W O R K
Droga5 NY
Copywriter
2019 - Current
Various
Freelance Writer
2012 - Current
BBDO NY
Freelance Copywriter
2019 - 2019
ILY Magazine
Editor
2017 - 2019
VIBE Magazine/VIBE.com
Content Producer > Asst. Editor
2012 - 2019
L I F E
Solo Exhibitions
Emergence, The OG Studios, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
Beige, Brown, Black, Blacker, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
Group Exhibitions
Pop-Up Exhibit: I Used To Love Us, ILY Magazine, The Bishop, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
The Authority Pop-Up Gallery, The Authority Collective, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
Public Speaking
What Artists Can Learn From Music Journalists, Beats n Bars Festival, Durham, NC, 2017
'Raising Bertie' Film Screening + Discussion, Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, NY, 2018
How Media Outlets Are Embracing New & Old Platforms, PRSA Travel & Tourism Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2018
The Business of Music, ENVSN Festival, Brooklyn, NY, 2019
Creativity’s Impact On Shaping A Better Future, The Drum Can-Do Festival, Virtual, 2020
Meet the Ad of the Year Nominees, ADCOLOR Everywhere Conference, Virtual, 2020
Droga5 Speaker Series: A Conversation with Van Jones, Droga5, Virtual, 2020
E D U C A T I O N
B.A. in Journalism (Minor in Photography)
Howard University School of Communications
Washington, D.C., May 2012
D5in10 Academy (Copywriting)
Droga5 NY
Spring 2019
A C C O L A D E S
D&AD
Yellow Pencil — Sound Design & Use of Music / Existing Music, Facebook "Never Lost"
Graphite Pencil — Editing / Film Advertising, Facebook "Never Lost"
Graphite Pencil — Digital / Use of Trends & Tactical Marketing, Facebook "Never Lost"
ADCOLOR
Nominee — Ad of the Year, The New York Times "1619"
BUSINESS INSIDER
2020's Rising Stars of Madison Avenue
Press
Muse by Clio, The Drum, AdAge, AdWeek, Music Journalism Insider, MediaBistro