Bobbie Armstrong
Manhattan, NY · 609-865-7550 · armstrongnbobbie@gmail.com
bobbiearmstrong.com
About Me
Social copywriter, community manager, comedy writer. Addicted to going viral. In therapy. I did college improv and I’m sorry.
Education
BA – Journalism + Creative Writing
American University, 2021
Experience
Senior Social Copywriter + Community Manager
VML · Wendy’s · Jan 2025 – Present
- Led community management across platforms and served as primary writer for main feed content on Threads.
- Grew account by 500K followers and generated millions of impressions monthly.
- Led rapid-response trend content on X and Threads.
- Contributed to trend-based content on Instagram and TikTok.
- Managed social for major campaigns and collaborations including SpongeBob and Wednesday.
- Comments averaged 100K likes per week.
- Single reply on X generated a viral moment producing 1.6B earned impressions and Wendy’s highest sales days of 2025.
Community Manager
VML · Wendy’s · Jul 2024 – Dec 2024
- Responded to high-volume daily engagement across platforms.
- Partnered with art directors to develop evergreen and trend-driven main feed content.
- Identified trending posts and deployed brand comments generating millions of likes.
- Supported social strategy for large-scale campaigns and activations.
Copywriter
VML · Jan 2023 – Jul 2024
Clients: Colgate, Fabuloso, August
- Created social content across platforms for Colgate including a multi-million-dollar 360 campaign for Colgate Optic White.
- Contributed to brand equity rebrands.
- Rewrote the social playbook for Fabuloso and helped define its new social voice.
- Launched the proactive “Tampon Test” campaign for period care brand August.
Associate Copywriter
Red Fuse · Jun 2021 – Dec 2022
Clients: Tom’s of Maine, Colgate
- Conceptualized and built full social content calendars with art directors.
- Pitched an idea that resulted in a $10K grant to a nonprofit providing outdoor experiences for LGBTQ youth through the Tom’s of Maine giving program.
Comedy Writer (Freelance)
Jan 2017 – Present
- Satire published in McSweeney’s 45 times.
- Known for rapid topical pieces written within hours of breaking news.
- Humor writing also published in The New Yorker and other online publications.
Awards + Highlights
Wendy’s – Frosty Fix
- Cannes Lions Silver (Direct)
- D&AD Wood Pencil
- The One Show Silver Pencil, Bronze Pencil + 6 Merits
- Clio Bronze – Creative Use of Data
- Shorty Awards Silver Honor – Humor, Event & Experiential
Simone Biles once posted on Threads that “Wendy’s has the most hilarious clapbacks.”
Started a viral internet feud with a pop star.