Bio. clients. Awards. Oh my!

First things first—I’m Lizette the copywriter, not the 80s Cuban singer Lissette. If you’re looking for her, here’s her Wikipedia page. I'm sure she'd love another shot at stardom, and hey, it’ll make me feel good knowing I helped her get it.

I got my start in advertising at 19, in Puerto Rico.
If you want to learn how to stretch a small budget and still do award-winning work, that’s the place.

In 2012, I moved to Chicago and joined Lapiz, the Latin American/Hispanic arm of Leo Burnett.
After that, I worked at R/GA Chicago—then continued remotely with R/GA New York. For the last 3 years, I’ve been with AKQA Portland (also remotely). Yes, it’s been a lot of time zones—and a lot of meetings where no one knew I was wearing pajama pants.

I’m the first—and still only—person to win a D&AD Pencil in Puerto Rico. Went to London to pick it up. Wore a very puffy dress. No regrets.

In 2019, I won “Best Overall Agency Employee” at R/GA.
It was my personal goal that year. I was beyond happy—and yes, I cried.

Brands I’ve worked on: Nike, Amazon, Netflix, Samsung Global, Verizon, Uber, Pepsi, Chime, Gatorade, Heineken, Amazon Books, Pivotal Ventures (a Melinda Gates company), Cars.com, Cadbury Adams, Susan G. Komen, MDA.

Hardest job:
Convincing my mom this was a real job—even if I wore a hoodie.

Craziest production moment:
I fell into a river with crocodiles. Still got all my limbs.

Unpopular opinion:
I didn’t like the movie Dune 1. Sorry.
But weirdly, it did inspire me to read the book.

Random facts:
As a kid, I had two hamsters named Merry and Christmas. Yes, I could’ve done better.

I still believe in the Oxford comma. Come at me.

Oh—and I do a monster voice.

Awards: 

GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE AWARDS: 5 CANNES LIONS, D&AD GOLD PENCIL, 5 CLIOS,  3 ONE SHOW, 9 FIAP,  3 LONDON INT., 2  COMMUNICATION ARTS, 2 NEW YORK FESTIVAL, 1 WPPED CREAM, 5 EL SOL, 5 WAVE, 2 THE CUP, 14 OJO DE IBEROAMERICA, 8 FESTIVAL CARIBE,  1 ADLATINA, 2 SHARKS, AND 1 TOP 50 IDEAS OF THE YEAR.

FINALISTS: 7 CANNES LIONS, 4 ONE SHOW,  4 FIAP, 3 LONDON INTERNATIONAL,  2 NEW YORK FESTIVAL, WPPED CREAM, 3 EL SOL, 2 OJO DE IBEROAMERICA, AND 8 FESTIVAL CARIBE.