The archive

Everything that didn’t make the front page but still earned its keep. Fourteen years of Super Bowls, custom cars and one animated cat.

You’re Not a Bad Fan

AT&T · 2018 · Super Bowl

You’re Not a Bad Fan

A Lord of the Rings superfan finally meets Frodo — Elijah Wood himself — and his cable internet picks that exact moment to die.

Snickers Rookie Mistake

Snickers · Mars‑Wrigley · 2023 · Digital & Social

Snickers Rookie Mistake

Two :15s and 20+ addressable :06s across an NFL season, plus a Snap lens, a Sunday Ticket retargeting play and a large‑scale DCO campaign. Shot in one day in Chicago.

QBSS+

Lexus · 2019 · Super Bowl

QBSS+

A safety suite for quarterbacks: airbags in the pads, a blind‑side monitor, anti‑heckling helmet tech. 19M YouTube views — the most‑viewed non‑Super Bowl Super Bowl ad ever.

A Just OK Dress

AT&T · 2020 · The Oscars

A Just OK Dress

The tentpole of AT&T’s 5G launch around the 2020 Oscars. My favorite piece wasn’t the :30 — it was an Instagram story of the longest, most agonizing acceptance speech ever made.

The Wine Stomper

AT&T · 2019 · Broadcast

The Wine Stomper

You’re on a lovely wine tour enjoying a funky, earthy Grenache Syrah. Then you meet the winemaker. A just‑OK wine tasting isn’t OK. Neither is just‑OK 5G.

Like a Kid on Christmas Morning

Lexus · 2018 · Broadcast Campaign

Like a Kid on Christmas Morning

Childlike joy in the luxury car category, against a sector of stark, faintly sentimental holiday ads. First time I ever wrote child characters. Sales jumped.

Plant a Flag

Lexus · 2018 · Global Launch

Plant a Flag

A global launch for the UX crossover built almost entirely in CG. We shot plates, talent and textures in Chicago, then built the world with The Mill in Culver City.

Body Language

Lexus · 2016 · Launch Campaign

Body Language

The foundation of the IS launch — the campaign that, with Sriracha and the LIT IS, amassed more earned media than anything in Lexus history.

Lexus × Clippers

Lexus · LA Clippers · 2016 · 360 Campaign

Lexus × Clippers

A Clippers‑inspired RC F with 14 customizations, a spot starring Doc Rivers, print, social, digital and a premium courtside arcade. Made it onto ESPN’s Sports Nation.

The Tom & Jerry Show

Warner Bros. · Season 4 · Show Writer

The Tom & Jerry Show

Yes, it’s still on. I wrote eight episodes of a show I watched as a kid. It airs globally and is very big in Europe, which I find delightful.

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