Creative Director / Art Director : Freelance
Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and San Diego
September 2019 - Present
Developing integrated brand campaign concepts and content design to solve your brand’s biggest headache. Partnering with and enhancing creative capabilities for in-house teams, start-up brands, and world-class agencies. Agencies include High-Dive (CHI), Big Day (San Diego), Mower (NY), CO/Lab Works (SF), Inspira (NY), SPM (CHI), Warhol & Wall Street (CBUS). Clients include Ram Trucks, Casper, Guru, Waterloo Sparkling Water, AB InBev, Brand ACES, National Veterans Museum, Experience Columbus, The Ohio State University.
SVP Creative Director : Fahlgren Mortine - Columbus
May 2016 - Aug 2019
Led the creative department in developing idea-led, content-driven brand stories in partnership with our most brilliant strategy, media, digital, client engagement, and PR ninjas to generate success for our clients. With strength in tourism, B2B, economic development, technology, higher ed, healthcare, social good, and most of all, good people.
Creative Director : Epsilon - Columbus
Nov 2015 - May 2016
Managed the Purina Pet Food team and portfolio and developed data-driven creative for shopper marketing programs.
Creative Director / Art Director : Freelance
March 2015 - Nov 2015
Solving brand challenges of all shapes and sizes. Clients include Edelman, YR, Wunderman, Walton Isaacson, and a few confidential companies. Clients included XBOX, Tropicana, Constellation Brands, Goodyear, Baxter, WORX, and Beam Suntory.
Creative Director : Walton Isaacson - Chicago
2012 - March 2015
The creative lead on Knob Creek Bourbon, Basil Hayden's Bourbon, Bookers Bourbon, and 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey. I concepted new brand campaign work for Avión, Skinnygirl Cocktails, Cruzan Rum, Samsung, Philips Norelco, MillerCoors, and Kraft. I was a key team member in multiple new business wins and helped to grow the creative department from 6 to 26 people working across all disciplines.
Creative Director / Art Director : Freelance Chicago
March 2011 - January 2012
Clients were Leo Burnett, Gyro, HYConnect, and Walton-Isaacson. Hired on to Join Walton Isaacson full-time.
Creative Director : DDB Chicago
2006-2011
AT&T, Safeway, Dell, Capital One, State Farm, McDonald's
Associate Creative Director : DDB Chicago
2002-2006 / DDB
McDonald's, Capital One, Ad Council, Dell, State Farm and Bud Light
Senior Art Director : DDB Chicago
2000-2002
JCPenney, Chicago Int' Film Fest, Ad Council
Art Director : JWT Chicago
1996-2000
Kraft, Cheez Whiz, Nabisco, Nestle, Blockbuster Video Games, Bandai Toys.
EDUCATION
American Academy of Art
AAS Fine Art - Figure Painting
Eastern Illinois University
Graphic Design Studies
College of DuPage
AAS Advertising
AAS Illustration