Creative Director
Innocean USA – Huntington Beach, CA 2018 – present
Managed projects and teams on Hyundai, Genesis and Supernal.
Associate Creative Director
Rubin Postaer and Associates – Santa Monica, CA 2016 – 2018
Led teams for Honda Automotive creating digital advertising, assets, brochures, videos, and event branding. Also, worked on Southwest Airlines and new business.
Creative Director
R&R Partners – El Segundo, CA 2013 – 2016
Led the Warner Bros. Studio Tour and Small Town Brewery accounts. Worked on Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Western Digital, Norwegian Cruise Line, Utah Dept. of Health and Arizona Clean Elections Commission.
Associate Creative Director
Freelance – Los Angeles/Orange County 2012 – 2013
Freelanced at agencies like Innocean USA and Saatchi Saatchi LA and worked on national brands like Hyundai and Toyota.
Senior Art Director
Team One Advertising – El Segundo, CA 2007 – 2012
Involved in all stages of Lexus, Ritz-Carlton and Belkin campaigns from strategy to concept development to execution and on all media touch points including Interactive, social, mobile, e-mail, print and broadcast. Developed campaigns with a core idea that were executed throughout all media. I also helped win the FlexJet and American Express accounts.
Interactive Art Director
Team One Advertising – El Segundo, CA 2001 – 2006
Created online and direct marketing for all Lexus vehicles. Worked mostly on all things interactive such as auto show kiosks, rich media banners, page take-overs, e-mails and online videos. However, I also produced a number of DM printed pieces. Designed and directed the redesign of Lexus.com. Designed and developed launch sites for new model launches. Designed the UX for all my projects and also, collaborated in the development of the wire framing and UI.
Associate Creative Director
Balthaser Online Studio – San Francisco, CA 1999 – 2001
Created interactive online advertising, navigation systems, animations, interstitials, and online commercials in Flash and HTML. Spearheaded all aspects of projects such as creative briefs, copywriting, sound design, music and photography and design direction. Built the creative department from 1 to 10 people, satisfying the needs of Charles Schwab and other major clients. Lead the company in skill development, creative growth and work methodology.
Art Director
Campbell-Ewald Advertising – Los Angeles, CA 1996 – 1999
Created award-winning advertising campaigns for DIRECTV, Chevrolet and Tivo.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Art Center College of Design – Pasadena, CA