I’m a Creative Director and Designer from Los Angeles living in New York City.
After attending RISD to study industrial design, I returned to New York and gained experience in art direction and holding 6 cups of coffee without a tray. I later completed my graduate degree at City College of New York in Branding and Integrated Communications and I still can’t find that diploma [update:I found it].
I've worked agency-side on a wide range of clients like Colgate-Palmolive, Anheuser-Busch, TUMS, and UNICEF, I’ve been brand-side at companies like IBM (and small companies too!), and I’ve also led design at a growing startup. I currently work in the financial-technology space leading brand and design.
I like to think I'm skilled at building IKEA furniture and enjoy spending my free time watching the Yankees and Giants. I'm an above average ping-pong player and my proudest accomplishment is correctly predicting—months in advance—that 1989 would win album of the year. I also used to spend a lot of time watching reality TV like The Bachelor.
The easiest way to my heart is through Chipotle.
Say hi at youkensayhello@gmail.com,
offer me a bunch of money,
or check out some totally sweet photos I've taken.
Current
Octus
Director, Brand & Creative
CUNY City College of New York
Adjunct Professor, Branding & Integrated Communications
Past
Nucleus Healthcare
Creative Director
Vise
Creative Director
IBM
Creative Lead
Weber Shandwick
Senior Art Director / TUMS, Breathe Right, Anheuser-Busch, Flonase, Sensodyne
VML
Art Director / Colgate, Palmolive, Irish Spring, Speed Stick, UNICEF, The Y NYC