Richie Pepio
Associate Creative Director

Offbeat, upbeat communicator
and a comic with a heart of gold.

As a leader...
  • Helps oversee the copy and creative for his team, focusing on aftermarket industrial products in construction, mining, remanufacturing and other heavy industries as well as support technologies and services
  • Maintains a direct relationship with clients and vendors, staying involved in regular touch bases, workshops, creative pitches, video productions and testimonial shoots
  • Contributed to a Platinum Viddy and Creative Excellence Award-winning 50th anniversary campaign for Cat® Reman as well as a Platinum Viddy Award-winning “Mining Through the Ages” campaign for Cat RI
  • Joined Simantel as a senior copywriter in February 2021, became the lead senior writer in October 2022 and advanced to associate creative director in March 2024
  • Has more than 10 years of professional creative experience which includes working with accessibility in entertainment, writing audio description for major streaming services, directing (and performing) voice-over narration, and writing for healthcare, tech, science and entertainment news outlets

...and

As a Mets fan originally from Long Island, he’s learned to hope for the best but expect the worst because, just like the Mets, even the smallest victories can feel like the biggest wins.

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