After college Wieden worked at Georgia-Pacific, then headquartered in Portland. After time as a freelance writer, he was hired at McCann-Erickson, an ad agency where he first met David Kennedy, with that agency handling the Georgia-Pacific account from its Portland office.
Following his education, Wieden began his professional journey at Georgia-Pacific, situated in Portland. After freelance writing experience, he secured employment at McCann-Erickson, an advertising agency responsible for managing the Georgia-Pacific account from its Portland office.