EXPERIENCE
Executive Creative Director, Expedia Group Los Angeles, February 2022 - Present
• Built and mentored a team of 20+ in-house creatives and external agency partners on global rebrands
for Hotels.com and Vrbo, directly leading to a 215% increase in earnings per share..
Creative Director, Apple Los Angeles, May 2019 - February 2022
• Creative lead for Apply Pay, Apple Gift Card, and Apple Card, the brand’s first financial product, resulting in record sign-ups and the most successful credit card rollout ever.
Associate Creative Director, 3AM/Ridley Scott Creative Los Angeles, May 2017 - March 2019
• Crafted 360-degree marketing campaigns for film, TV, and gaming campaigns, including Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox), Ad Astra (Fox), and The Avengers video game (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix).
Creative Director, Ignition Creative Los Angeles, September 2015 - May 2017
• Acted as creative lead on digital/social campaigns for theatrical and streaming properties, including BoJack Horseman (Netflix), Marvel's Daredevil (Netflix), Gotham (Fox), Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony), 24: Legacy (Fox), and Despicable Me 3 (Universal/Illumination).
Associate Creative Director, Stradella Road Los Angeles, August 2013 - September 2015
• Led a team of strategists, writers, and designers in sculpting the creative vision and execution of social-driven film marketing campaigns, including Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal), Transformers 4 (Paramount), and The Hateful Eight (Weinstein).
Senior Copywriter, iCrossing / Hearst Corporation New York City, September 2010 - August 2013
• Produced blog, social, and site content for the launch of Ally Bank, as well as Fortune 500 brands in the beauty, CPG, and retail industries.
EDUCATION
University of Iowa, Iowa City B.A., English and Journalism
The New School, New York City MFA, Creative Writing (Fiction)
AWARDS & HONORS
Gold Clio for Marvel’s Daredevil, Season 2
Bronze Clio for Netflix’s BoJack Horseman, Season 2
Shorty Award for BoJack Horseman, Season 3
Webby Award for BoJack Horseman, Season 3
New York Times Notable Book recognition for my novel, The Vast Fields of Ordinary