Creative Director / Art Direction

About

Katie is an Associate Creative Director at VML, a mother to the happiest baby girl and the grumpiest fur baby, a passionate creative, and a lover of random facts (like did you know that cats don’t meow at each other in the wild, it’s learned to manipulate us humans? Katie’s cat Coen knows this fact.).

Katie nerds out over craft, strategic thinking and getting her hands as dirty as possible for any scale of production. And she still can’t shake her unrelenting optimism that each project will be the best, no matter how many years she’s been in the industry.

Over the course of her career, Katie has received multiple international awards, has led creative teams for brands such as Intel, The Home Depot and Ziploc. She is passionate about leading big brands to do great work, mentoring and growing creative talent, and leaving the industry a little bit better than she found it. 

When not making ads, you can find Katie goofing off with her 1-year-old, rocking out at a show with her husband, or exploring other creative outlets like photography, bookbinding and cooking.  


BRAND EXPERIENCE

UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD (ACD; co-ran account)
ROTH BRANDS (ACD; creative lead, established ioli brand)
RINGLING (ACD; re-launch the iconic brand)
INTEL (ACD; established and co-ran a specialty activations teams)
ARTISTRY (ACD; global campaign)
TRUIST (ACD; creative lead for brand transition from SunTrust to Truist, oversaw junior teams)
THE HOME DEPOT (Senior Art Director; dedicated creative 2+ years)
PORSCHE (Senior Art Director)
CORONA (Senior Art Director)
ORBIT (Senior Art Director)
ZIPLOC (Senior Art Director; dedicated creative 3+ years, co-established best in class social standards, oversaw junior teams)
LAY’S (Art Director)
MIRACLE WHIP (Art Director)              
BUD LIGHT (Art Director)


RECOGNITION

2023 Communication Arts - Ringling Brothers - “Reimagined”
2019 Effie Finalist - The Home Depot - “Built-In Pins”
2019 Adweek - The Home Depot - “Built-In Pins” - Social Innovation
2018 Cannes - Bronze -  The Home Depot - “Built-In Pins” - Digital Craft
2018 Adweek Project Isaac -Winner -  The Home Depot - “Built-In Pins”
2018 One Show Merit - The Home Depot - “Built-In Pins” 
2018 Communication Arts - The Home Depot - “Built-In Pins”
2017 Adweek - “Most Creative Farewells to the Year” - 22Squared “Tappy Holidays”
2017 Communication Arts - Cotton Council International - “Generational Cotton Farmer”
2016 Cannes - Bronze - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - Outdoor
2016 Cannes - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Toys” Outdoor Poster Craft - Photography
2016 Cannes - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Toys” Outdoor Poster Craft - Art Direction 
2016 Cannes - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Toys” Billboards & Street Posters - Household Goods
2016 Cannes - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Tools” Outdoor Poster Craft - Photography
2016 Cannes - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Tools” Outdoor Poster Craft - Art Direction 
2016 Cannes - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Tools” Billboards & Street Posters - Household Goods
2016 Cannes - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Cereal” Outdoor Poster Craft  - Art Direction 
2016 Cannes - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Cereal” Billboards & Street PostersHousehold Goods
2016 LIA Awards - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Toys” - Consumer Campaign
2016 LIA Awards - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Tools” - Consumer Campaign
2016 LIA Awards - Shortlist - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - “Cereal” - Consumer Campaign
2016 Effie - Finalist -
Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life - Branded Content
2016 Communication Arts - Award of Excellence - Ziploc: “Chaos Comes to Life”
2016 Luerzer Archive - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life “Cereal”
2016 Luerzer Archive - Ziploc: Chaos Comes to Life “Toys”
2016 Webby Awards- Judge’s Choice - Ziploc - “Little Beasts” (Online Series)
2015 AdWeek - Best of Holiday Content - Ziploc: Social
2015 Communication Arts - Ziploc: “Little Beasts”
2015 Clio Awards - Shortlist - Ziploc: “Little Beasts”

PHOTOGRAPHY
2008
Photographer's Forum - Best of College Photography - Finalist
2007 Photographer's Forum - Best of College Photography - Finalist
2006 Communication Arts - Featured - September/October
2006 Adobe Design & Achievement Award - Digital Photography - Finalist
2006 Photographer's Forum - Best of College Photography - Finalist