GCD
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
@ danvanderhei.com Seattle
Projects include creative lead on brand identity development for Microsoft First Year Learning, Microsoft 365 online retail, and brand and voice development projects for PocketPrep.com.
GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR
@ Wunderman Thompson Seattle
Creative team lead on Xbox and Microsoft Gaming, ranging from web to CRM. Led award-winning work on Xbox while helping to navigate the client to marketing automation on Adobe Experience Cloud. I also led creative teams on work for Windows, Surface, and Microsoft Learning.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
@ Razorfish San Francisco
Led creative on several high-profile accounts, including the Microsoft Windows digital account, Mozilla/Firefox social, and Qualcomm social. Also, I contributed to Acura social and digital accounts, Netflix social, as well as Samsung Mobile print and digital.
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
@ Isobar San Francisco
Creative lead on Sprite global digital and mobile and social project. Oversaw a multitude of digital and video projects for EA Games and EA Sports. Led social and digital creative efforts for Adidas and Dolby.
DIGITAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR
@ Y&R San Francisco
Tasked with building out the digital Creative department to expand the offering of a traditionally print and broadcast shop. In addition to building web, display banner, and 3D animation capabilities, I oversaw digital Creative for NCAA, Cadbury Schweppes, Chevron, Palm, and AMD.
EDUCATION
The University of Wisconsin - BA’s in Journalism and Political Philosophy
With an emphasis on Advertising, I created my own independent study course within the Journalism program to satisfy my hunger for what was just emerging as ‘Interactive.’ My course eventually turned into the first campus web page, Online Wisconsin.
The Creative Circus - copywriting
Learned from some of the industry’s best on how to turn business problems into creative solutions, and do it with style.
AWARDS
ADDYs, Seattle 4 Gold Addys for 2019 Xbox Year in Review
OMMA Awards, 2011: Dolby Update Theater, Adidas Game Face
The FWA Mobile Site of the Day, 6.6.2011: Adidas Clima Cool Ride Launch
Effie Awards Winner, 2010: EA Sports Campaign
Mi6 Video Game Awards, 2010: EA Sports Tiger Woods 2010 'Tiger Woods Par 5' banner experience
Adobe’s Site of the Day, 4.5.07: NCAAstudent.org
One Show Interactive, Merit: Cambridge Technology Partners
I love to tinker
With words. With ideas. With fancy new gadgets. With recipes.
I appreciate the alchemy of surprising combinations.
I always fall for those simple ideas that change the digital world. And I go ape shit for digital ideas that change the real world.
I enjoy all that, and fighting for the good stuff when I see it.
SKILLS
I burn easily.
I can cook like the dickens.