EXPERIENCE
Freelance Senior Art Director, 2023 - Present
Senior Art Director, Across the Pond, CA Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Google Quantum AI: Concepted video direction
Senior Art Director, Toaster, CA April 2019 - Aug 2022
• Oversaw the look and feel for YouTube Creators and Mercari
• Supervised illustrators and designers to ensure a smooth internal process to meet client satisfaction
Freelance Art Director, 2018 - 2019
Freelance Art Director, Essence Global, CA Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
Spearheaded digital graphics for Target Run & Done
Art Director, DigitasLBi, San Francisco, CA July 2015 - Oct 2017
• Developed full digital and social campaigns for PlayStation resulting in client trust and future work
• Led the look and feel for projects to meet brand guidelines across multiple gaming toolkits
• Mentored and managed interns for 2 consecutive years
Freelance 2014 - 2015
• Palmer Advertising - Production Designer
I worked on a wide variety of print campaigns and large file formats for clients from full scale billboards to a complete mall takeover.
• Swirl - Production Designer
I designed and resized web banners for Walmart.
• The North Face/Lucy Activewear - Production Artist
I resized and prepared CAD files for their online and print catalog.
Art Director Intern, Young + Hungry a Creative Co-Op, San Francisco, Sept 2013 - Dec 2013
Collaborated in a diverse team of creatives and presented to clients
EDUCATION
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, January 2011 - December 2013
MFA Advertising, Art Direction
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, December 2010
BS Advertising
Minor: Radio/TV/Film
SKILLS
Adobe CC Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketch, Figma
AWARDS
Gold, Muse Creative Awards 2023 | Social Media Influencer & Celebrity, Humor, Entertainment - #MyBloopers
Platinum, Muse Creative Awards 2023 | Outdoor Advertising Campaign - YouTube #LoveNotes
Shortlist Clio 2017 | Games: Events/Experiential
Shortlist Clio 2017 | Games: Innovation
Shortlist Clio 2017 | Games: Social Media; Multi-Platform Campaign
Shortlist Cannes Lion 2017 | Product Design
Silver, PROMAX Games 2017 | Best Showing at a Trade Show or Consumer Event - Horizon Zero Dawn
Silver, PROMAX Games 2017 | Best Use of Social Media Campaign - Horizon Zero Dawn
Silver, ADDY Award 2017 | Out-Of-Home & Ambient Media / Single Installation
Bronze, ADDY Award 2014 | Poster Campaign - Whole Trade
Silver, ADDY Award 2014 | Copywriting - TEVA
Silver, ADDY Award Regional & District 2014 | Digital Creative Technology - Omni-Fi by Guitar Center