WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance | NYC
Creative Director | May 2016-Present

Agencies: Edelman, Crawford Agency

Brands: Country Crock, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!, Comcast, Center for Reproductive Rights, Campbell's, Tupperware, Better Than Cash Alliance, Root Car Insurance, Skintimate, Weight Watchers, American Lung Association | Lung Force, T.J. Maxx | The Maxx You Project, #movethevote, HomeGoods, Marshalls

Clients: Lakhani Coaching, Gush, Abortion AF, Harmony@Work, Jackson Care Hub, Full Bodied Yoga PDX, Aleta Partners

Deep Focus / Moment Studio | NYC
Associate Creative Director | December 2014-May 2016

Brands: I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter!, Country Crock, The Good Fat 5, St. Ives, TRESemmé, Nexxus, Vaseline, Pitches: Hershey’s Take 5

mcgarrybowen | NYC
Associate Creative Director | July 2013-November 2014

Brand: Verizon

Senior Art Director | July 2012-June 2013

Brands: Verizon, Marriott Rewards, Chase Marriott, Chase Disney, United Mileage Plus, Sharp

arnoldworldwide | Boston
Senior Art Director | September 2007-July 2012

Brands: Ocean Spray, New Balance, Progressive, Truth, Tyson, McDonald’s, Titleist, FootJoy, Radioshack, First Marblehead, Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, Pitches: Lean Cuisine, CVS, Carnival, Alli, Marshalls

CORE EXPERTISE & TOOLS

Hard: Creative direction • Art direction • Copywriting • Creative strategy & content ecosystems • Visual & insight-driven storytelling • Brand systems & guardianship • Cross-functional leadership & collaboration • Cross-platform campaign concepting & production • Platform-native content • Scalable design systems • Creative operations • Motion direction & production • AI-powered creative ideation & production • Coaching-informed leadership • Data-informed optimization • Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva • ChatGPT • Perplexity • Copilot • Claude • Midjourney • Keynote • Squarespace • Wix • Google Workspace • Microsoft Teams

Soft: Mentorship, Team-building • Empathetic leadership • Active listening • Inclusive-centered thinking • Resourceful problem-solver • NVC, Mindfulness & meditation teacher • Trauma-informed • Skillful & compassionate communicator

EDUCATION

The Creative Circus
Art Direction

West Virginia University
Major:BFAinPhotography & Electronic Media
Minor: Art History

AWARDS

IAC Best Pharmaceuticals Online Video Campaign

John Caples International Finalist

Silver Effie | Sustained Success

WebAward | Beverage Standard of Excellence

Gold Effie | Renaissance

Show South Silver Addy | Sales Promotion Packaging

AIGA SEED Award | Integrated Brand

Creativity Magazine Feature

ONE Show Scholarship

ONE Show Merit | Print

ONE Show Merit | Innovative Marketing

Young Guns Finalist