EXPERIENCE
Let’s Be Work Friends LLC
Independent Creative Director, Brand Consultant, Recruiting, and Mentorship | July 2024 - Present |
Clients:
- Girlfriend Collective
- Brooklyn Museum
- Giant Spoon
- ESTABLISHED NYC
Quality Meats Creative
Group Creative Director | March 2024 - July 2024 |
Clients: Samsung HE, Huggies, new business
Translation
Creative Director | April 2022 - March 2024 |
Clients: AT&T, WhatsApp, new business
Adhouse Inhouse
Instructor + Co-lead | April 2022 - July 2022|
Created with my mentor George Tannenbaum, Adhouse Inhouse is the first ad class where shit gets real. Underrepresented ad creatives have a real client, real work, real pay, real creative leadership, and real world lessons from us and our ad friends.
McCann Worldgroup
VP, Creative Director | October 2021 - April 2022 |
Clients: TJX brands, State Street, Verizon, and new business
Creative Director | January 2020 - October 2021|
Clients: Microsoft, TJX brands
Freelance
ACD/Writer | June 2019 - January 2020 |
JOAN Creative
Clients: Facebook and Brahmin
Giant Spoon
Clients: Creative lead on YETI and Johnnie Walker
Mother New York
Creative | May 2018 - June 2019 |
Clients: Target, Stella Artois, Virgin Voyages, Wrangler
Ogilvy
Senior Copywriter | June 2014 - September 2017 |
Client: IBM
Brand and business unit work across all IBM brands
Freelance Copywriter
Atmosphere Proximity BBDO | March 2014 - June 2014 |
Client: Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
For website re-launch, created over 190 POIs, each with 5 separate states of copy for different portions of the site
Precious7.com | Sept 2013 – 2018 |
Brands: Eddera, Bonaive, Jill Haber, Aganovich, Lois London, Diaboli Kill, Freddieg, Vena Amoris, Run and Hide Leather, The Divine Tribe and Glendon Lambert
Weekly featured designer article and blog posts for high-end brands
Created the brand voice of the fashion retailer/magazine
Neverstop Experiential Agency| Dec 2013 - Feb 2014 |
Clients: Nordstrom + Sarah Jessica Parker, Tableau Software, Cellucor
Pitches: San Pellegrino and DKNY
Copywriter and strategist for the award-winning experiential agency
Launched Sarah Jessica Parker’s first-ever SJP Shoes store
diaboli kill | May 2013 – June 2013 |
Created brand profile, bios, collection descriptions, and press release for the contemporary jewelry company's website relaunch
mcgarrybowen
Junior Copywriter | Aug 2012 – Dec 2013 |
Clients: JP Morgan Chase, Marriott Courtyard, Crayola
Pitches: Staples (won)
mcgarrybowen
Receptionist | Aug 2011 – Aug 2012 |
Gained industry knowledge from behind the front desk
Worked on Chase Community Giving social and Chase rebrand between picking up phones and greeting guests, clients and coworkers
NYLON Magazine Marketing Intern| Jan 2010 – May 2010 |
Wrote and ideated advertorials, e-blasts and sell sheets
Planned events for NYC and LA
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Gold Clio Sports - Athlete Storytelling 2024 / WhatsApp UGO: A Homecoming Story
Gold Clio Sports - Diversity in Storytelling 2024 / WhatsApp UGO: A Homecoming Story
Gold Clio Sports - Film 2024 / WhatsApp UGO: A Homecoming Story
Tribeca Film Festival X Official Selection / WhatsApp UGO: A Homecoming Story
Young Lions Digital Jury Member 2024
Young Lions is a global competition where young creatives rep their countries at the creative Olympics — Cannes. I was a part of the jury who helped select not only this year’s US winners, but the future of our industry.
ADC Awards Advertising Jury Member 2024
Watched upwards of 700 of the greatest pieces of advertising from around the world.
Then sat in a room with some of the greatest advertisers from around the world and talked
about what makes advertising great. It was humbling, enlightening, inspiring, and reinvigorating.
Cannes Lions See It Be It Alumni Tutor 2023
Selected as first See It Be It Alumni Tutor, working with Cannes team and See It Be It Ambassador Madonna Badger to elevate the program and run the experience before, during and after Cannes for our 16-person cohort.
AdColor Most Valuable Partnership Award 2023
An honor that celebrated the partnership (and work) between Translation and WhatsApp
Cannes Lions See It Be It Cohort 2022
Selected as 1 of 6 women globally for Cannes Lions’ accelerator program for creative women leaders.
The Webby Awards / People’s Voice Winner 2022 / #MUSE100 for Ulta Beauty
Insult on Conan O’Brien Show IBM Daybreaker with Watson 2017 (the greatest award of all IMO)
Cannes Lions Gold IBM Art with Watson 2016 / Data Visualization
Cannes Lions Shortlist IBM Art with Watson 2017 / Design Lions - Data Visualization
Cannes Lions Shortlist IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress / Media Lions - Corporate Image
Cannes Lions Shortlist IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress / Media Lions - Corporate Image
Cannes Lions Shortlist IBM Art with Watson 2016 / Use of Design Craft/ Illustration
Fast Company 2016 Innovation by Design Award IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress
FWA Of The Day IBM The First Thinking Sculpture - Gaudi Creates with Watson
The One Show Merit IBM Art with Watson / Posters - Series
The One Show Merit IBM Art with Watson / Innovation in Design / Print Design
The One Show Merit IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress / Innovation in Branded Entertainment
ACE Awards/ Gift of Insight/ Best OOH Campaign
Fast Co. Innovation by Design Award Honorable Mention/ The World’s First Cognitive Dress
Effie Gold IBM Outthink / B2B
Effie Silver IBM Outthink / Corporate Reputation
Effie Bronze IBM Watson x The Oscars / Seasonal Marketing
Effie Bronze IBM Outthink / Software & Apps
Effie Bronze IBM Hello My Name Is Watson / Sustained Success
Effie Bronze IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress / Youth Marketing - Teens & Young Adults
DMA Echo Bronze IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress | Business Products and Services
Caples Awards IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress / Creative Use of Data
Caples Awards IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress / Integrated Campaign
The Webbys Honoree IBM The World's First Cognitive Dress / Advertising, Media & PR - Viral Marketing
DMA Echo Bronze IBM The First Thinking Sculpture - Gaudi Creates with Watson | Business Products and Services
OFF-HOURS:
D&AD Shift Mentor / March 2024 - Present
Asians in Advertising Mentor / September 2023 - Present
Muddy Paws Rescue foster + volunteer / March 2018 - Present
Contact: steph.cajucom@gmail.com