AWARDS / CV
Cannes 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze, Finalist Branded Entertainment
One Show 1 Gold, 2 Silvers, 3 Bronze, Merit Innovation In Advertising
One Show Entertainment 1 Gold TV/Reality Unscripted Series, 1 Silver, 1 Merit
Clios 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
Clio Sports 2 Silver
D&AD Finalist Copy, Finalist Long Form Branded Entertainment
Webby Awards 1 Finalist Sport, 1 Finalist Celebrity, 5 Honorees
FWA 3 Sites Of The Day, 1 Mobile Of The Day, 1 Cutting Edge Site Of The Week
Shorty Awards Best Use Of Social Media For The Auto Industry, Best Facebook Campaign, Best Viral Campaign
SAMMY Awards Best Social Creative, Best Use Of Facebook
RESUME
Freelance ECD / Writer
Germany and Global / March 2019 - Present
Chanel Paris / Zalando / Opel / UBS Bank / Hyundai / Audi China / UBS Bank / Mailchimp / Tinder / Peleton / Google / Douglas / Tourism Australia / smart car / Netflix / MINI Copper / The Office Group
Author - How To Burn A Rainbow
Berlin, Germany / March 2018 - March 2019
Realized a life-long dream and took a year out to write a book in Berlin, a city where several of my favorite authors, artists and musicians have made some of their most important work. Fingers crossed I’ve met the bar. Or, press thumbs, as the Germans say.
Director of Brand Innovation
Saatchi & Saatchi LA / March 2017 - March 2018
ASICS Global – Creating and implementing a global re-launch with the new global tagline "I MOVE ME"
New Business Creative Lead
Freelance ECD/Writer
March 2015 - March 2017
NerdWallet / Beats / Fitbit / MetLife / ASICS / Toyota / Mercedes Benz / MINI
SVP, Global CD Levi's and Dockers
FCB West San Francisco / July 2014 - Feb 2015
Levi's Global – Responsible for turning the “Live In Levi’s” platform into a global brand campaign
Levi’s AMA – Created two product launches for Africa, Middle East and Asia markets
ECD Nissan Americas
TBWA/Chiat/Day Los Angeles / September 2011 – June 2014
CD for Nissan Americas - USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil
Executive Producer of GT Academy, a reality TV show brand partnership between Nissan
and Sony Playstation
Global CD
Plantage Berlin / BSUR Amsterdam / September 2006 – January 2011
Pitched and won MINI Germany / MINI Global
CD on MINI Global, Boost Mobile
Freelance CD
Strawberry Frog Amsterdam / January 2005 – August 2005
Pitched, won and executed Heineken Worldwide campaign
Freelance CD
Beacon KK Tokyo (Leo Burnett/Dentsu joint venture agency) / February 2003 – November 2004
Clients included McDonald's, Vidal Sassoon, SK-II and Illume Skin Care
Writer
Various agencies in Australia, Asia and Africa.