Experience
Executive Creative Director
Amélie Company Denver, CO | June 2020 - Present
Working on: Cause-based and Not-For-Profit clients, including: Colorado Partnership for Thriving Families, Colorado Department of Transportation, Franklin County Public Health, Arapahoe County, Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, City of Denver, Applewood. Responsibilities include: Team management, art direction, designing, strategy, concepting.
Creative Director / Associate Creative Director
Fact & Fiction Boulder, CO | May 2019 - June 2020
Worked on: New business pitches, AAA, Rachio, social content creation for Chilis, Voodoo Ranger, Fat Tire, Halo Top and The Cheesecake Factory. Responsibilities included: Creative Direction, team management, strategy, design, art direction, graphic design, conceptualization and client facing.
Professor at Denver Advertising School
2020 Winter Session
Teaching Concept Development with post undergraduate students.
FREELANCE WORK
Freelance Creative Director / Associate Creative Director
Rokkan New York, NY | October 2015 - December 2018
Worked on: New Business pitches, Cadillac, Fresca, Monkey Shoulder, Belvenie, Garnier, Sam Adams, Verizon Hum. Responsibilities included: Creative Direction, team management, art direction, script writing, brand work, conceptualization and design for digital and traditional campaigns and products.
Freelance Senior Art Director
Havas Worldwide New York, NY | July - October 2015
Worked on: Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, Kisses Deluxe, Kit Kat, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Lysol. Responsibilities included: Team management, Art Direction, script writing, conceptualization and design for traditional and digital campaigns and products.
Freelance Senior Art Director
Publicis New York, NY | June - July 2015
Worked on: Ensure, Sears. Responsibilities included: Art Direction, script writing, conceptualization for 360 campaigns.
Freelance Senior Art Director/ Designer
Ogilvy New York, NY | April - May 2015
Worked on: Comcast. Responsibilities included: Art Direction, script writing, conceptualization for campaign.
Freelance Senior Art Director/ Designer
Rokkan New York, NY | September 2014 - February 2015
Worked on: New Business pitches, Humane Society, American Express, Longhorn Steakhouse, Samsung, jetBlue. Responsibilities included: Art Direction, script writing, conceptualization and design for digital campaigns and products.
Senior Art Director
Saatchi & Saatchi New York, NY | June 2011- July 2014
Worked on: Capri Sun, Cheerios, Miller High Life, Keystone, Miller Lite, Multigrain Cheerios, Go-Gurt, Yoplait, Dreft, Chase, Pillsbury, Lenovo, Charter TV, Pampers and Luv's. Responsibilities included: Art Direction, script writing, illustration, conceptualization and design for TV, OOH, mobile aps, rich media and site design.
Art Director
BBDO New York, NY | August 2010- June 2011
Worked on: GE, GE Capital, GE Ecomagination, GE Healthymagination, Mountain Dew, J&J Baby. Responsibilities included: Art Direction, conceptualization and design for TV, print, site design, rich media and logo design.
Freelance Designer
Creathe Group, May 2010 - June 2010
Worked on: E-commerce and luxury brand sites - David Yurman, Marc Jacobs, Juicy and De Beers. Responsibilities included: Graphic Design for product sites, email blasts, wireframe design executions.
Freelance Art Director
Publicis Modem, May 2009 - May 2010
Worked on: Pillsbury, FiberOne, Yoplait, Rowenta, LG, Cheerios, Fruit by the Foot and Becks. Responsibilities included: Art Direction, conceptualization and design for banners, rich media, site design and logo design.
Art Director
JWT NY, May 2007- March 2009
Worked on: Macy's, Smirnoff 21, Smirnoff Black, Smirnoff Ice Light, Rolex, Halls, Rock the Vote, Ciroc Vodka, Jose Cuervo, Microsoft, Stride and JetBlue. Responsibilities included: Art Direction, illustration, conceptualization and design for TV, OOH, print, rich media, site design and marketing pieces.
Junior Art Director
Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Internship 2007
Worked on: Rolling Rock and Comcast. Responsibilities included: Art direction, conceptualization, design and production.
Honors & Awards
One Club Medal - I Matter Campaign 2022
One Club Medal - Lift the Label Brand Transformation 2022
One Club Medal - Good For You Website Design 2022
One Club Medal - Recover For Life Patrice Video 2021
One Club Design Merit - Recover For Life 2021
One Club Design Merit - Colorado Partnership for Thriving Families 2021
Design Feature Ad Club Colorado - Voodoo Ranger 2020
Creativity Feature - Cheerios 2013
One Show Design Merit - JetBlue More Campaign 2010
Creativity Feature - JetBlue 2009
Art Director's Club NYC Top Advertising Student Portfolio Review 2007
Education
University of Delaware
B.F.A in Visual Communications
Concentration in Advertising & Graphic Design / Minor in Art History
Skills
Advanced Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & Indesign.
Photography skills in digital, film & holga.