EXPERIENCE
7/2023 – Present
Freelance GCD / CD
Havas, BBH, Quad, Slingshot
• Samsung, New Business, Direct to Client, KH-7 Super Degreaser
7/2021 – 7/2023
SVP Group Creative Director / Head Creative at the Dallas office
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 during tenure.
5/2018 – 7/2021
Creative Director / Writer
McCann NY
• Mastercard
11/2016 – 4/2018
Freelance Creative Director / Writer
McCann, Anomaly, Hudson Rouge, VMLY&R, Barton F. Graf
• Mastercard, Google, Budweiser, The Lincoln Motor Company, New Balance, new business
11/2016 – 4/2018
Creative Director / Writer
Grey NY
• NFL, NoMore.org
10/2010 – 7/2015
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), 3x Gold Lion, 3x Silver Lion, 6x 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), 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
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
JUDGING
2022
KYIV International Advertising Festival
• Activation Campaigns, PR Campaigns, Direct Campaigns, Local Solution
TEACHING
2010 – 2014
Miami Ad School
Teacher
• Taught a creative concepting class for portfolio students.
• Students received awards in the Clios, ANDYs, and New York Festivals. The ideas developed in class were featured in Buzzfeed, Mashable, Fast Company, Huffington Post, Complex, and Business Insider.
EDUCATION
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