Copywriter & Creative Strategist | Tampa, FL

Your brand has a story. Let's make it impossible to ignore.

Good copy isn't decoration. It's the difference between a brand people remember and one they scroll past. I've spent 20 years figuring out the difference.

Kelly Sambucci, freelance copywriter and creative marketing strategist
About Kelly

The rare strategist who can actually write.

I'm Kelly. Tampa-based freelance copywriter and creative marketing strategist. I've spent 20 years in marketing, financial services, brand storytelling and employee communications.

That range means I can work across a lot of categories and I genuinely love the variety. New industry, new audience, new problem to solve. That's the fun part.

Here's what I believe: relevance is the hook. Not personality, not style. If your reader can't see themselves in your copy, they've already moved on. So I start there. Every time.

I'm also easy to work with. I meet deadlines, I ask good questions and I care about getting it right. Your brand will end up sounding like the best version of itself.

Brand Voice Content Strategy Financial Services Tampa Bay Remote-Friendly
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"Kelly doesn't just write copy. She figures out what makes your brand tick, then puts it into words you wish you'd thought of yourself."

A very happy client
Selected Work

A few things I'm proud of.

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Credit Union Annual Report
Financial Services

Numbers Never Told a Story This Well

MIDFLORIDA Credit Union needed an annual report people would actually read. The strategy: treat every number as evidence of a human story, not the other way around.

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MIDFLORIDA Social Media
Social Media & Content Strategy

Social Media That Actually Stops the Scroll

Built MIDFLORIDA's social presence across every moment with copy that led with members' lives, not the bank's agenda.

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Ashley HomeStore Fall Catalog
Retail Catalog Copywriting

Look Good. Spend Smart. No Compromise.

Seasonal catalog copy for Ashley HomeStore that never hedged on the brand's core promise: accessible style. Every word reinforced it.

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Sonora Desert Museum Article
Editorial Copywriting

Science for the Rest of Us

A feature for the Sonora Desert Museum that made animal enrichment fascinating to everyday readers. Proof that accuracy and accessibility aren't mutually exclusive.

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Ashley HomeStore Email
Ecommerce Copywriting

Ecommerce Copy That Earns the Click

Product-focused email copywriting for Ashley HomeStore, written to convert browsers into buyers without leaning on discounts.

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MIDFLORIDA Snapchat Ad
Financial Services Social

Getting Gen Z to Open a Checking Account

Snapchat ad copy for MIDFLORIDA's first checking account campaign, meeting a skeptical, ad-savvy audience on their turf and in their language.

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