Dave Ulrich

As an education major at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Dave made an unexpected pivot to theatre. While earning his degree, he acted as both a professional and a student on KC stages—earning a Drama Desk award nomination. After moving to Prague to teach and perform, he took up playwriting. Upon returning to the USA, he performed in several midwestern productions before moving to Los Angeles. There he penned nearly a hundred short plays for multiple theater companies, published two full-length produced plays and signed with Gersh where he wrote spec scripts until he made another pivot into advertising.

Dave has remained in the ad world for over twenty years as a copywriter and creative director for various agencies. He also served as an occasional instructor at Art Center College in Pasadena. He has created work for iconic brands like McDonald’s, Toyota, Apple, Google, Twitter, Subaru, Disney, Netflix, and many others.

• Copywriting
• Creative writing
• Storytelling

• Advertising
• Storytelling
• Technology

• University of Missouri-Kansas City, BA in Theatre, 2002

• Creative Director in Advertising, Stellar Elements
• Creative Director in Advertising, Elephant
• Creative Director in Advertising, Epsilon
• Adjunct Professor, Art Center College
• Associate Creative Director in Advertising, Davis Elen

• 4x Hermes Platinum Awards
• 1x Webby Silver Award
• 1x GSF Ad Club American Silver
• 1x GSF Ad Club American Bronze

• "20 Short Plays by Dave Ulrich", short play collection
• "One Day Too Late", one person play
• "Max & Cheez Go To Spain", a children's novel
• "The Passionates", a stage play
• "The Harvey Project", a stage play