WORK EXPERIENCE:
TAG - The Aspen Group - Creative Director - Copy - 2024-Present
Copy lead for ClearChoice Dental Implants. Collaborated with our team, leadership, stakeholders & clinical to give patients the smile they deserve.
Freelance Sr. Creative - Copy - 2024-2025
FCB NY
Deutsch LA
Jobcase - ACD Copywriter - 2022-2024
Sole writer, carrying the brand identity through all lines of business
Cross-functional collaboration with product (app & web), email, member (brand) employer (B2B), digital marketing and social media
Wrote AI / ChatGPT prompts for multiple career coach chatbots, giving them unique personas like "Cheer Captain" and "Laid-back Guru"
Redbox - Sr. Copy Editor & Video Producer - 2017-2022
Head writer for core brand, DVD, streaming, and free live TV
Presented work to the CMO & senior leadership on a daily basis
Wrote and proofed 4 emails per week including subject lines
Led the team for all TV & multimedia video production, creating unique content for everything I wrote from concept to finish
Havas Chicago - ACD Copywriter - 2015-2017
Head writer for AutoZone and Duralast brakes
Witnessed Joey Logano crash a Ford Mustang GT
Ran weekly national radio campaigns for multiple markets
Commonground - Sr. Copywriter - 2010-2013 / 2015
Head writer for the Coors Light “Who’s the Coldest?” TV & radio campaign that ran for 3 years, featuring rapper ICE CUBE
Lead all ICE CUBE radio spots and gave him acting direction
Acted as reality TV star “Chuck Perry” on AMC’s The Pitch
GiveForward - Sr. Copywriter - 2013-2014
Sole writer responsible for the full-company rebrand
Left my comfort zone to try something new at a startup
Freelance - ACD Copywriter - 2010 / 2017 / Random Side Gigs
Clients: Arc Worldwide, Civilian, Two x Four, SpotHero
DDB Chicago - Copywriter - 2007 - 2009
Swung for the fences at my first real job
Won an Emmy Award for a TV spot about a turkey
BRAND EXPERIENCE:
ClearChoice Dental Implants
Jobcase
Redbox Movies / Games / Free Live TV
Anheuser-Busch
MillerCoors
Nike
AutoZone
SpotHero
Ragu-Bertolli
Wrigley's Extra
Illinois Lottery
Beam Global Spirits
Baxter Biosurgery
McDonald's
Coca-Cola
Laughing Cow
Cars.com
Northwestern Medicine
Bayer CropScience