ABOUT ME
I like to think of myself as a creative chameleon. Equally comfortable jumping into brand platforms, social-first ideas, AI-driven workflows, or whatever weird assignment lands on the table next. I’m fluent in social, speak AI, and tend to spot cultural shifts, emerging behaviors, and interesting corners of the internet before they hit the mainstream.
I’m also deeply collaborative. The kind of person who hunts for the good stuff, sharpens it with the team, and shares the gold when I find it.
Over the last 20+ years, I’ve brought big thinking to global agencies and scrappy creative boutiques alike. As a writer and creative leader, I’ve helped shape campaigns for brands like BMW, McDonald’s, Volkswagen, Motel 6, and Denny’s.
The goal’s always the same: make work people actually care about. Work that earns attention instead of begging for it. Work that sticks around a little longer than the scroll.
EXPERIENCE
ZIMMERMAN ADVERTISING, Creative Director / Copywriter, Ft Lauderdale, FL (07/2023 - Present)
STEVE GRIMES CREATIVE, Creative Director / Freelance Copywriter (10/2022 - 07/2023)
VML, Creative Director / Copywriter, New York, NY (02/2022 - 10/2022)
MOROCH, Creative Director / Copywriter, Dallas, TX (04/2021 - 02/2022)
STEVE GRIMES CREATIVE, Creative Director / Freelance Copywriter (02/2017 - 04/2021)
THE RICHARDS GROUP, Creative Director / Copywriter, Dallas, TX (11/2012 - 02/2017)
PUBLICIS, Creative Director / Copywriter, Dallas, TX (10/2001 - 11/2012)
AWARDS
D&AD
One Show
London International Awards
Radio Mercury Awards $50,000 Best of Show
Modern Copywriter Best of 2017
Communication Arts
Clio
Art Directors Club
Effie
National ADDY Gold
EDUCATION
PORTFOLIO CENTER, Copywriting
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD, B.A. in Communications