SWEET SPOTS

• Fresh thinking & language, curiosity & culture 

• Conceptual, strategic ideas

• A storyvore—I love to write—brand work, integrated campaigns, taglines, scripts, websites, experiential—& poetry when no one’s looking (or paying)

• Short to long form. SEO Content consultation and writing

• Pitch-happy. Seasoned presenter. Budget conscious.

• Listening. To C-level Execs, kiddos, strangers, rain and Funk

• B corp., big agency, start-up, non-profit & client-side savvy

• Leading accounts & driving a creative vision—from small budgets to $800k annual business 

• Developed agency-wide process plan with Executive Leadership

• Annoyingly high standards for accuracy and quality

ROLES 

CREATIVE DIRECTOR/ ACD/ SR. WRITER > Grady Britton, PORTLAND, OREGON, 2015-2019

SR. WRITER/ FREELANCE > Skype, Nike, razorfish, Publicis, MDC Partners, R/GA, HUGE, Digitas, Geometry Global, Tribal DDB, New York & Boston, 2002-2015

SR. WRITER/ ACD > Publicis Modem Media, New York & East Norwalk, 2000-2002

CLIENTS

HOSPITALITY—1 Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Marriott, Starwood

TECH—Trend Micro/ Amazon Web Services, Skype, Amplify, IBM

RETAIL—Columbia Sportswear, Target, Nike, PBTeen, Aveda, Ann Taylor, Adidas

TRAVEL & TOURISM—Travel Portland, Brand USA, Delta, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Marriott

CPG—Une Femme Wines, Curamia, Bob’s Red Mill, Unilever, Snickers, Kraft, Lipton, Coke (Red), Heineken

LUXURY—Christie’s, Perrier-Jouët, D’Usse, elit by Stoli, Audi, Miriam Haskell

BEAUTY—Aveda, L’Oréal, Estee Lauder, CHANEL, Lancôme, Maybelline

HEALTHCARE—Aflac, Women’s Healthcare Associates, Merck

NON-PROFIT/ B CORP—Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Boys & Girls Club, Herb Pharm, NHPR

SCHOOL

New England College > M.F.A in Creative Writing: Poetry
Loyola University > B.A. Double major: Philosophy & Communications.
Tulane University > Dance minor. Newcomb Dance Company.

ohAND

Industry honors > Cooper Hewitt National Design Design Awards Gallery. Communication Arts Advertising Annual. Print Design Annual. HOW. Cannes Cyber Lion, Target Design For All, Bronze E-commerce; Adtech Best Consumer Web site and Best of Show; WebAwards Outstanding Web site, Target. Snickers, Eyeblaster of the Year. ADDYs Austin, San Antonio (gold, silver). 

Artsy fartsy > Featured artist on NPR’s All Things Considered. Poetry appears in Berkeley Poetry Review, Poetry International, elimae, The Cultural Society, Zone 3 & others. Classically-trained dancer.

Photography shows > White Flag Pop-up Gallery, Manchester Arts Commission Cultural Diversity Town Hall, TedX, Manchester, et al. 

Life > Mother of two teenage humans, two doodles & friend to struggling orchids