ISAAC SIMPSON
Creative Director / Copywriter︎
WRITING AND TALKING
A Press
Vandal PressI co-founded Vandal Press, a new sort of publication built on micropayments platforms. We generated close to one million hits and made a few bucks for our independent writers.
A Podcast
Not a Huge FanFor four years I co-hosted a podcast called Not a Huge Fan with my best frenemy Charles Disney. We were named a top podcast of 2017 by a Dutch newspaper.
Some standout episodes: Gimlet Whimper Fry, Burning Man, Gay Pornstar Philosopher, Real Estate Bro, Ethical Satanist, and all the Annoying LA Comedians you can handle.
One UK fan described it as “Far Future Digital Archaelogist PhD Thesis Material.”
VICE/LA Weekly
COLUMNISTAs a masthead columnist for LA Weekly and VICE, I told the complicated story of Los Angeles from many different angles.
I jumped off cliffs, climbed under bridges, and snuck into grave sites. I interviewed rappers (Chief Keef), tech CEOS (Hans Yang), councilmen (Jose Huizar), street artists (Plastic Jesus), real estate moguls (Jonathan Schley), models (Permaid), restauranteurs (Tyler Wells), and the Mayor of Skid Row (General Jeff).


The Future Party
DAILY NEWSLETTER
I write The Future Party’s daily newsletter. It’s like the Morning Brew for the entertainment industry. It features curated stories written in an entertaining, digestible way to help Gen Z readers stay relevant at work.
LEARN MORE HERE
I write The Future Party’s daily newsletter. It’s like the Morning Brew for the entertainment industry. It features curated stories written in an entertaining, digestible way to help Gen Z readers stay relevant at work.
LEARN MORE HERE
ABOUT ME
I’m Isaac.
A former attorney and VICE journalist, now a creative director.
I specialize in content that cuts through the noise.
My strengths are concept development, longform and shortform writing, strategic messaging, and, pitching. Especially pitching.
Please get in touch via the links below.

Isaac Simpson 2022 — Los Angeles