Creative Director | Jan 2017 - May 2024
Associate Creative Director | 2007 - 2016
Collaborated with ECD in developing work that was strategic, on-brand and effective. Worked with Leadership team to guide the agency’s vision and move that down throughout the agency. Developed integrated brand campaigns for companies in animal health, human care and beauty, financial services and agrosciences. The work created include: print, digital, UI/UX, social and experiential. Worked with the ECD in the day-to-day management of multiple teams of art directors, copywriters and designers. Reviewed work of other teams to ensure work met the needs of the creative brief and was the best it possibly could be. Partnered with project management in scheduling, estimating, workflow and creative assignments on a daily basis. Responsible for working with IT department to ensure the hardware and software needs of the creative department were met. Clients included: ARAH, CareCredit, Synchrony, Virbac, Ceva, ASPCA, Aratana, Vetoquinal, Aratana, GCSSA
Associate Creative Director | 2005 - 2007
Assisted the Creative Director in the supervision of a team of writers, art directors and designers of a mid-size B2B agency. Created print, collateral, direct mail, experiential, digital and video projects. Clients included: Caterpillar, John Deere Construction, EMBARQ, Freightliner
Senior Art Director | 2004 - 2005
Concepted, presented and produced work that included: print, collateral, direct mail and digital projects. Clients included: Yellow Freight, Sprint, Midas, Bayer
Senior Art Director | 1997 - 2004
Developed campaigns for clients ranging in size from regional to national brands. Work including print, broadcast and collateral. Clients included: Cellular One, CITGO, Missouri Lottery, Monroe, Paramount Parks, Payless ShoeSource, UMB Bank
Adjunct Professor | 1997 - 1998
Taught Graphic Design part time in the school of Fine Arts, Graphic Design core. Courses included Advertising Graphics and Identity Graphics
Art Director | 1994 - 1997
Creative boutique inside Barkley & Evergreen where the creative team served as account service, broadcast and print production on all accounts. Served as primary recruiter of creative talent for Group One. Clients included: Kansas Lottery, Raphael Hotel Group, Swingster, Westlake Hardware