Professional Experience:
WRITER / ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR J.Grant Freelance Creative 11/16-Present
Clients: BBDO, Organic, Inc., Haly Oil, Mercedes, Tracylocke, HP, NBA, Wishbone, Centra360, Aquaphor, Shea Moisture, AT&T, Digital Surgeons, Dale Carnegie, Save the Children, Timex, and more.
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Mosaic 07/15-11/16
Lead on new business and acting Creative Director/Writer for Digital shopper marketing, while running a creative team in Toronto, Chicago, Jacksonville, and Connecticut
Main clients included: Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Purell, Clorox, Guinness, Smirnoff, Diageo Whiskeys, Plum Organics, Stonefire, Microsoft, Anheuser Busch
SENIOR COPYWRITER/ CONCEPTOR Alcone Marketing 11/14-07/15
Concept & Copy for: In-store, shopper, promotions, presentations, social, video, and blogs. Clients: Deutsch Wine Brands, Jägermeister, Ragu, Unilever Men’s Brands COPYWRITER/ CONCEPTOR Catapult Marketing 11/12-11/14
Concept & Copy for: Above-the-line, TV, Radio, Digital, Print, shopper, DM, Out of Home, Sweepstakes, contests, QBR, manage social media team, and new business
Lead writer in Frontier’s acquisition of AT&T U-Verse in CT
Lead Writer for Catapult’s National Social Media efforts
Part of a two-person team to win & manage Frontier’s Social Media
Lead writer for the Frontier Communications rebrand
FREELANCE COPYWRITER Tracy Locke 9/09-12/12
Worked on: Gatorade, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Field & Stream Magazine creating promotional copy, contest concepts, igniter copy, call to action, and web content product captions.
JOURNALIST/ EDITOR AOL/Patch.com/Huffington Post 04/09-12/12
Search and investigated stories, wrote all copy, managed local websites, attended Police briefings, attended events, and managed content and community engagement.
SENIOR SALES & SERVICE MANAGER Kraft Foods Global 10/98-11/09
Coordinated company initiatives, managed key retail accounts, and staff of 10.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Professional Writing, Linguistics, and the Creative Process. Minor in Marketing and Art.
Awards and achievements:
+ Acosta Chairman’s Award- Silver Circle Award Winner
+ Distinguished Thesis in Writing Award
+ Published journalist (Patch, Huffington Post) Fiction, Poetry ( Connatus Magazine, The Echo)
+ Endorsed Musician (Bass player) (Toured 2006-2008)
+ Former NBL CT BMX State Champion
+ Manager of Kraft’s “Highest Grossing Team” 2005