Experience
Google - Creative Lead (Consultant w/ Consiglieri)
On the platform & ecosystems team running creative for social and activations across the portfolio of products (Android, Google Play, Chrome & Chromebook).
San Diego, California / Feb. 2024 - Present
Freelance - Creative Director
San Diego, California / July 2023 - Jan. 2024
Mother LA, R&R Partners, Giant Spoon NYC, SuperSerious, No Problem Studios, Pinterest
Deutsch Inc - Creative Director
Los Angeles, California / June 2022 - Present
Client: Lowe’s, Snapple, PetSmart and New Biz
Managed creative teams and freelancers.
Mentored, motivated, and supported career growth.
Lead multiple verticalized creative teams.
Maintained close client relationships.
Lead the launch for Lowe’s 2023 rebrand, under our developed campaign “Lowe’s Knows”.
The Many - Creative Director
Los Angeles, California / September 2020 - June 2022
Clients: eBay, AdCouncil, Apple TV & New Biz
Managed a team of 8+ creatives and freelancers.
Mentored, motivated, and supported career growth.
Recruited and maintained talent, aka built my team from the ground up.
Lead multiple verticalized creative teams.
Helped organically grow an account from 1 project to a multi-million dollar piece of business in less than two years.
Spearheaded the agency’s mentorship program.
Maintained close client relationships.
Associate Creative Director, Writer (Sept 2020 - Oct 2021)
Giant Spoon - Senior Creative
Los Angeles, California / April 2018 - September 2020
Clients:
Creative lead for Eventbrite, Uber, Portal from Facebook, Facebook Watch, One Medical, HP, Olympics, Z by HP, HP 3D Printing
Roles:
Ran my own projects.
Launched Z by HP’s first global brand campaign.
Managed teams and vendor partners.
Managed and mentored jr. teams across departments.
Developed new concepts for marketing strategies with small and large budgets.
Executed 360 integrated brand campaigns, experiential marketing, digital and social.
Conducted strategic development, market research, data analysis and content creation.
Developed trusted client relationships leading to increased project scope and budgets.
Launched Uber’s Rider Preferred program.
Contributed to numerous new business pitches and wins.
Wore lots of hats of various shapes and sizes.
180 LA - Creative Writer
Los Angeles, California / March 2017 - April 2018
Clients:
Unicef, Postmates, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Cox Homelife, Qatar Airways, Miller Lite
Roles:
Responsible for the concept and tone of voice for brand campaigns across multiple mediums (TV, digital, social, etc.)
Contributed to new business pitches across global agency network, 180Kingsday and 180LA.
Managed jr. creative teams.
Placed top four in TBWA’s “No Format” Global Competition in Mexico City.
Grey Global - Creative Writer
New York, New York / March 2016 - March 2017
Clients:
Volvo, Downy, Pringles, Unstoppables, Lenor, 3M
Roles:
Conceptualized and produced global campaigns translated into many languages.
Wrote global and national brand slogans for multiple clients.
Launched Downy’s national rebrand campaign under our platform “Downy and its Done”
Launched Pringles global rebrand campaign under our platform “Pop. Play. Eat.”
Launched Volvos global campaign under our platform “Embrace the Future”
Went across the pong to conduct global consumer market research in European markets to help launch Downy/Lenor ‘Unstopables”.
Managed jr. creative teams.
Eleven Inc - Creative Writer
San Francisco, California / May 2015 - March 2016
Clients:
Virgin America, Dignity Health, Aria Hotel & Resort, Oakley
Roles:
Responsible for the concept and tone of voice for brand campaigns across multiple mediums (TV, digital, social, etc.)
Represented the creative department on the agency culture committee.
SCHOOL (A Project Worldwide Agency) - Jr. Writer
Boulder, Colorado / August 2014 - May 2015
Clients: Skullcandy, Pencils of Promise, Tivo
Roles:
Responsible for concept and all copy for a number of campaigns, mainly focusing on non-profits.
Launched Skullcandy’s first summer college experience campaign.
Launched Pencils of Promise college program to raise $25,000 each year to be donated to build a school in a developing country.
Got a taste of the nimble start up world.
YEAR ONE - Freelance Writer
Boulder, Colorado / 2014 - 2015
Clients: New Country Organics, Colorado Nut Co., Boyer’s Coffee
Education
UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE —NYC / 2016-2017
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER / 2011 - 2015
BS / ADVERTISING & PSYCHOLOGY / 2011 - 2015
MINOR / TECHNOLOGY ARTS & MEDIA