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Ellie Drinkwater
About Me

You know how every brand has a visual identity — logos, colours, fonts? I do the same thing, but with words. I design how brands talk.

I’m the kind of copywriter who can’t sleep if a headline is in title case instead of sentence case. If that sounds like your kind of person, keep reading.

Over the past eight years, I’ve built brand voices from scratch, shaped editorial strategy for audiences in the millions, and written everything from AI product copy to bestselling cookbook manuscripts. I’ve worked B2B and B2C. In-app and on the shelf. For startups and household names.

What ties it all together is a belief that words deserve the same care as any other design element. The right sentence rhythm can build trust. The right headline can change behaviour. And the right tone of voice can make a brand feel like a person you’d actually want to talk to.

My Approach

I don’t just write copy — I build the systems that keep copy consistent. Style guides, tone-of-voice frameworks, editorial calendars, content architecture. The infrastructure that makes a brand sound unmistakable whether it’s a push notification or a 2,000-word blog post.

I care about the details that most people don’t notice but everyone feels: the rhythm of a sentence, the weight of a word, the difference between a full stop and an em dash. That precision is what separates copy that sounds right from copy that just fills space.

Education

BA (Hons) English Language and MA Linguistics & TESOL, both from the University of Liverpool. The linguistics background means I don’t just have opinions about language — I have frameworks for understanding why certain words work and others don’t.

Beyond the Desk

Based in Manchester, UK. When I’m not agonising over word choices, I’m probably doing it anyway — just about something else entirely.

Where I've Been

A career built on making brands sound like themselves — from AI software to supermarket shelves.

2025 – Present

ClickUp

Brand Copywriter — AI Marketing

Writing campaign and in-app copy for ClickUp's flagship products and new AI features. Coordinating with design, product, and marketing to ensure brand consistency across every touchpoint.

  • Conversion-focused web copy for B2B audiences
  • UX onboarding flows, feature highlights, and micro-copy
  • Landing pages built end-to-end in Contentful
2021 – 2025

Pinch of Nom

Content Strategist

Owned brand voice for an audience of 3M+ social followers and authored copy for the UK's bestselling cookbooks — 5 million copies and counting.

  • Coordinated a weekly content engine across 4+ channels, producing 6+ pieces per week
  • Led content strategy for product launches including a magazine and Tesco retail line
  • Managed editorial calendar informed by SEO insights and performance data
2017 – 2021

Ultimate Products

Copywriter

Wrote product packaging copy for Russell Hobbs, Salter, and Beldray — brands stocked across Tesco, Morrisons, Argos, and Amazon. If you've shopped at a UK supermarket, you've probably taken my words home.

  • Led brand development for UP's corporate identity and values
  • Launched the company's LinkedIn presence
  • Coordinated first multilingual translations database

Like what you see?

I'd love to hear about your project. Let's chat about how I can help your brand sound like itself.