CREATIVE DIRECTION + ART DIRECTION + DESIGN EXPERIENCE
+ TMV Group + McCann + Leo Burnett + Doner + GTB + 5-hour ENERGY
EDUCATION
+ Wayne State University | BFA in Design, Dual-Major [Graphic Design] & [Photography]
EXPERTISE
Creative Direction, Conceptual Branding, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Social Media, Print, Broadcast, Outdoor, Integrated Content, UI/UX, Wireframing, Website Design, Web Banners, Logo Design, Animation, eCommerce, Photography, Illustration, Writing, Photo Shoots, TV Shoots, Post Production, Long-Form Content, New Business Pitches, Client Presentation
ACCOUNTS + PITCHES
Ford • Faygo Beverages • McClure's Pickles • 5-hour ENERGY • General Motors • Lawrence Technological University • Envo Water • Gravity Anomaly • ROXOR Off Road • Atturo Tires • RIP IT Energy Drinks • Credit Union ONE • North American International Auto Show • Pure Michigan • Everfresh Juice Co. • Old Nation Brewery • Lacks Enterprises • The UPS Store • Priority Health • MGM Grand Casino • ALDI • Griffin Claw Beer • FIAT • Bizdom • Ameriprise Financial • Clear Fruit • Cox Communications • Power Law • Nonnis Biscotti • Roncelli Construction • AKG by Harman • Michigan Opera Theatre • The Henry Ford Museum • Great Lakes Coffee • General Dynamics Land Systems • Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort • Detroit Symphony Orchestra • Warrior Lacrosse • WDET 101.9 FM • Olga's Kitchen • Battery Giant • Andiamo Restaurants • Smart Bus • Odawa Casino • Eastern Michigan University
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite • Photoshop • InDesign • Illustrator • Adobe XD • AfterEffects • Premier (Novice) • Bridge • Powerpoint • Word • Acrobat
RECOGNIZED
+ #1 on the Advertising Age Viral Chart for Ford "Go Further"
+ Collegiate Advertising Awards - GOLD: Complete Campaign for LTU
+ Collegiate Advertising Awards - GOLD: Internet Campaign for LTU
+ Collegiate Advertising Awards - GOLD: Billboard Design for LTU
+ The D Show: Integrated Branding Campaign Award for Envo Water
+ The D Show: 2 Print Awards for McClure's Pickles
+ The D Show: Cinema, Non-Broadcast Award for Ford Explorer Live: Nelly
+ The D Show: Print Award for Mustang Customizer
+ IAC 2024: Best College Integrated Ad Campaign - Lawrence Tech
+ IAC 2024: Best Beverage Integrated Campaign - Faygo "Flavor Revolution"
+ IAC 2024: Best Beverage Online Video - Faygo "Flavor Revolution"
+ IAC 2024: Best Beverage Social Campaign - Rip It Energy Drinks
+ IAC 2024: Outstanding Beverage Social Campaign - Clear Fruit
+ IAC 2024: Outstanding Beverage Social Campaign - Faygo
+ IAC 2024: Best B2B Social Campaign - Lacks Enterprises
+ MobileWebAwards 2020: Best Events Mobile Site for NAIAS 2020
+ MobileWebAwards 2020: Best Other Site for Roxor Off Road "March Madness Sweeps"
+ IAC 2020: Best Heath Care Integrated Campaign for Centria Autism
+ IAC 2020: Best Online OLV for ROXOR Off Road "Plenty to be Done"
+ IAC 2020: Best Online Leisure Campaign for ROXOR Off Road "Outdoor Hub Site Takeover"
+ IAC 2020: Best Leisure Online Ad for ROXOR Off Road "Play"
+ IAC 2020: Outstanding Online Video for ROXOR Off Road "This Land"
+ GD USA: American Graphic Design Awards | Poster Design: Michigan Opera Theatre, "Loves & Lies"
+ CCS Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - Certificate (Photography)
+ CCS Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - Silver Key (Photography)
+ My spots have received millions of views on YouTube
+ Work Featured on Ads of the World, Communication Arts, We Love Ad, Coloribus, Scary Ideas
REFERENCES
+ Jess Cook // ECD, Fastly // jesscook515@yahoo.com
+ Todd Gilleland // CD, TILT // toddgilleland@gmail.com
+ Mike Stocker // CD, Commonwealth // mastocker@yahoo.com
+ Bill Morden // Ad Hall of Fame, Owner TMV Group // bill@tmvgroup.com
THIS IS WHAT INSPIRES ME
Art, Music, Drawing, Photography, Comic Books, Film Noir, Martial Arts, Riding Motorcycles, Snowboarding, Motorsports, Running, Meditation, Reading, Creative Writing, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Architecture, Tattoos, Camping, Bonfires, History, Philosophy, Nature, Outer Space, Making 'zines, Podcasts, Countercultures
CREATIVE INFLUENCES
Herbert Matter / David Lynch / Jack Kerouac / Jim Steranko / Robert Frank / Rod Serling / Quentin Tarantino / Philip K. Dick / Nick Knight / Helmut Krone / Jonathan Hickman / Henri Cartier-Bresson / Hunter S. Thompson / Bill Sienkiewicz / Alan Moore / Alexander Rodchenko / Robert Anton Wilson / John Carpenter / Brian Wood / David Fincher / Bruce Davidson / The Stenberg Brothers / Jack Kirby / Stanley Kubrick / Herbert Bayer / Kurt Vonnegut / David LaChapelle / Frank Miller / Chuck Palahniuk / Paul Thomas Anderson / Fabien Baron / Garth Ennis / Alexey Brodovitch / Raf Simons / Theo van Doesburg / William Gibson / David Cronenberg / Jim Starlin / Robert Heinlein / Gregory Crewdson / Frank Brunner / Laszlo Moholy-Nagy / Brian De Palma / Hermann Hesse / Barry Windsor-Smith / Wes Craven / Umberto Boccioni
