EXPERIENCE
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE CONTENT PRODUCER
FREELANCE (May 2015 - Present)
Employ strong, creative problem solving to produce multiple marketing assets/content: broadcast production, print, digital, interactive. Cost control, contract negotiation, ability to manage multiple projects and personnel simultaneously. Partnerships include Merkley + Partners for Mercedes Benz and Armor All. Interlude/Eko for Smartwater/the Coca-Cola Company: interactive video with Jennifer Aniston and interactive music video/gamefor Shell Oil Corp. featuring Jennifer Hudson and other global artists. Brand work includes digital.
DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED PRODUCTION
GARDNER NELSON + PARTNERS, INC. (November 2004 – April 2015)
Managed and produced broad range of marketing assets for all clients including brand creative content for Cablevision, Charter Communications, Thomson Reuters, Garanimals, Days Inn, Assured Guaranty, Ramada, National Grid, Columbia Business School. Executive Produced dozens of creative projects yearly; including broadcast production, integrated, digital, print and mobile. Created profitable in-house edit and in-house production units. Managed and mentored other producers.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
FREELANCE
Executive produced commercials/content in the US, Europe and Asia for DDB Worldwide, Leo Burnett International, Hal Riney & Partners, Merkley Newman Harty, Keiler & Co., The Lord Group, Ketchum, Stein Robaire Helm, GSD&M, Lord, Dentsu & Partners. Clients included Philip Morris, Honda Motor Corp, Chase, Goodyear, Redken, PBS, Mita, Hitachi, Toshiba, Deloitte, Cablevision, Lockheed Martin, Hospital for Special Surgery, Martha Stewart Omnimedia.
PRODUCER
DDB WORLDWIDE, NY
Successfully upheld high agency creative standards. Experience included special effects and animation, comedy/dialogue, automotive, fashion, international. Clients: Amtrak, Bristol-Myers Co., Clairol, Inc., GTE, Hershey Chocolate Co., Volkswagen.
AWARDS
Financial Communications Society: Television Campaign-Silver and Rich Media-Silver May 2014
CTAM Mark Awards Gold and Silver winners 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
1st place/Financial Communications Society Portfolio Award, 1998
1st place/TV Campaign/Business to Business Advertising Award, 1997
Addy Award, Communications Arts Magazine Award of Excellence, Pinnacle Award.
EDUCATION
HOLLINS UNIVERSITY, Roanoke, Virginia
Graduated cum laude. Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in film and economics
Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
LONDON (England) CENTRE, ITHACA COLLEGE
International business program
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, Lexington, Virginia
Commerce and Journalism Programs