FUNIMATION
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
November 2019 - Present
Champions a creative dream team of art directors, designers, illustrators, video editors, front-end developers, and producers. We help people belong by creating a world that empowers fans to express themselves through the anime lifestyle.
Oversees all global marketing and brand creative for omnichannel entertainment business: Streaming Service (SVOD/AVOD/OTT), Home Entertainment, Events/Experiential, eCommerce and Products, Linear Broadcast, Gaming, and Partnerships.
Currently spearheading multi-faceted rebrand and assimilation into a singular Anime powerhouse—including expansion into new markets; most recently Latin America.
CRUNCHYROLL
ART DIRECTOR - CRUNCHYROLL & VRV
June 2017 - August 2019
Lead an award-winning team of creatives, where we created assets for digital (mobile and web) and print, such as emails, paid ads, social assets, OOH assets, merchandise, etc.
Managed and mentored the team to execute industry-leading creative across all forms of digital, video, and print media.
Project managed creative team (delegated workloads, assigned projects, tracked project statuses, etc.)
Collaborated with key stakeholders across multiple lines of business in marketing, business development, audience development, eCommerce, research, and events.
Developed the brand guidelines and creative foundations for VRV and Crunchyroll.
DRAWMORE INC.
FOUNDER
October 2010 - Present
I create, edit, design, and publish original comic books and graphic novels for digital and print formats
I launched a fully-funded Kickstarter for the comics anthology, Nobodies Vol. 2
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT
LEAD PUBLISHING DESIGNER
Art-directed and designed for core Marvel Publishing business units and campaigns.
Developed logos and other consumer-facing materials for Star Wars, Spider-Man, Deadpool, and more.
Created for publications, event signage, and online.
January 2016 - May 2017
THE STRING THEORY
FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR
Illustrated for TV pitches, animations, documentaries, films, apps, and commercials.
2010 - 2017
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
March 2013 - January 2016
Art-directed and designed more than 300 books for Electronic Arts, PopCap Games, Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox, Guinness World Records, DC Entertainment, and Lionsgate
Managed a team of freelancers to create line looks, box sets, and other packaging materials.
“The New York Times Best Sellers” Divergent: Official Illustrated Movie Companion, Kid President’s Guide to Being Awesome, and Paddington.
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Designed books for Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time series.
2013 - 2014
SCHOLASTIC
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Art-directed and designed children’s books.
"New York Times Best Seller", Spot the Dot
December 2011 - March 2013
SIMON & SCHUSTER
JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Art-directed and designed children’s books for prominent licensors including Nickelodeon, Colombia Pictures, Peyo, LaFig, CBS, Chorion, Paramount Pictures, and Richard Scarry.
“The New York Times Best Seller”, The Smurfs Movie Novelization.
August 2010 - December 2011
