Junior Copywriter. Wrote press releases, brochures, print ads, retail copy, radio spots and one or two TV spots.
BBDO 1992-2007
Copywriter - Senior Creative Director, SVP. Writer and creative director of major commercials and campaigns for numerous national and international clients, including Visa, GE, Pepsi, Pizza Hut, HBO, and many others.
Publicis 2007-2010
Executive Global Creative Director, EVP. Ran the Citi account in North America and internationally, participated in numerous new business wins.
Saatchi & Saatchi NY 2010-2015
Executive Creative Director, EVP - Interim Chief Creative Officer. Ran the General Mills account, as well as wrote, CD’d and directed commercials and campaigns for Cheerios, Yoplait, Progresso and others. Served as interim Chief Creative Director and led agency to significant new business wins, including Duracell and Walmart.
AeroFilm 2015-2017
Commercial Director. Directed numerous commercials and documentaries for various clients, including Cheerios, Yoplait, and Spectrum Entertainment.
Freelance 2017-present
Writing and directing a variety of commercial projects, most recently a campaign for European electric truck manufacturer Volta Trucks.
Author
Edgar nominated author of two novels — Raveling and Los Angeles, both from Little Brown. Raveling was called “Chilling… Absolutely terrific” by James Patterson. And the LA Times called Los Angeles “a postmodern mystery of the highest order.”
Screenwriter
First film, Forgetting the Girl, won the audience prize at the Soho Film Festival. Three films currently under option.
Awards
Clios, Communication Arts, One Show, Cannes Lions, and many others. Wrote/CD’d two commercials listed in the top fifty Super Bowl commercials of all time by Adweek.