Nick Licare

Freelance (2023-Current)

Most recently leading on social influencer campaigns with Uber and Snapdragon, as well as writing 30-minute episodes for Fail Army’s streaming show “The Fail Cup”.

Accenture Interactive (2021-2022)

Creative Director for CEO Brian Whipple’s “Experience Matters” episodic digital series, as well as Accenture Interactive’s Cannes Lions Keynote film and additional marketing content.

ATTN: (2017-2021)

As a Creative Director for the in-house agency, I helped create best-in-class social content for major brands through work that lives at the intersection of issues and entertainment. I specialize in writing comedy, documentary and animated videos across all entertainment verticals, overseeing branded projects from pitch phase through scriptwriting, on-set direction w/ talent, and post-production.

Brand Work

Instagram, Apple Music, Netflix, HBO, Samsung, Ellentube, T-Mobile, Beats by Dre, Amazon, Match.com, Discover Card, Virgin, Major League Baseball, Mountain Dew, State Farm and ABC.

Highlights

Winner of 2021’s Golden Trailer Award winner for Most Innovative Advertising For A TV/Streaming Series with ABC’s “For Life” campaign.

Led instagram’s Get Out The Vote comedy campaign, comprised of 50 mixed media assets including influencer Reels, memes, and a game show involving dogs and a man covered in peanut butter.

Wrote and co-directed Beats by Dre’s “Cancel The Noise” campaign to promote their new headphones with Juanpa Zurita.

Teamed up with Mountain Dew & Team Rubicon to highlight COVID heroes in a four-part docu-style series.

Wrote "Now You Know,” a two-part animated comedy series for Ellen Degeneres’s Youtube channel.

With Match.com, we tricked exes into talking to each other about their past relationship.

For Discover card, we gave young adults life advice through an 8-part scripted comedy series.

With Virgin, we helped the brand become one of the friendliest LGBTQ+ companies in travel through a comedic look at straight couples facing discrimination on vacation. The video saw 9M views and strong press.

HBO.com (2012-2016)

Digital Content Writer for the Real Time With Bill Maher on-air promo spots, highlights and show site.

Real Time With Bill Maher (2012-2016)

As a writer’s assistant, I wrote jokes appearing on the late night TV show's monologue and desk pieces,

Created the concept and voiced Bernie Sanders in "What Bernie Sanders Says & What Republicans Hear," the show's most-viral produced piece ever, with 10-million views.

Performed VO for the produced pieces, "Bernie Baby" and "Bernie Sanders for Iowa."

Original TV & Film Projects

When I’m not working, I’m still creating. My sister and I are currently writing our fourth half-hour comedy pilot.

Political Comedy

Wrote jokes for The Roast of Congressman Dennis Kucinich, as well as standup material for President Obama impersonator, Reggie Brown.

Wise Brother Media (Radio)

Performed VO as Matthew McConaughey in an original radio comedy series, "Matthew McConaughey's Spring Memories"; played Jon Gruden in "Jon Gruden's NFL Predictions." 

Performed VO as Casey Affleck in The Rock's "What Really Happened With The 2017 Oscars Best Picture Mistake (According To The Rock)

Buzzfeed

Strangers added me to their group text and invited me to a picnic 3,000 miles away. I played along for a week. Read parts 1 and 2.

University of Vermont
B.A. English; Creative Writing Focus
Speech & Debate Minor

True Stories:

Played drums in bands with bad names: Furby Shot King Kong, The Hilton Sisters, The Tony Danza Extravaganza. 

As a child, auditioned for the lead role in “Indian In The Cupboard.” Did not get it.

Once swam out to the middle of a cranberry bog in my underwear to find my dad’s fishing rod.

Past Lives:

Trash Man/Hand Model/Cook/Landscaper/Delivery Driver/Casting Coordinator/Lobster Cleaner/Traveling Smoothie Maker/Baseball Umpire/Live-In Assistant