PROFILE Experienced Creative Director fluent in all media. Expert at inspiring a team to create great work, uncovering insights and inventing ideas that captivate and compel. EXPERIENCE Creative Director, McClain Finlon. Denver, CO 2005-present Inspire and lead creative people, uncover strategic possibilities, give clients confidence and surprise them and their customers with great work. Over the past 3 years have managed a creative department of up to 30 people. Special emphasis on strategic brand direction, creative collaboration, integrated campaigns and building interactive capabilities. Clients include Dell, Qwest, Vail Resorts, Breckenridge, Johns Manville, CUNA Mutual Group, Suncor Energy, MWH, Special Olympics, Western Union. Creative Director, Penner-Howell Creative. Bath, NC 2004-2005 Freelance creative direction, both directly for clients and with agencies such as DDB Chicago, Ogilvy & Mather and others. Provided strategic direction, concepts, copywriting and creative leadership with special emphasis on interactive and integrated campaigns. Clients included Gatorade, Kohler, Pepsi-Co, DePaul University. Associate Director Communications, DePaul University. Chicago, IL 2002-2004 Led strategy, creation and implementation of university alumni communications, including award-winning website, multiple newsletters, magazine content, e-mail, direct mail and print materials. Led messaging and branding efforts. Consulted on fundraising appeals and database targeting. Managed and directed the communications team, including internal staff, freelance and student interns. Budget responsibility. Creative Director, Leapnet, Inc. Chicago, IL 2000-2002 Creative direction, strategy, copywriting and content management for websites and online marketing as well as traditional advertising. Creative department management. Client liaison. Clients included Jenn-Air, Maytag, MSNBC, The Northern Trust. Sam’s Club, NEC, Anheuser Busch. Associate Creative Director, Leo Burnett USA. Chicago, IL 1996-2000 Creative direction and copywriting for advertising print, TV, direct mail, promotion, retail. Team management. Client relationships. Clients included Disney, Coca-Cola, Jenn-Air, Kellogg’s, Keebler, Amoco, McDonald’s, Pillsbury, Johnnie Walker, Luvs. Associate Creative Director, Helene Curtis, Inc. Chicago, IL 1991-1996 Creative department direction, strategy, art direction, design and copywriting for professional salon products. Product packaging, print advertising, spot TV, direct mail, POP, videos, events and collateral. Led new media development. Adjunct Professor. 2002-2005 Liberal Arts & Sciences Instructor, DePaul University, Chicago, IL English Instructor, Beaufort County Community College, Washington, NC English Instructor, Columbia College of Chicago, Chicago, IL Spiegel, Inc. Chicago, IL 1987-1991 Copy chief for catalogs and outlet store advertising. Store displays. EDUCATION Northwestern University, Evanston, IL — M.A., English, 1996 Mundelein College, Loyola University, Chicago, IL — B.A., English, 1989 SKILLS & RELATED COMPETENCIES Computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), iWork, InDesign, Dreamweaver; familiar with Illustrator, Photoshop. Staff editor for Other Voices literary magazine, University of Illinois, Chicago. Published poet and fiction writer. AWARDS 2007 Denver Ad Club Denver 50; Gold Award, 2006 Gold Key Awards, Business Marketing Association; CASE Award: Websites Category, 2004; Gold Medal, CASE Circle of Excellence Awards, 2004 (for integrated campaign); Ad of the Year, ID Magazine; Premier Print Award; Mobius Award; John Caples Award; Mary Josephine Lusk Creative Writing Award; Albert and Elaine Borchard Writing Fellowship