Before I was writing ads, I was living out my bearded Carrie Bradshaw era, covering music, fashion, and entertainment for lifestyle magazines. As it turns out, plus-ones to private parties don't pay the bills, so I brought that same curiosity to advertising, where I could use it to create work people care about.
Since then, I've helped burger brands clap back on social, made my Canadian coffee clients feel cool, and found the human side of everything from finance to food.
I'm still telling stories outside of advertising, with work published in The New York Times, Bon Appétit, and The Kitchn, plus an award-winning children's book that earned an Ezra Jack Keats Honor and was named one of the Smithsonian's Best Books of the Year.
You can check it out (and hopefully buy it) here.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Copywriter - Special Operations Studios
January 2023 - January 2025
Copywriter - Havas
April 2021 - January 2023
Copywriter - VMLY&R
October 2019 - April 2021
Creative Strategist - Code & Theory
March 2018-August 2018
Creative Strategist, Branded Content - Bleacher Report
November 2016-February 2018
Senior Community Manager / Strategist - Code & Theory
June 2014-August 2016
AWARDS
The One Club / Young Ones Awards
Merit - Experiential
Brooks Running Shoes
The LAGRANT Foundation Scholar
One of 20 graduate students nationwide awarded for their commitment to increasing diversity in the advertising and creative industries
Cannes
Bronze - Entertainment Lions, Visual Storytelling
Burger King, Grilled Dogs Campaign
Webbys
Honoree - Film & Video
Burger King, Grilled Dogs Campaign
Shorty Awards
Finalist - Twitter Presence
Burger King
The Clio Awards
Silver Clio - Integrated Campaign
Burger King + Peace One Day campaign
D&AD Awards
Yellow Pencil Winner - Integrated Digital Campaign
Burger King, McWhopper Campaign
The One Show
Silver Pencil Winner - Integrated Branding
Bronze Pencil Winner - Branded Social Campaign
Burger King, McWhopper Campaign
The Andy Awards
Grandy Winner - Events
Burger King + Peace One Day campaign
PRESS
Digiday
Day in the Life: What Burger King’s Community Manager Does
I spoke to Digiday about how I spend most of my day (spoiler alert: on social media)
EDUCATION
City College of New York
Master’s in Branding + Integrated Communications, copywriting concentration
St. John’s University, New York
Bachelor’s in Mass Communications
Queensborough Community College, New York
Associate’s in Music Production + Sound Engineering
CREATIVE TRAINING
The Writers Rock, New York
Stand-Up Comedy + Humor Writing
Led to a handful of sets at The Grisly Pear, zero tomatoes thrown, and a lifelong respect for anyone holding a microphone.
Writing Pad, Online
Screenwriting 101, 102
RECOGNITION