experience

FREELANCE

Creative Director / Designer 2022-Present

Partnering with mission-driven brands focusing on food, arts and culture, sustainability, and environmental education. Connecting the dots across design, strategy, and business at any stage.

NORTH ONE – REMOTE

Brand Design Manager 2021-2022

Leading and scaling the in-house design team for a mid-stage B2B fintech startup serving small businesses. Driving efficiency and quality while integrating brand, growth, marketing, and product.

laplaca cohen – New YOrk

Creative Director 2015-2020

Integrated Creative Director and head of design. Elevated the in-house brand while helping a range of mission-driven organizations tell their story. Clients include: NYBG, The Met, Penn Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Museum of the City of New York.

PUBLICIS – New York

Associate Creative Director 2011-2015

Remote global brand agency lead for P&G healthcare brands. Managed teams of copywriters and art directors between New York and Chicago on integrated campaigns, brand principles, and partnerships.

Arc worldwide – Chicago

Senior Art Director 2008-2011

Lead creative on regional activations for major retailers and global initiatives for emerging markets. Art direction, packaging design, e-commerce, shopper strategy, and integrated marketing.

Resolution Design – Sydney

Art Director / Designer 2007

Hands-on designer, collaborating with agency producers, directors, and 3D animators on TV commercials with high production value in a small studio environment. Design, edit, compositing, art direction, and illustration.

Filmworkers Club – Chicago

Designer / Flame Assistant 2003-2006

Assistant for three online suites in a fast-paced post-production environment, working with agency producers, editors, and technical directors. Visual FX, compositing, style frames, and finishing.

Skills

Visual Communications
Brand Identity
Strategic Marketing
Concept Development
Content Production
Digital Media
Leadership
Team-Building
Studio Operations
Client Presentations
Creative Problem-Solving

interests

Urban Ecology
Food Systems
Hospitality
Education
Music
Architecture

EDUCATION

Northern Illinois University
BFA, Illustration
Design Study - Milan, Italy

School of Visual Arts
Mobile UX Design Certificate

The Cooper Union
Found Lettering w/Ken Barber

Center for Bio Regional Living
Permaculture Design Certificate