WORK EXPERIENCE
Misc Agencies, Brands, & Businesses | NYC
Freelance Creative Director | May 2016-Present
Clients & Agencies: Edelman, Crawford Agency, 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, Lakhani Coaching, Skintimate, Gush, Weight Watchers, American Lung Association | Lung Force, T.J. Maxx | The Maxx You Project, Abortion AF, #movethevote, Harmony@Work, Jackson Care Hub, Full Bodied Yoga PDX, Aleta Partners
Deep Focus / Moment Studio | NYC
Associate Creative Director | December 2014-May 2016
Clients: 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
Client: Verizon
Senior Art Director | July 2012-June 2013
Clients: Verizon, Marriott Rewards, Chase Marriott, Chase Disney, United Mileage Plus, Sharp
arnoldworldwide | Boston
Senior Art Director | September 2007-July 2012
Clients: 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: BFA in Photography & 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