Me: I’m an Advertising Creative with 15+ years experience. I believe in the power of big ideas, being ego free, and that good guys finish first. Specialties include TV commercials, online videos, humor, social, beauty, and integrated campaigns. View my LinkedInDestiny: She's a dog with 10+ years experience. She believes in the power of being fluffy. Follow her on Instagram @DestinyThePomeranian

Me: I freelance anywhere from the Senior Copywriter to Creative Director level. It’s not about titles for me. It’s all about the work. I love coming up with big ideas and rolling up my sleeves to write copy across different channels. My specialties include 360 integrated campaigns, social first, scripts for TV commercials / online videos, and digital. View my LinkedIn

Destiny: A dog who loved to grow the biggest fluff while being a very good girl. She unfortunately passed a few summers ago. Check out her lifetime of adventures @DestinyThePomeranian

EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE

Creative Director | Copywriter | Conceptor: 2015 to present

Clients: AbbVie, Always, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Barstool Sportsbook, Bounty, Bud Light, Citibank, Clinique, Coors Light, Crayola, Dannon, Dove, Gerber, Genentech, Gilt, IHOP, JCPenney, Johnson & Johnson, Luvs, Neuriva, New Balance, Northwestern Mutual, NyQuil, Olay, OLLY Vitamins, Pampers, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Quaker Oats, Reckitt, Rubbermaid, Sam’s Club, Smuckers, Spotify, T-Mobile, Tampax, Ulta Beauty, Verizon, Vicks, Walmart

Agencies: 140 Verizon, 72 and Sunny, AKQA, Arnold, BrandPie, COACT, CoLab, Decoded, Edelman, Grey, Heartbeat, Jack Morton, John Brown Media, McCANN Health, McCANN Worldwide, Malka, Momentum, MRM, Mustache, Narrative, Ogilvy, PB&I, Publicis, Publicis Health, Razorfish, Revery, R/GA, The Marketing Arm, VaynerMedia, Velocity, VICE, VML, VML Health

 

FULL-TIME

Junior Creative to Associate Creative Director: 2006-2015

Clients: Carl’s Jr., Chubb Insurance, Florida Prepaid College Board, Grey Poupon, Hardee’s, Hormel, Marcum Financial Advisors, Microsoft, Old Navy, Pilot Pen, Sonic Drive-In, Vitamin Water, Weight Watchers

Agencies: Crispin Porter + Bogusky, TBWA, StrawberryFrog, Barkley, MZA, DiGo

INTERNSHIPS

2004-2005

Clients: BMW MINI Cooper, Burger King, Mastercard

Agencies: Crispin Porter + Bogusky, GSD&M 

LECTURER/TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2003 to present

Colleges: Pratt Institute, SVA School of Visual Arts, University of Texas at Austin

Courses: Senior Advertising Portfolio, Independent Studies Portfolio, Intro to Media Planning, Intro to Advertising Research

 

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Austin

M.A. Advertising, Integrated Marketing Communications 2005

Texas Creative Portfolio Program 2005

GPA: 4.0

 

University of California, Santa Barbara

B.A. Communication 2003

B.A. Art Studio 2003

GPA: 3.9

 

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS

Cannes, One Show, Spike TV’s Top 10 Funniest Commercials, Communication Arts, National ADDYs & ADDYs Best of Show, Telly Awards, CMYK, Features in Ad Age, Adweek, Creativity, The Drum, and Design Rush

 

HOBBIES

Metalsmithing, Glass Art, Miami Dolphins Fan

 

SKILLS

Broadcast TV Commercials, Online Videos, Digital, Social, Websites, Experiential, Print, OOH, 360 Integrated Campaigns, Brand Platforms, Taglines, Tone of Voice, Brand Guidelines, Shopper Marketing, Radio, Adobe Photoshop, Film Directing