Experience

VP, Creative & Content at Detroit Pistons – Detroit 02/2022 – Present

Leading brand creative work + content production

Creative Director at Huge – Detroit 03/2021 – 03/2022

Lead creative on Jeep and US Cellular

Associate Creative Director at Doner – Detroit 05/2015 – 03/2021

Working on Autotrader, Alfa Romeo, Golfsmith, JBL, Food Lion, Allegheny Health Network, Minute Maid, The Detroit Zoo across all mediums

Copywriter at Leo Burnett – Detroit 05/2013 – 05/2015

Worked on Chevy / Buick for TV, web, radio, video, mobile and outdoor.

Copywriter at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners – Detroit 12/2011 – 05/2013

Worked across Chevy campaigns with work produced in TV, digital, print, radio, mobile and outdoor.

Copywriter at Cramer Krasselt – Chicago 06/2011 – 10/2011

Worked on numerous clients such as Southwest, Porsche, Heinz and others.

Social Media Director at Mahamosa.com 09/2010 – 01/2012

Helped craft brand message and managed Facebook, Twitter and Youtube for a new internet company.

Writer / Editor / Production – NY/LA 07/2007 – 12/2009

Freelance writer, editor and production assistant for TV and film working on productions and screenplays.

Education

Chicago Portfolio School - Copywriting 04/2010 – 05/2011

New York Film Academy - Filmmaking / Directing / Writing 08/2006 – 07/2007

Michigan State University - English / Economics 09/2000 – 05/2006

The BFG, by Roald Dahl. 1989, 2nd Grade. This book taught me to be a dreamer.

Macbeth, by W. Shakespeare. 1994, 7th Grade. This book taught me the power of words.

Ode on a Grecian Urn, by John Keats. 1998, 10th Grade. The first time I thought of words as art.

Everything is Illuminated, by J. S. Foer. 2004, College. The first time I knew I wanted to be a writer.

Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin. 2009, Post-college crisis. The reason I didn't quit writing.