Portrait of a WFH-er, 2020
With over fifteen years of experience in advertising and branding, I've learned the best work gets done when ideas are put first and egos last. I'm a copywriter by trade with a love and respect for design. I value 'yes and' collaboration. Above all, I believe that insightful, smart, memorable ideas have the power to not just change brands, but can have a positive impact on our society as a whole.
I’m a dad to a 5-year-old, a 2-year-old baby and a 10-year-old sheepdog who acts like a 2-year-old baby. Thanks to my Virginian upbringing, I’m still a sucker for a well-written country song. And thanks to my great grandma who used to glue googly eyes on rocks she found in the cow pasture, I inherited a love for making things.
“More scrappy, less crappy.”
Hardware —
One Show
Clios
Effies
FWA
SXSW Interactive Festival
Art Director’s Club
Communication Arts
Selected Client Experience —
Nike
MolsonCoors + ABInBev
GEICO
Discover Card
Mondelez International
Hotels.com
Craftsman
Slack + Salesforce
Affirm
Walmart
None of the work on this site would exist without the people I’ve been lucky to collaborate with: Richard Fischer, Bob Winter, Josh Witherspoon, Jon Eckman, Ken Erke, Tim White, Bella Reinhofer, Denison Kusano, Lisa Plachy, Kim Price, Elle Abarca, Chrystine Witherspoon, Eric Pagsanjan, Kim Mickenberg, Avery Gross, Ashley Geisheker, Heather Torreggiani, Becky Rozsa, Gustavo Delgado
EDUCATION
VCU BRANDCENTER // 2007
MS Mass Communications; Copywriting
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY // 2005
BBA Business; Consumer Marketing
EXPERIENCE
LEO BURNETT, Chicago IL // March 2022 - Present
Creative Director
VSA PARTNERS, Chicago IL // Feb 2016 - March 2022
ACD >> Creative Director >> Associate Partner, ECD
THE MARTIN AGENCY, Richmond VA // 2012 - 2016
Senior Copywriter
Y&R, Chicago IL // 2007 - 2012
Copywriter >> Senior Copywriter