The long of it:

I got my start in advertising answering telephones at a small shop in Boston called Modernista! Having graduated from UNH with a general marketing degree, I had absolutely no idea what working in advertising actually meant. Sitting behind the receptionist desk and in between shifts sorting mail, I studied org charts and questioned anyone I could to learn all I could about the industry.

I left M! in 2010 to travel the US via the nonprofit that I had co-founded called Journeys Through America, which also happened to be funded by another small Boston ad shop. For 3 months I lived out of my car and National Park hopped.

In 2012 I started at Arnold Worldwide. Having no actual experience sitting within a creative department, I accepted a position as a layout artist in the print studio. A small sidestep, but it was here that I really started to learn. On day one I bought the book “Photoshop for Dummies” — I had only used the program to edit photos and now I was supposed to build banners. Surely I was doomed. Thankfully, I never had to open the book because I was surrounded by patient folks who were willing to teach and train.

I spent 7 years and the majority of my creative career at Arnold. I left in 2019 as an Associate Creative Director, having had the chance to work on many incredible campaigns for brands of all shapes and sizes.

I moved to NYC in December 2019 to work at Verizon’s in-house agency. The pandy hit. The city shutdown. What incredible timing. During this time, and feeling a bit stir crazy from the side effects of a global shutdown, I co-founded my own content and design studio with my now-wife called Sunday Morning Studio. Not long after in the spring of 2020 I was promoted to Creative Director at Verizon.

In September 2024 I left Verizon to further explore freelance opportunities and see where we can take Sunday Morning Studio.

TL;DR

I got my start in advertising answering phones at Modernista! but truly grew up in advertising at Arnold Boston. I consider myself a multidisciplinary creative. I believe in smart work that works hard for the brand. I can get scrappy when you need to but when budgets and stretched timelines are on our side, let’s make the most of them.

I’m always open to taking on additional freelance projects, so feel free to browse my work to see if we'd be a good fit for each other, and, if you're interested in working together, let's get in touch.