.MONKS
Executive Creative Director
Creative lead for all General Motors Brands (Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet) in North America, including US and Canada.
• Part of Monks Global Executive Leadership Team
• Creative department lead: 62+ creatives
Leo Burnett — Publicis
SVP Group Creative Director // 2023 — 2024
VP Creative Director // 2019 — 2023
Co-creative department leader on the Cadillac account responsible for the creative output for Cadillac’s brand, digital, and social marketing. Mentored and led a team of 18 creatives. Worked alongside strategy and account leaders to ideate and execute effective and inspiring solutions for our client partners.
• Part of Leo Burnett Detroit’s Executive Leadership Team
• Built relationships with senior clients
• Created Cadillac’s tagline Be Iconic
• Promoted to Group Creative Director
• Successfully executed global launches of the Cadillac LYRIQ, XT4, OPTIQ, CELESTIQ, and ESCALADE IQ
• Won 12 D Show Awards, 3 Best of Show
VML Kansas City
Associate Creative Director // 2018 — 2019
Lead creative team on the Tennessee Tourism account. Concepted and executed award-winning creative in the digital and social spaces. Worked on a team with 3 creatives and a designer. Part of VML’s new business team.
• Secured two new business clients: 3M and Knoxville Tourism
• Brought VML Tennessee Tourism’s first Gold Cannes Lion
• Awards include: Gold Lion Cannes, Cannes Shortlist, 2 Bronze Effies, Gold New York Festivals AMA Awards,
Super Reggie Best of Show, Gold Reggie, Bronze Gerety Award
Leo Burnett — Publicis
Associate Creative Director // 2016 — 2018
Senior Art Director // 2013 — 2016
I was part of the lead creative brand team on Chevy Silverado. Promoted to ACD and led GMC’s creative social team. Collaborated with strategy and account while also on Retail and Brand; created TV spots and 360 campaigns. Created two Super Bowl commercials. Other clients: United Way, Tunnel to Towers.
• Led GMC Social and 2 senior creatives
• Part of the team that won GMC in 2016
• Created two Super Bowl commercials
• Cannes Shortlist - Craft / Chevrolet Silverado
• 2x USA Today SB Ad Meter Top 10
• 18 D Show Awards, 2 Best of Show
Doner
Art Director // 2012 — 2013
Junior Art Director Intern // 2010 — 2012
Worked as a conceptual Art Director on several brand clients including: Fiat, JBL, Harmon Kardon, Chrysler, Perkins, Cox Communications, and Minute Maid social. Concepted and executed several brand campaigns.
• Worked closely with the ECD
• Fiat’s first American brand campaign
JankowskiCo
Freelance Digital Art Director // 2008 — 2010
Art Director on the University of Michigan account and responsible for the digital and web design work for the agency. Print, direct mail, social media.
EDUCATION
College for Creative Studies — Detroit
Bachelor of Fine Arts // Advertising Design
Macomb Community College — Warren, MI
Associate Degree // Advertising Art
Associate Degree // Digital Design
Associate Degree // Web Design