Copywriting Career Resources
Welcome to the Road to Writer
Finally. An illuminated path through uncharted territory.
Plan, map, and achieve a full-time writer career with a clear skills assessment, upskill plan, and your first-ever portfolio writing assignment – designed for industry-outsiders, career transitioners, and all aspiring writers.
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Hi! I'm Rowan, founder of Copy House Urchin. I’m also a copywriter, former hiring manager, and a career launch and career transition strategist. After nine years and 5 layoffs, I left retail behind to become a full-time writer. I have written for hundreds of companies and CXOs across dozens of industries, building brands and customer bases with words.
I founded CHU as a blog in 2020 with one mission: demote ‘options’ from a luxury to a commodity. Everyone should have access, opportunities, and options so they can realize their full potential, reduce stress, and have autonomy over their own futures.
CHU is dedicated to creating the most actionable and inspiring resources, tools, and frameworks to help industry outsiders get paid to write.
I’ve helped over 325 professionals land better jobs with customized career plans, revamped resumes and portfolios, and new-found confidence. My secret superpower is discovering yours. I'll help you identify your transferable skills and unique talents then package them up as your secret advantage.
What we do best…
Copy House Urchin is a writing career launchpad for industry outsiders with non-traditional career paths. Resources, tools, and frameworks are designed especially for early-stage and aspiring writers to help you to identify your high-value outsider talents and transferable skills, packaging them as a strategic advantage [answering the question “Why my perspective is valuable], proving your skill [squashing the “sorry, we can’t take a chance on you right now” heartbreaker], building your confidence [to trigger forward momentum], and creating FOMO-inducing portfolios [so they *have* to schedule an interview with you before you slip through their fingers].
Breaking into copywriting
The A to Z field guide that helps you plan, map, and land your ideal full-time writing job.
Turn a passion into a profession
You’ve wanted to be a writer since you could read, but life happened and you’re nowhere close to that goal. Making that dream a reality starts with a solid roadmap. Download your free copy of Roadmap to Writer for a clear path forward.
How do your skills stack up?
Discover your level of skill in relation to your target role with a skills assessment. Spotlight what skills and requirements you don’t yet have so you can formulate your customized Upskill Plan.
Start building your portfolio
Learn the power of demo clients and how to create your first content samples without cold messaging, pitching, or waiting for project greenlights.
