WRITER/PRODUCER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
2019 — PRESENT: CREATIVE DIRECTOR, IMAGINUITY
Create concepts and write for all traditional and online media and manage two direct reports.
2017 — 2018: SENIOR MANAGER, CREATIVE SERVICES, INTERSTATE BATTERIES
Managed team of 10. Collaborated with team members to create advertising and promotions for internal customers and national accounts such as Lexus, Land Rover, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda and Infiniti.
2011 — PRESENT: RICHARD GRAVES MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Provide traditional and online concepts, copy and production for agencies and direct clients ranging from TV and radio spots to POP to websites, blog articles and e-mail. Also assemble and manage teams of freelancers as needed.
1998 — 2011: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/CREATIVE DIRECTOR, LEVENSON & HILL
Creative department head and sole agency copywriter. Concepted, wrote and produced work in collaboration with internal team, freelancers and production companies that consistently exceeded creative standards and marketing goals. Responsible for internal, client and new-business presentations.
OTHER AGENCY EXPERIENCE
- Tracy-Locke/DDB Needham, Senior Writer
- Bozell & Jacobs, Writer
- Larkin Meeder & Schweidel, Senior Writer
- DBG&H, Senior Writer/Associate Creative Director
ACCOUNT EXPERIENCE
Consumer
Frito-Lay, Borden Dairies, Embassy Suites Hotels, Holiday Inn, Poulan/Weedeater, GTE, Samsung, Service Experts, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Siemens, "The Dallas Morning News," Frozen Ghost Vodka, Wet 'n' Wild.
Retail and Restaurant
Zales, The Container Store, Rent-A-Center, Rug Doctor, 7-Eleven, Church's Chicken, Black-eyed Pea, Furr's Family Dining, Hacienda Colorado, Petra Fresh Mexican Bistro, Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon.
Financial
Texas Commerce Bank, Fidelity Investments, American Express Retail Division, Cashworks/GE Money,
The Associates, Bank of America, Capital One Auto Finance, American National Bank of Texas, Keystone Bank.
Real Estate
HomeVestors (We Buy Ugly Houses), MedProperties, Mobil Land Development, Pulte Homes, US Home, Ryland Homes, The Austonian, The Crescent, Swearingen, Ebby Halliday Realtors, Ellen Terry Realtors.
Automotive
Interstate Batteries, Peterbilt Motors, Alon/Fina, Sewell Cadillac, Safelite AutoGlass, Chacon Automotive/Mazda.
Transportation
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, DFW International Airport, Southwest Airlines Cargo, Greatwide Logistics Services, OmniTracs, RoadLink Intermodal Logistics, J.S. Helwig & Son Trucking, uShip, Cessna Aircraft.
Charitable/Non-Profit/Educational
SMU Cox School of Business, I am Second, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Literacy Volunteers of America, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Boy Scouts of America, Dallas Theater Center, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, UNT Dallas.
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
"Communication Arts," Radio Mercury Awards, "Print" Magazine, ADDY Awards, Dallas Society of Visual Communications, Dallas Advertising League, Golden Radio Awards, Telly Awards. Seminar Speaker, Transportation Marketing and Sales Association; Addy Awards Regional Judge.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, English, Baylor University.
INTERESTS
Singing, playing drums and guitar, songwriting; Boy Scouts of America Assistant Scoutmaster; Board of Directors – Capernaum, Inc. (non-profit); member of Northwest Cares Committee and Scripture reader for Northwest Bible Church.