RESUME

Executive Producer
BVK Advertising
Milwaukee, WI January 2022 to present

Manage all broadcast, digital and experiential productions for a roster of clients including Wyoming Department of Tourism, Stony Brook Medicine, Citgo gas stations and other national clients.   

Freelance Integrated Producer
June 2021 - present

As a fully integrated producer, I produce content for broadcast, digital, print and social campaigns for various clients.

Executive Producer
Slingshot Advertising
Dallas, Texas, 2012 - June 2021

Manage a production department of integrated content producers, a creative resource manager and Slingshot’s in-house post-production studios called Varnish. Personally responsible for producing all broadcast for national and global clients including Texas Department of Tourism. Manage all business affairs for all broadcast projects. Restructured Slingshot’s production department; cultivating and training content producers to be able to produce assets across all media. Partner with the Executive Creative Director to scope all creative projects; recruiting and hiring necessary freelance creative talent.

Created and manage Varnish Studios, Slingshot’s in-house production, post-production and print production resource. Started Vanish Studio in 2013 and turned it into a fast-growing and productive revenue resource for Slingshot.

Vice President and Agency Producer
Kruskopf Coontz Advertising
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002 - 2012

Agency broadcast, digital, print producer, art buyer, creative resources manager and project management supervisor. Produced all broadcast projects; secured bids, hired production and post-production companies; managed all business affairs for union and non-union talent, and trafficked all broadcast spots. Executed all digital and print projects; estimated and bought all art/photography for agency. Created project management process and supervised department.

Freelance Advertising Producer
Broadcast and Print Production
1999 - 2001

Contract producer for broadcast, print, digital and experiential projects. Clients included McCann Erickson, Agency Eleven in Minneapolis, Space 150 in Minneapolis, Firehouse Agency in Dallas.

Senior Print Producer and Art Buyer
The Richards Group
Dallas, Texas, 1995 - 1999

Budgeted, estimated, coordinated, and executed all print projects for national client base. Print projects included national POS programs, all OOH advertising, collateral, direct mail, publication advertising and specialty products. Was responsible for creating and building the agency’s national POS program for Chick-fil-A restaurants. Other clients: The Home Depot, GTI/id Software, and Nokia.

Education
BA, Marketing
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA