Professional Experience
Crunchyroll (Sony) - Creative Director, Copy
june 2023 - present
Bring anime to life - everywhere. As a creative on the Concept Team I market AAA show titles to fans around the world in experiential and integrated campaigns. I report to the VP of Creative.
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Global OOH, Times Square Multi-screen Feature, Comic Con, Anime Expo, Ecommerce, Paid Ads, Creative Strategy, Creative Leadership, Conceptual and Experiential Concepting
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Crunchyroll Rebrand, AAA Season launch: Kaiju No 8, Jujutsu Kaisen,
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Management: Copywriters, Designers
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Executive Pitching, Publisher Relations (Toho, Shueisha, Toei, Aniplex), Campaign Management, Production, Direction, Set XP
Team Liquid - Creative Director, Head of Writing
feb 2020 - June 2023
Reporting to the CEO and SVP of Content and Marketing, I manage teams of writers and designers to concept first-in-industry creative. Team Liquid is a legacy esports team that wins a lot.
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Esports Awards Finalists, Best Creative 2021
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Led Team Liquid brand refresh 2022 (creative strategy, animatic, trailer, social media, integrated marketing, photography, illustration, original score.)
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Director of Brand (2022)
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Writing Director (2021)
Senior Copywriter (2020)
Vice - Senior Copywriter (contract)
aug 2019 - sep 2019
At Vice's creative agency, Virtue, I freelanced to launch Call of Duty League and introduce a new era of sports and competition in games. This 2 month launch involved a complete brand guide for CODL and creative to inform their league even years later.
Riot Games - Writer, Creative Lead
feb 2017 - june 2019
This AAA game is known for stunning trailers and epic entertainment. League of Legends is a complex and rich landscape to work on story and voice. I worked on award-winning marquee videos and campaigns as a copy and narrative writer, and creative lead.
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Narrative, VO, UX copy, trailers (champion release, gameplay, cinematic, live-action, product, esports, music videos), OOH, vendor relations.
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Shorty Award - K/DA: lead copy and narrative writer for the entire campaign.
League Made Inc - Founder, Creative Director
nov 2013 - dec 2017
Founded a creative agency for luxury brands in the heart of Venice.
Clients - Mandarin Oriental, Eaton Hotels, Michelin Guide, Condé Nast, Max Brenner Restaurants.