work EXPERIENCE
Sullivan Branding
Associate Creative Director, 2021—PRESENT
I help bring to life the creative strategy, concepting, and design work for a range of regional, national, and global clients. Responsibilities include providing direction and feedback to creative team members, helping develop creative strategy for projects, and working with internal stakeholders to develop creative briefs for our team. I am also heavily involved in pitching and selling ideas to clients and various stakeholders.
CLARK CREATIVE
ART DIRECTOR & DESIGN TEAM LEAD, 2018—2021
In tandem with the agency’s CEO, I oversaw and ensured the quality of nearly all creative work that included print, packaging, website design, and social media, to accomplish the business goals of our various clients. The team was small and relied on freelancers, whom I was tasked with briefing into ongoing and new projects.
BALDWIN&
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR, 2017—2018
I developed creative work and campaigns for Krispy Kreme, Bridgestone, Long John Silvers, Cree Lighting, and a handful of smaller brands and internal projects. Responsibilities includes creative strategy development, art and design direction, and mentoring younger, less experienced designers in the agency.
POSSIBLE
art director & senior Designer, 2014—2016
I brought ideas to life for AT&T, Microsoft Edge, Coca-Cola, Microsoft Office, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I played a key role in developing a national campaign for AT&T’s myAT&T division, and also helped to build, lead, and mentor reactive social media teams for Microsoft Office and Coca-Cola’s reactive social team that was built for the 2016 Olympics.
JULEP Beauty
SENIOR DESIGNER, 2014
I had a chance to work on projects that ranged from concepting full social & email campaigns about nail polish to art directing photo shoots to creating makeup tutorials for Pinterest. My responsibilities included collaborating with team members to develop campaign ideas, presenting work and communicating with internal stakeholders, and addressing and implementing stakeholder feedback.
Publicis
Art director & designer, 2013—2014
I primarily created work for T-Mobile, including involvement in developing their global consumer-facing look & feel that was unveiled in 2013 during their meteoric rise as a brand. Responsibilities included collaborating with creative team mates, design exploration, brand guideline development, putting together storyboards for TV production, briefing production companies and animators — all in the service of helping T-Mobile rise from the 4th largest national carrier in 2013 to the 2nd largest carrier now in 2023.
FREELANCE creative
2007—PRESENT
I’ve always taken on freelance work, even on top of my day job at various agencies around the country. What can I say, I like making things! I have a laptop, passport, and will go anywhere the work is cool.