I’m Erik Henriksen, an editor and writer in Portland, Oregon.
As a senior writer at the acclaimed digital creative agency Instrument, I work with companies like Google, Samsung, Nike, Sonos, and Capital One to create innovative brand experiences that are powered by devastatingly effective copy and razor-sharp strategy. Scroll down to see a few of my favorite projects, or check out my portfolio.
You can also find my writing at The Believer, StarTrek.com, the Portland Mercury, The Stranger, Tor.com, WIRED, and a slew of other sites. At the behest of the Pulitzer Prize Board, I have curated a selection of clips.

Nike
When Nike launched a digital marketing accelerator to supercharge their emails, I teamed up with designers and strategists to craft new messages for large-scale testing.

Sonos
To help the home audio experts at Sonos show their partners the benefits of advertising on Sonos Radio, I worked with a creative team to build a dynamic and expressive landing page.

Samsung
Across channels — and to support multiple product launches — I helped imbue Samsung’s brand voice with an authentic relevance for millennial families.

Zwift
Following an ambitious website redesign, I worked with online training program Zwift to rethink and redesign their email comms.

Charge Bikes
For the brand relaunch of Charge Bikes, I wrote headlines, taglines, and copy that served as a foundation for video, social, search and display ads, and more.

Movie Madness
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of America’s last remaining video stores, I helped conceive, write, and edit a book about how the store began and why it endures.