Raised in Oregon. Moved to Tokyo after college. Sealed my fate with an internship at Riney, in San Francisco. New York followed: Fallon NY, Ogilvy. Packed off to the desert to get an MFA in Creative Writing, and then onto a fellowship at Stanford, where I published some stories, did some teaching and had the unreal experience of buying a beer for a hero of mine, writer George Saunders. Back in the ad soup in LA: Chiat, then MAL, then Chiat again.
Work Experience:
ChiatDay, Los Angeles, CA
January 2021 – present
Creative Director
Jack in the Box, Instacart (project-based)
Previously: Behr Paint, Blue Diamond Almonds
ChiatDay, Los Angeles, CA
March 2019 – December 2020
Associate Creative Director
Clients: QuickBooks, Frontline Workers Counseling Project, Standard Chartered, The Grammys.
Media Arts Lab, Los Angeles, CA
January 2016 – March 2019
Associate Creative Director
iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV and more.
Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, CA
February 2012 – December 2015
Associate Creative Director
Nissan
Freelance
2006-2012
Agencies: Eleven, McCann
Clients: Apple, iShares, Virgin, Microsoft, Williams Sonoma
William M Chace Lecturer
September 2009-August 2010
Stanford University
Taught fiction writing in the continuing studies program.
Jones Lecturer
September 2006-August 2008
Stanford University
Taught fiction writing to undergrads.
Stegner Fellow
Stanford University
September 2004-June 2006
2-year fiction writing fellowship
Ogilvy, New York, NY
December 1998-August 2002
Copywriter, Partner
Clients: IBM, Sprite, Motorola
Before that: Hal Riney and Partners, SF, and Fallon McElligott, NY.
Honors: Cannes Shortlist, Clios (Gold, Silver), Effies (Bronze), One Show, Shorty Awards, Andy Awards, Spikes Asia Awards, Ad Age Best Award, Adweek Best Spots of the Year, CA Advertising Annual, Archive, Graphis and more.
Work Experience:
ChiatDay, Los Angeles, CA
January 2021 – present
Creative Director
Jack in the Box, Instacart (project-based)
Previously: Behr Paint, Blue Diamond Almonds
ChiatDay, Los Angeles, CA
March 2019 – December 2020
Associate Creative Director
Clients: QuickBooks, Frontline Workers Counseling Project, Standard Chartered, The Grammys.
Media Arts Lab, Los Angeles, CA
January 2016 – March 2019
Associate Creative Director
iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV and more.
Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, CA
February 2012 – December 2015
Associate Creative Director
Nissan
Freelance
2006-2012
Agencies: Eleven, McCann
Clients: Apple, iShares, Virgin, Microsoft, Williams Sonoma
William M Chace Lecturer
September 2009-August 2010
Stanford University
Taught fiction writing in the continuing studies program.
Jones Lecturer
September 2006-August 2008
Stanford University
Taught fiction writing to undergrads.
Stegner Fellow
Stanford University
September 2004-June 2006
2-year fiction writing fellowship
Ogilvy, New York, NY
December 1998-August 2002
Copywriter, Partner
Clients: IBM, Sprite, Motorola
Before that: Hal Riney and Partners, SF, and Fallon McElligott, NY.
Honors: Cannes Shortlist, Clios (Gold, Silver), Effies (Bronze), One Show, Shorty Awards, Andy Awards, Spikes Asia Awards, Ad Age Best Award, Adweek Best Spots of the Year, CA Advertising Annual, Archive, Graphis and more.