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Warning: This page is basically the novel of my career, edited in the midnight hours when I’m feeling sPiCy and the ADHD is peaking. Get ready for more information than you’ll ever need.
Resume highlights / What I'm up to:
Currently I am trying out in-house at Go To Foods as the Creative Director of Carvel Ice Cream and learning SO MUCH. In-house is a whole different creative beast and I’m really enjoying a peek behind the client curtain.
Since 2021, I’ve been posted up at Mekanism, ACDing the shit outta juniors, clients, pitches and everything in between.
The Kool-aid here is real tasty.
In April 2018, I moved across country to join the BBDO family in their Atlanta office. It has been an amazing experience and I have learned so much in the past 2 1/2 years and even got a few Cannes Lions under my belt for some work i did for Street Grace, a non-profit seeking to end child sex trafficking. I also worked on an array of other clients, such as Norwegian Cruise Line, Georgia Lottery, Sanderson Farms Chicken, HoneyBaked Ham, Lay’s Potato Chips, Bayer CropScience, Voya Financial and Novant Healthcare.
From 2014 to 2018, I worked at the wonderful DonerLA as a Senior Art Director. I had the chance to wear many creative hats and learned the hustle of a growing shop. I was able to work on all pitches & accounts since day one, including a slew of Netflix shows, DiGiorno Pizza, California Pizza Kitchen, Amazon Video, Bravo, E! Entertainment, Neato Robotics, Polly Pocket, Del Monte and Disney, to name a few.
Outside of my agency job, I try to accomplish a few side projects each year so hit me up if you have any brain ideas you wanna spit into the memory of Earth folk. Yes i’m serious and yes I will make you sign an NDA. The ideas are that good.
My work philosophy:
I believe great creative comes from all departments, working together to create a well-oiled machine. I also believe that the best ideas never come from one brain. It's about creating the best work and that comes from the community pool, not the bathtub...even though both are definitely being peed in.
Other random things about me:
Over COVID, I started The Tiny Hands Club. It has taken over my life ever since and is one of the little joys I get in life. Literally.
I take my Spotify Playlists VERY Seriously. As seriously as one can anyway. You can judge my current music taste here.
I’m ordained in all 50 states and have 6 weddings and 3 baptisms and 1 funeral (RIP Daniel the Crab) under my belt. So, if you're in need of a baptism, marriage certificate, funeral speaker, church charter or any other jobs that require a higher power, hit me up!
I was raised in Harley-Davidson dealerships. This resulted in mechanics & gang members as babysitters and my summer job from 8th grade to Sophomore year of college. I definitely took advantage of my nepo baby status and threw some pretty epic parties after hours.
My college job during my undergrad at LSU was at a toy store (remember those?!). Here, I advanced my gift-giving & gift-wrapping skills to platinum-level status. I also learned that no matter how you wrap a 2-foot-tall T-rex, it's going to look like shit.
While living LA, I became a member of SAG & occasionally get the chance to do voiceover work, which is nice for everyone because I talk a lot, so no hard feelings if you blacked out & stopped reading this novel.
Thanks again for taking a gander at all my things! If you'd like to discuss any side projects or just want to be best friends & pick each other's noses, email me at peoplebezombies@gmail.com
This is my roommate & sidekick, Corduroy. We have been together since 2010 when I moved to Atlanta to start my studies at The Creative Circus. You'll find him most places you find me. He normally doesn't dress like this but for the right amount of veggie chips, he'll do just about anything. No pet policy at your place of work? Well that ain’t stoppin’ Cord cause he passed his service animal certification.
UPDATE: He Dead. Read more about it here.