Experience
ACD, Creative Lead @ Uber — January 2022–Present
Lead creative for Uber's Earner and Mobility brands. More specifically, I manage the creative development of full-funnel brand and product marketing campaigns across both above-the-line and below-the-line advertising.
Associate Creative Director, Creative Studio @ LinkedIn — September 2020–January 2022
Promoted! Owning day-to-day client relationships, manage creative development from concept through production, mentor and train junior creatives, partnering with cross-functional organizations within LinkedIn.
Senior Art Director, Creative Studio @ LinkedIn — June 2018–September 2020
Helped build out the internal agency, the Creative Studio, at LinkedIn with some pretty amazing folks. Working on high-level initiatives, fully integrated brand campaigns, and evolving the look & feel of LinkedIn
Senior Art Director, BBDO San Francisco — September 2017–June 2018
Yay. I was promoted. Most of my time is spent on Mattel, along with HP and Wells Fargo thrown into the mix. Helped develop a recruiting and talent pipeline at CU-Boulder. Mentored junior teams, especially with learning craft in pre and post production.
Art Director, BBDO San Francisco — March 2015–September 2017
Concepted and designed across all media for integrated campaigns.
Accounts: Mattel (Barbie, American Girl, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price), Wells Fargo, Mars (goodnessknows, Uncle Ben's, Nutro, Cesar Dog Food, Crave), E&J Gallo Winery, Barefoot Wine, Sutter Health, 826 Valencia, New Biz
Instructor, Miami Ad School SF — September 2016–Present
Taught, creative directed, and mentored students enrolled at MAS SF. Led students in winning pencils, merits, and finalists for D&AD, the One Show, Cannes Future Lions, and Young Shits.
Courses Taught: Interactive Concepting, Pop Culture Engineering, Thinking Strategically, Everything is Media
Interactive Art Director, Cactus — Dec 2014–March 2015
Focused on digital concepts and development for agency accounts with a particular emphasis on digital experiences for client campaigns.
Art Director Intern, BBDO San Francisco — Jun 2013–Aug 2013
Concepted, designed, and produced advertisements for both current and potential clients, assisted in new business pitches, and worked with strategists for brand creative.
Accounts: E&J Gallo Winery, Barefoot Wine, Mars (Uncle Ben’s, Cesar Dog Food), HP, Sutter Health
Education
University of Colorado Boulder, B.S. Advertising, B.A. Linguistics
Emphasis in Art Direction; Minor in Technology, Arts, and Media (TAM)
AKA the place where I studied biochemical engineering for 3 years before realizing designing poster presentations was oh so much more fun than tissue engineering research. Fast forward to me looking up classes in the course catalog that contained 'art' or 'design'. I've never looked back.
Skills
Eating French Fries
Tripping Over Everything
Being Self-Deprecating
Crafting Libations