Resume

 

thelab Associate Creative Director
February 2021 - Present

  • Lead creative teams for several key accounts with an emphasis on social, contributing to a 50% boost in business, as well as copy development for high-profile branding and website redesign projects.

  • Facilitate branding-focused workshops and provide strategic insight for testing plans.

  • Build pitch and presentation decks for client presentations, directly contributing to new business wins. 

  • Establish onboarding, project planning and communication processes to streamline effort and instill greater cohesion across the team. 

  • Directly manage and mentor junior-level creatives across copy and design roles.

MOJO PSG Associate Creative Director – Copy & Content Strategy
January 2018 - January 2021

  • Delivered creative and content solutions for leading CPG, financial, spirits industry, start-up and incubator brands with a focus on website redesigns, CRM platform development, content marketing and social media activations.  

  • Provided branding, naming, and content planning guidance to establish smart, cohesive, and engaging experiences in close partnership with UX colleagues.

  • Project owner of 2 key accounts. Provided scope, resourcing, and relationship support in addition to overseeing the development of copy and creative deliverables.

  • Support new and continuing business development , playing a critical role in acquiring new accounts and growing existing business accounts. Earned company’s “Never Settle” award.

  • Hire, train, and supervise entry-level copy staff. Provide consistent feedback, resourcing and workflow management.

DOUGLAS ELLIMAN Copy Lead
May 2017 – December 2017

  • Developed copy for luxury property listings, including websites, premium brochures, sales sheets, and postcards for scheduled property listings for both internal and consumer audiences.

  • Established company’s first set of robust brand guidelines to drive consistency and best practices at both corporate and sales-team levels.

  • Collaborated with colleagues to launch the company’s first blog to expand the firm’s content marketing efforts.

TREMORCopy Director
March 2015 – May 2017

  • Concepted robust DTC marketing campaigns to increase awareness driven by insights from quantitative and qualitative research.

  • Planned and executed monthly email and content marketing efforts for an established CRM platform with more than 1M+ grassroots influencers.

  • Collaborated in big-idea brainstorms, crafted narratives for pitch decks and case studies and presented new business pitches to clients.

POSSIBLE • Copywriter

May 2010 – March 2015

  • Honed copy chops across digital channels in a fast-paced, creative and collaborative environment, developing from associate copywriter to senior writer on several key accounts.

  • Consistently delivered creative ideas, tactics and copy for desktop, mobile, display, email and social activations and new business pitches, including songwriting and interactive executions.

  • Developed copy and content strategy for several large website redesigns, including features & function workshops, creative ideation, tone development and brand storytelling.

  • Provided creative and logistical support for culture-based activities, including concepting and executing the most well attended happy hour event during my time at the company, The Battle of the Bandhattans.  

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & INTERNSHIPS

Institute For Learning • Content Developer
October 2006 – April 2010

PittMed Magazine • Writing Intern
August 2008 - December 2008

Medcom Solutions, Inc. • Sales & Marketing Coordinator
October 2005 – August 2006 

Creative Nonfiction • Editorial Assistant Internship
August 2004 – July 2005

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Google Suite, MSOffice, Keynote, Adobe Professional, Squarespace, WordPress, Moqups, Invision, Figma, Dovetale, Hootsuite, Asana, Netsuite, Namely, AirTable, BaseCamp,

 

Creative Highlights & Awards

Angel’s Envy 500 Main (2019)
2019 Silver ADDY Award for Websites B to B – Cincinnati

Kellogg's Origins Direct to Consumer Mailer (2016)
2016 National Premier Print Awards, Direct Mail Campaign

 Gillette Pressure Points Sweepstakes (2015)

  • IAC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Internet Advertising

  • The Webby Awards, Honoree, Advertising & Media –
    Consumer Packaged Goods

GOOD Ideas for Cities (2010)
Project leader and presenter for Making Transit Social Project

Creative Nonfiction Literary Journal (2008)
In Pursuit of Puppets: A Pittsburgh Romance

PittMed Magazine (2008)

The Center for Digital Education (2007)
“All Thumbs: Embracing Mobility to Strengthen the Campus Community” (white paper)

Additional Experience

My Furry Valentine, Blog writer and event volunteer (2015 -  current) 

People's Liberty, Concepting/Editor, Haile Foundation Workshop (2015) - The Neighborhood Playbook project

WordPlay Literacy Volunteer (2013 – 2015) 

 AIGA Cincinnati (2012)

Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (2007 – 2009)

Global Learning Community (2001)     


Education

University of Pittsburgh, Master of Fine Arts Candidate in Creative Writing (2003-2004)

Ohio University, Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing