EXPERIENCE
7/2023 – Present
Freelance GCD / CD / CW / AD
BBH (NY) • Samsung, New business
Havas (NY) • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, New business
WE Communications (Seattle) • Intel
NMBL (NY) • Nespresso
Burson (NY) • Cologuard, New business
Slingshot (Dallas) • KH-7 Super Degreaser, Omni Hotels & Resorts
Quad • Direct to client
Morgan & Morgan • Direct to client
7/2021 – 7/2023
Head Creative / SVP Group Creative Director
Edelman (Dallas)
• KFC, Tupperware, Volkswagen, Hawaiian Tropic, Banana Boat, Schick, Quad (B2B), YMCA, Samsung, and various COVID-19 vaccine initiatives.
• $2 million in new business in 2 years.
5/2018 – 7/2021
Creative Director / Writer
McCann (NY)
• Mastercard
11/2016 – 4/2018
Freelance Creative Director
McCann (NY) • Mastercard
Anomaly (NY) • Google, Budweiser
Hudson Rouge • Lincoln
VMLY&R (NY) • New Balance
Barton F. Graf • New business pitch
11/2016 – 4/2018
Creative Director / Writer
Grey (NY)
• NFL, NoMore.org
10/2010 – 7/2015
Senior Art Director / Writer
Bartle Bogle Hegarty (NY)
• PlayStation, Google, Sharpie, AXE, UNICEF, Sprite, Vaseline, Rubbermaid, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, JBL, Seamless, Westin Hotels, BBC.
• BBH Labs projects that focus on creating innovative, social, and digital content across emerging media platforms.
6/2008 – 9/2010
Art Director / Writer
Young & Rubicam (NY)
• LG Electronics, NHL, Virgin Airlines, Bacardi, Green Mountain Coffee, Fisher Price, Land Rover, Office Depot, Goldfish, Colgate, Dannon and Campbell Soup Company
RECOGNITION
Emmy • Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement
Cannes Lions • 1 Grand Prix (Brand Experience & Activation), 4x Gold Lion, 3x Silver Lion, 7x Bronze Lion
Effies • 3x Gold, 1 Silver, 2x Bronze
D&AD • 1 Black Pencil, 3x Graphite Pencil, 3x Wood Pencil
One Show • 2x Best of Discipline (IP & Products + Public Relations), 1 Penta Pencil, 8x Gold Pencil, 4x Silver Pencil, 5x Bronze Pencil
ANDYs • 2021 Bravest Work of the Year, 3x Gold
Clios • 2 Grand Clio, 1 Gold, 3x Silver, 8x Bronze
Art Directors Club • #4 CD in the world in 2021, 2x Gold Cube, 3x Silver Cube, 2x Bronze Cube
Webby Awards • 2x Webby Winner, 1 People’s Voice Winner
The Drum • The Top 100 Most Awarded Creative Directors in 2021
ADCOLOR (the premier organization celebrating diversity in the creative and technology industries) • Ad of the year
AICP Next Awards • Inducted into the permanent film collection at the MoMA
NY Festivals / Midas Awards • 2x Grand, 8x Gold, 6x Silver, 5x Bronze
London International Awards • 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2x Bronze
Jay Chiat Awards • 1 Bronze
Communication Arts • 4x Award for Excellence
Contagious Magazine - Issue 38 Q1 / 2014
Mashie - Most Innovative Use of Traditional Digital Marketing
SABRE Award • Diamond Award for Superior Achievement in Measurement and Evaluation
IPA Effectiveness Award • Bronze
FWA • 3x Mobile Site of the Day, 2x Site of the Day
AWWWARDS • 2x Site of the Day
Google Creative Sandbox • Ideas that blend creativity and technology
Sports Media Marketing Awards • 2x Gold
ICCO Global Awards • World’s Best Financial Services Campaign
Internet Advertising Competition • Best Of Show
YGA Young Guns • 2x Silver Bullets, 1 Bronze Bullet
Idea Of The Year • Y&R Global Network
NYC Horror Film Festival • Finalist
TEACHING
2010 – 2014
Teacher
Miami Ad School
• Taught creative classes for portfolio students
EDUCATION
JUDGING
2022
Judge
KYIV International Advertising Festival
• Activation Campaigns, PR Campaigns, Direct Campaigns, Local Solution
Master of Science (MS) in Mass Communication
Miami Ad School + Florida International University
• Art Direction
• Copywriting
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Oklahoma
• Business Minor
• History Minor