RESUME
ABOUT
CD / Art Director / Emotional Support Human / Girl Dad x2 with a humorous bent and bedside manner who loves run-on sentences and has an undying drive to deliver culturally impactful work even if it scares a conservative client or two. This is all achieved by his ability to foster a supportive AND challenging environment that sets up his teams to absolutely kill shit.
EXPERIENCE
CASHMERE AGENCY
Creative Director 2022-present | Associate Creative Director 2021-2022
Clients: Disney, Taco Bell, Marriott Bonvoy, Amazon Music, Google, Hulu, Svedka
Disney’s first evergreen African-American consumer facing brand campaign
Amazon Music’s global Hip-Hop brand campaign featuring Vince Staples
SVEDKA Vodka rebrand and visual identity development
BURRELL COMMUNICATIONS
Senior Art Director 2018-2021 | Art Director 2016-2018
Clients: McDonald’s, Google, Comcast/Xfinity, Toyota, Walmart, Cartoon Network
McDonald’s “Black & Positively Golden” brand initiative
Award-winning Xfinity Holiday campaign directed by Joe Pytka
LEO BURNETT WORLDWIDE
Intern, Art Direction 2012
Clients: Samsung, Allstate, Sprint
SO many landing pages...
Won summer intern pitch competition
CONTACT
M: 773 510 4974
SKILLS
Creative Direction, Art Direction, Design, Branding, Strategy, 360 & Integrated, Digital, Social Media, Presentation, Leadership, Mentorship, Teaching
RECOGNITION
2023 Shorty Awards Finalist | Google x Gold House A100 – ”Raised Voices”
2020 AAF “The Mosaic 10” | Google Duo – ”Love Liberates”
2019 Bronze Addy – Television Advertising | McDonald’s – ”One of the Boyz”
2018 Gold Regional Telly – Directing | Xfinity – ”Unplug & Connect”
2017 ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards – African American Category Winner | Xfinity – ”Unplug & Connect”