CURRENT EXPERIENCE

ABELSON TAYLOR GROUP // Chicago, IL // Creative Director

Currently focused on bringing creativity and leadership skills to the Health & Wellness and Pharma space with responsibility for strategy development, concept development, design, art direction, execution, managing, and staffing for a variety of health and wellness brands, utilizing multiple mediums: video content (broadcast and digital), social, print, collateral, identity, packaging, display, and environmental.

In addition to agency and new business initiatives, extensive experience with the following brands:

Abbott Nutrition        Similac, Ensure, Glucerna, PediaSure

Abbvie                        AndroGel (HCP), Men’s Health initiatives, Lupron (DTC & HCP)

Allergan                     Botox CM and ULS, Ubrevly (DTC)

Alexion                      Strensiq (HCP)

Amgen                       Enbrel (DSE & DTC), Repatha (DTC)

Arcutis                       Zoryve (DTC &HCP)

Avanir                        Nuedexta (DTC & HCP)

CSLBehring               Hemgenix (DSE, DTC & HCP)

Ironshore                JornayPM

Kythera                      Kybella

Radius                       Tymlos (DTC & HCP)

Sunovion                   Latuda (DTC)

Syneron Candela      UltraShape (DTC)

Vericel                       Maci (DTC & HCP)

KUSTRA CREATIVE // Creative Director & Principal                                     

Involved in a variety of short- and long-term contract projects, ranging from identity design to fully integrated branding solutions involving all mediums.

Categories include online retail, wine and spirits, communications and event marketing.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

STERN ADVERTISING // Cleveland, OH

ENERGY BBDO // Chicago, IL

BAGBY & COMPANY // Chicago, IL

HAL RINEY & PARTNERS // Chicago, IL

LEO BURNETT COMPANY // Chicago, IL & Tokyo, Japan

VARIOUS FREELANCE // Chicago, IL & San Francisco, CA 

AWARDS

The Rx Club // The Creative Floor // Communicator Awards // Horizon Awards // MedAd News “Manny’s” // Davey Awards // DTC Nationals // PM360 // MUSE // One Show // Clio’s // New York Art Directors Annual // Telly Awards // Communication Arts Advertising Annual // New York Festivals // Addy’s // Chicago Show // Obie’s // Mobius

EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH  //  Long Beach, California

BFA / Graphic Design (Minor, Marketing)