Andy Newman is a writer & creative who builds people-first brands through strategic and useful content. He's a Certified Small Giants Leader and leads Union Blue & Co., an independent marketing consulting company.

Contact Andy to discuss short-term contract work or full-time opportunities for writing, creative, and marketing projects – he is currently taking on new clients for June 2024 & beyond!

Based in Columbus, Ohio, and available to work anywhere, Andy has experience leading teams in the U.S. and Canada.

Big Cartel Zine • Created in partnership with Misc. Goods Co.

Previously, he’s held editorial and brand marketing roles at startups, including a top 100 app in the App Store. Andy also spent almost a decade at Big Cartel – an e-commerce platform that's helped artists and makers generate billions in revenue – where his role grew to include leading the Marketing team.

Big Cartel Brand Foundations • Design • Vivek Venkatraman, Nate Hanson, Jonathon Wolfer

With his creative direction, he’s led teams large and small across writing, web design, filmmaking, social media, and other creative projects with their work generating millions of monthly impressions.

TextNow Design • Mar Yama, Daphna Sebbane

In 2021, he graduated from the Small Giants Leadership Academy. Andy also spent five years working for Apple.

A storyteller at heart, Andy has written for The Atlantic and other top publications, directed and produced short films and documentaries, and served as documentary features judge for the 2019 Columbus International Film & Animation Festival.

With past clients including the United States Olympic Committee, Vox Media, Headspace, best-selling author Shea Serrano, MMG EARTH, and more, Andy works across a range of creative projects for purpose-driven organizations of all sizes.

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Selected WRITING – ESSAYS, CRITICISM, & OPINION

The Fascinating Riddle of a Sourdough Starter (The Atlantic)

In face of Trump's revised racist rhetoric, complacency is not an option (USA Today)

Inequality, racism built into law enforcement, education and health care (The Columbus Dispatch)

Turning mindless into mindful (Headspace)

How to Brainstorm Like an Essentialist (Headspace)

Fiction's No Stranger: On Doree Shafrir's 'Startup' (The Millions)

The bias in our software (Splinter)

Three ways to begin fixing Silicon Valley's 'pipeline' problem (USA Today)

It’s not enough to keep saying Silicon Valley has a diversity problem—we have to get specific (Quartz)

How Women Shaped the Internet (Big Cartel)