Conceptual Creative Director who solves problems strategically and creatively to deliver meaningful, memorable work. Areas of expertise are leading 360 campaign work, brand refreshes, and campaign repositioning. I love leading teams, mentoring juniors, leading brainstorms, and hosting workshops using improv games that teach collaboration in the workplace.
Dream projects include creating a patch for a space mission, designing a product line of firework packaging, designing my own souvenir penny, and driving cross country in a food-themed vehicle (think Platers Peanut or the Wienermobile).
EXPERIENCE
HLK Agency
Associate Creative Director
Remote (Chicago)
Merge/Sandbox
Sr. Art Director
Chicago
FCB Chicago
Sr. Art Director
Chicago
Agency MSI
Sr. Art Director
Chicago
Pressley Johnson Design
Sr. Art Director
Chicago
All Terrain Experiential
Sr. Art Director
Chicago
Brainlab
Designer
Chicago
AWARDS
• 2x Gold Reggie Award
• Bronze Chief Marketer Professional Award
• Bronze Pro Awards
• Gold Davey Award
• Gold MarCom Award
• Featured on Design Bureau
• Rx Club Awards - Award of Excellence in Animation
CATEGORY EXPERIENCE
•Quick Service Restaurant
•CPG /Pet Food
•Beverage / Beer, Wine, and Spirits
•Gaming /Gambling
•Telecom
•Healthcare
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Teaching
Get Weird: How to Move People With Novelty
By: Kendall McDermott, Annie Balint, and Marilyn Chapman
Every year, people find advertising less and less interesting. There’s more and more noise, and the world is quite literally becoming more dull. To move people, we must first capture their attention. This workshop aims to inspire HLKers to go beyond initial ways of thinking and find more novel ways to communicate brand ideas.
Yes Anding, in The Workplace
By: Marilyn Chapman
Through play, you will learn collaboration, listening, having each other's back, and deferring judgment. “Yes and” your way to unexpected solutions.
The Second City Training Center & IO Theater
•Improv
•Sketch Writing
•Improv to sketch