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Creative + Strategic oversight of brand, web/social, content strategy, key client liaison to creative / content creation, leading business development + relationship management.

Founded a digital-first collective focused on branding, social + web-based creative.

Creative oversight of agency web / social, leading new business pitches, video/content strategy + production, social strateg, ecommerce, web + UX.

Built and led a 12+ person digital team from the ground up. Our mission was to craft thoughtfully branded experiences for people in a modern, connected world. We were always chasing down the latest in emerging technology, and as a Senior Creative Leader, I had a lot of responsibilities, including:• UX Strategy• UI Design• Social Media Strategy • Social Media Content• HTML + Video Animation• Audience Acquisition• Content Marketing• Branding + Campaign Development• Creative Direction + Senior Client Leadership

Digital Native. Nintendo Kid. Unicorn Whisperer. Built a Digital Experience Group from the ground up, tripling its size in just 2.5 years. Chased bigger projects. Got a bigger title.

Oversaw all aspects of digital creative execution, from concepting to UX design + web development to live events + social media activation, built out both a team + discipline from scratch.

After realizing I was better suited for execution than project management, I became the jack-of-all digital for a shop that had zero digital chops. What started as video projects + small web quickly scaled to needing a larger support team.

A return to the agency life after a stint on the client-side with Apple. I managed workflow for digital and video projects, but that quickly flipped back into execution mode when they needed video projects shot/cut/animated.

I loved the freelancing, but had a chance to work at the mecca for fanboys, Surprisingly, Apple trusted me with a multitude of responsibilities. Amongst those were: • Creative/Hardware instruction for clients & staff in both one-to-one and workshop environments• Proper certification/implementation for diagnosing & repairing handheld technology on-site• Data transfer via migration software from system to systems• Internal communications/branding efforts• Identifying/cultivating relationships with business prospects

Since 2008, I've been executing creative across multichannel campaigns. TV + Radio Commercials, web apps, interactive communications, company branding/identity or even guerrilla marketing, I had my sleeves rolled up and my hands deep, down and dirty in the sweet soils of freedomlancing.

I was just a punk kid, trying to stay out of trouble. Fortunately, this start-up was the right place for me at the right time. I cut my teeth with a bevy of regional clientele and dove head-first into every single project that came out of the building. In my time at Em2, I learned both the "do's" and "don'ts" of small agency life. When I say I did it all there, I mean:• Regularly interfaced with clients to develop all aspects of media branding• Full-service production of TV, Radio & Print advertisements, from conceptualization-to-final delivery• New business pitch meetings• Radio/TV voice-over work• By the end of my time there, I was responsible for oversight of creative staff