A professor once told me that Palatino is the only font that makes bad writing seem better. I took no offense to that and made my website font Palatino.
Agencies
Translation | NYC | 2018-Present
Group Creative Director
Creative Director
Senior Copywriter
Digitas | Chicago | 2016-2018
Senior Copywriter
Copywriter
Tom, Dick & Harry | Chicago | 2014-2016
Copywriter
Planet Propaganda | Madison | 2012-2014
Junior Copywriter
Intern
Schools
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Journalism & Political Science, Double Major
3.98 GPA
National University of Ireland, Galway | Political Science and Sociology
4.0 GPA
Lectures, Juries, & Honors
Podcast Guest, Tagline with Tim Nudd
Licensed Soundtrack or Arrangement Jury, AICP Show, 2024
Film Jury, Clio Sports, 2023
Integrated Campaign Jury, AICP Next Awards, 2022
Guest Lecturer at UW-Madison, 2016-Present
Guest Lecturer at NYU, 2024
Guest Lecturer at City College of New York, 2021 & 2022
Guest Lecturer at Marquette University, 2019
Guest Speaker at 100 Roses From Concrete Program, 2021
AdWeek Creative 100, 2022
AdAge Small Agency of the Year, 2021
AdAge A-List, 2022, 2023, & 2024
AdWeek Multicultural Agency of the Year, 2022
AdWeek Mid-Sized Agency of the Year, Finalist, 2023
Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Advertising, 2021 & 2024
London International Awards Creative LIAsons, 2018
Other Things
Wisconsin
Martinis
Grilled Cheese
Pickled vegetables
Water
Going places, saying I could live there
Justin Vernon music projects
Firm handshakes
Blue Moon ice cream
Bloody Marys
Fiction
Still mentioning my GPA
Nautical decor
Knotty pine walls
Friendship-centric podcasts
Crisp Pilsners
College radio stations
The smell of fresh tennis balls
Bulleted lists