

Prometheus

2016-now

Litosvita

Corporate trainings for:

2024

Voices of Children

2024

Yasno

2024

MHP

2021-2023

Indigo

2023

PUMB

2021

Diia

2019

DTEK

2016

Dev.Pro

2016

Axon Partners

Additionally, I hold a Specialist Degree in Foreign Languages and Pedagogy—so, yes, I’m certified to teach English, Spanish, and World Literature.

Wild, ha?

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Mostly, I help good
      ideas sound the way
   they deserve to.

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Additionally, I hold a Specialist Degree in Foreign Languages and Pedagogy—so, yes, I’m certified to teach English, Spanish, and World Literature.

Wild, ha?

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