Highmark Health/Tonic // Pittsburgh
August ‘22 - Right now
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Education:
VCU Brandcenter (M.S. Advertising)
West Virginia University (B.S. Journalism)
The Second City (Sketch Comedy Writing)
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I’ve also taught at the following ad schools:
Chicago Portfolio School / Chicago
Brainco Ad School / Minneapolis
Miami Ad School / Minneapolis
Awards/Recogniton: Communication Arts Advertising Annual, Advertising Age, Creativity Online, Effies, Luerzer's Archive, CMYK Magazine, The Show - Minneapolis, Pittsburgh Addys, L.A. Belding Awards
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Clients I've worked with:
+ Anheuser Busch
+ Bauer Hockey
+ Beck's Beer
+ B.T. McElrath Chocolate
+ California Dept. of Health (tobaccofreeca.com)
+ Coors Light
+ Cuisine Solutions
+ Detroit Pistons
+ DiGiorno Pizza
+ Domino's Pizza
+ Donatos Pizza (what? I love pizza)
+ ESPN
+ E*Trade
+ Fifth Third Bank
+ GNC
+ Home Depot
+ J.W. Hulme
+ KFC
+ Krystal Burgers
+ L.L. Bean
+ Miller Lite
+ Minnesota State Lottery
+ Minnesota Timberwolves
+ MSA
+ Northwell Health
+ Payless shoes
+ Pennsylvania Lottery
+ Polaris
+ PNC Bank
+ Rite Aid
+ The Roberto Clemente Museum
+ ShopHQ
+ Sprint
+ Starkist
+ Syngenta
+ The Warhol Museum
+ UPMC
Thank you for looking at my work.
*references available upon request.
adferrence (at) gmail.com
612.963.0719