Your hands-on creative/brand/
storytelling go-to.
Notices everything. Ignores nothing.
Comes with many questions and the goal to keep making things better.
Opinions are strong but malleable.
education.
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Advertising Design | Academic Honors, Magna Cum Laude
skills.
+ creative and art direction
+ branding / rebranding
+ concept development
+ creative strategy
+ social content development
+ adobe creative suite
+ leadership and management
+ mentorship and guidance
+ client communication
+ project management
experience.
creative director, brand 2020-2023
STERN | Clients include Leo Schachter Diamonds, JACK Entertainment, Edible Arrangements, Rogers Enterprises, betJACK, The Cleveland Orchestra, Phantom Fireworks
Responsible for overseeing a team of creatives in the development of creative ideas with a special focus on branding and rebranding
Collaborated with social and digital partners on assignments and briefs to create big ideas and cross-platform initiatives
Identified creative needs, managed budgets, concepted, directed, and produced content shoots
Provided direction for freelancers and creative partners for the completion of creative assets
Hired and trained new team members in the creative department and led brand orientations and creative workshops
Hosted creative strategy sessions to guide and inspire the creative team on proactive ideation
Head of creative on new business initiatives/pitches, winning a new roster of the agency’s key clients
Mentored team members and provided challenges and goals for continued growth and success
Initiated agency volunteer activities and hosted agency-wide networking/cultural events
creative director, social 2017-2020
STERN and S3 | Clients included Kay Jewelers, Jared, Zales, Phantom Fireworks
Responsible for all creative efforts in the establishment of a social media agency in conjunction with Stern
Proactively led a team from concepts to final execution for social media and digital content for Signet Brands: Kay Jewelers, Jared the Galleria of Jewelry, Zales, and PEOPLES
Responsible for creative themes that effectively support overarching social content strategies and business needs supporting core business objectives
Concepted and directed monthly content shoots for various campaigns and brand initiatives
Established creative POVs for rebranding campaigns and worked directly with the client to
rebuild a brand to become more appealing to millennials
Responsible for the mentoring and development of the social media creative team
art director 2016-2017
STERN | Clients included McDonalds, Yankee Candle, Tuesday Morning, Kay Jewelers, Jared, Third Federal, and USGA.
junior art director 2015-2016
Neon, An FCB Health (now IPG Health) Company | Clients included Novartis, the launch of Cosentyx, Better Breathing, InvegaTrenza, Gleevec, Tyvaso, and education projects such as consumer explanation videos for The Affordable Care Act