PROFILE 

A creative copywriter who took the scenic route to advertising. After slinging drinks (bartending), pretending to be other people (acting), and guiding folks around a booze factory (distillery tours), I finally found my way into the wild world of writing ads. Turns out all those "real jobs" were just research for understanding how actual humans think, talk, and make decisions. Lucky coincidence.

EXPERIENCE  

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR | CHARTS + DARTS

Los Angeles, CA | JUN. 2024 - PRESENT

Making brands sound like they know what they're talking about (and sometimes they actually do).

  • What I do: Creative concepting, social-first campaigns, digital display, guerrilla OOH, organic content

  • Who I do it for: Yokohama Tire, Honda, Golden Eagle Vodka, The Original Farmer's Market, SlideData

INSTRUCTOR | THE BOOK SHOP SCHOOL FOR ADS

Los Angeles, CA | JUN. 2023 - PRESENT

Teaching aspiring creatives how to make ads good enough to win awards and how to handle rejection when they don't.

SR. COPYWRITER | QUIGLEY-SIMPSON

Los Angeles, CA | JUL. 2022 - JUN. 2024

Convinced people to buy things they probably need anyway, just with better words.

  • What I did: Creative concepting, social, broadcast video, online video, digital display, print

  • Who I did it for: Ball Aluminum Cups, Chase Marriott Bonvoy, Jenny Craig

COPYWRITER | RPA

Los Angeles, CA | AUG. 2021 - JUL. 2022

Wrote things that made clients happy and hopefully made consumers smile (or at least not actively frown).

  • What I did: Creative concepting, broadcast video, online video, social, OOH, digital display, direct mail

  • Who I did it for: Honda, SoCal Edison, TXU Energy, Jacoby & Meyers

COPYWRITER | SAATCHI & SAATCHI

Los Angeles, CA | DEC. 2018 - AUG. 2021

Learned how to write concise, compelling copy while surviving multiple rounds of client feedback.

  • What I did: Creative concepting, online video, social media, OOH, digital display, experiential, website

  • Who I did it for: Toyota, T-Mobile (via Publicis Seattle), Verizon (via Rauxa)

ASST. DISTILLER/GUIDE | LOST SPIRITS DISTILLERY

Los Angeles, CA | 2017 - 2018

Talked about booze by day, made booze by night. Realized storytelling is easier when your audience is slightly buzzed.

WRITER/ACTOR | FREELANCE

Wherever rent was due | 2012-2018

Performed in things you probably haven't seen and wrote things you probably haven't read. But they exist, I swear.

SCRIPT READER | ABRAMS ENTERTAINMENT

Los Angeles, CA | 2012-2017

Read hundreds of scripts so executives didn't have to. Learned what makes stories work and what makes people throw scripts across the room.

BARTENDER | VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Los Angeles, CA | 2012-2017

Provided liquid therapy while learning more about human behavior than any psychology course could teach. Advanced degree in nodding sympathetically.

EDUCATION

THE BOOK SHOP SCHOOL FOR ADS

Los Angeles, CA | 2016-2018

Copywriting — Paid good money to have my work ruthlessly critiqued until it got better.

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

Orange, CA | 2008-2012

BFA Theatre Performance, Minor in Creative Writing — 2012
Graduated magna cum laude, Presidential Scholar (yes, I was that kid)

THINGS I'M GOOD AT

  • Writing copy that sounds like it came from a human

  • Turning boring briefs into interesting ideas

  • Understanding what makes people tick (and click)

  • Working with designers, strategists, and account managers without starting turf wars

  • Managing client expectations while delivering creative that doesn't suck

  • Explaining to my parents what I actually do for a living

  • Microsoft Word (with wizard-like proficiency)

  • Finding humor in deadline-induced panic