
Freelance Account/Creative
Portland, Oregon Area

Freelance Account/Creative
Portland, Oregon Area
Currently focused on breaking into the professional field of advertising. My academic and volunteer experience has molded me into a virtual "MacGyver," capable of taking a position on the creative or account side.
Working on various projects has familiarized me with developing creative strategies for specifically identified consumers. This includes organizing focus groups, researching the target audience, writing the creative work plan, choosing proper media venues, mapping out campaign deliverables, creating and/or overseeing art and copy, and finally coordinating a detailed proposal for the client.
Project Management, Account Planning, Brand Strategy, Creative Strategy, Audience Identification, Copywriting
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2008 — Present (9 months)
The Ethiopia Project collects new and gently used running shoes in North America and fits them on aspiring athletes in the African nation of Ethiopia.
The foundation was formed in the spring of 2007 and the first delivery is to be made fall of 2008.
For more information, contact Andrew Buswell at ep.andrew@gmail.com. For information on how you can become a part of The Ethiopia Project or general inquiries about volunteering, contact Kylie Holland at ep.volunteer@gmail.com.
Website: www.ethiopiaproject.com/home.html
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)
Student run creative agency.
Our Story - In 2005 brashCreative was born from the collaborative effort of a few ambitious advertising students. Since then, our agency has grown to include a dynamic flavor of creatives with diverse skills. Together we are passionate, dedicated, and capable. Couple that with the Art Institute’s wealth of resources and we are a force to be reckoned with. We work hard, take risks, and produce kick ass solutions!
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBUX; Consumer Services industry)
January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2007 — January 2008 (7 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BFT; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
August 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 5 months)
Bachelor of Fine Art in Advertising, Ad. Design, Adv. Art Direction, Guerilla Marketing, Persuasive Tech. and Consumer Behavior, 2005 — 2008
Brash Creative - Student run creative agency.
Our Story - In 2005 brashCreative was born from the collaborative effort of a few ambitious advertising students. Since then, our agency has grown to include a dynamic flavor of creatives with diverse skills. Together we are passionate, dedicated, and capable. Couple that with the Art Institute’s wealth of resources and we are a force to be reckoned with. We work hard, take risks, and produce kick ass solutions!
Collaborative Ingenuity - Student based work group dedicated to the enrichment of the creative process through peer collaboration.
Associate of Arts & Science, Business Management & Organization, Human Relations, Sociology, 2001 — 2004
Health and fitness, running, working out, fantasy fiction novels, music... everything from jazz to country, documentaries, Discovery Channel, history, people watching, long drives, conversations over coffee, art museums, traveling, interesting smells, tattoos, surfing various Ad sites, sunny weather, socializing with friends at the pub
- brashCreative
- Collaborative Ingenuity
- The Ethiopia Project
- AIGA
- Member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students
1998 - 2001
- Winner of Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry.
Presented by The International Library of Poetry 1999
- Poem “My Dream” Published in Gifts Of The Soul 1999