Marketing manager and creative project lead with 7+ years of experience driving brand strategy, integrated campaigns, community engagement, and cross-functional project execution. Known for building strong brand identities, managing multi-channel marketing initiatives, and delivering high-impact content and partnerships. Skilled in campaign planning, stakeholder management, and elevating brand presence across digital, experiential, and hospitality sectors.
You Found me.
BA OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
2020
Creative Background
4+ years of brand development
6+ years of marketing management
4+ years of project management
2 years of product design
3+ years of art direction
7+ years of graphic design
5 years of architectural photography
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SILVER STUDIO
2022 - PRESENT
I craft long-term brand strategies that evolve into compelling visual concepts spanning social, digital, campaign, and print. My work extends beyond design — cultivating strategic partnerships that fuel organic growth, and producing immersive activations that bring brand worlds to life.
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ACE HOTEL NEW ORLEANS
September 2022 - December 2023
BOURBON ORLEANS HOTEL
December 2023 - May 2025
Shaped brand presence across New Orleans by developing quarterly marketing strategies that expanded reach while building authentic community connections. Curated and managed programming, cultivated strategic partnerships, and created content that blended storytelling with strategic intent to engage target audiences.
Oversaw a master editorial calendar to maintain consistent brand voice across organic and paid media, email campaigns, and live content capture. Partnered with Food & Beverage teams to drive traffic to on-property outlets, and collaborated closely with ownership on marketing plans, campaigns, and KPI reporting. Managed media relations, including fielding press requests, leading on-property media tours, and overseeing photo shoots for the broader organization.
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FAUBOURG BREWING CO.
2020 - 2022
Supported the rebranding and brand launch of Faubourg Brewing Company while project managing an ongoing festival series, overseeing the creation of event-specific merchandise and consumer-facing print, digital, social, and web collateral.
Managed the development of evergreen social media content and served as webmaster for key sections of the company website. Acted as community liaison to neighborhood associations and local culture bearers, strengthening brand ties within the local community.
Led weekly strategic department meetings focused on brand awareness initiatives and long-range planning for on- and off-premise marketing efforts. Served as sole manager of Faubourg's e-commerce merchandise platform.
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SHYBE DESIGN
2020 - 2022
Collaborated with CAD designers and producers to guide a series of home goods from concept to final production, ensuring quality control and brand consistency at every stage. Alongside product development, designed the framework and consumer-facing architecture of both brand and e-commerce websites, while managing ongoing site operations.
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PINKROOM PROJECT
2017 - 2019
Curated and conceptualized one-of-a-kind music-centered activations, collaborating with a production team to execute well-rounded events from concept through final execution — securing sponsorships from Red Bull, Hennessy, and other beverage-industry brands.
Managed a diverse portfolio of content, including photography, videography, and radio assets, to build and sustain a culture-centered community engaged through activations, pop-ups, and live shows.
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PLAISIR SOUNDS
2022 - PRESENT
BOURBON ORLEANS HOTEL
2023 - 2024
Developed the visual identity, album artwork, and consumer-facing e-commerce pages for a 12" split single released on a local record label with global distribution.
Created the visual identity for an independent boutique hotel rebrand, along with monthly campaign assets across print, web, email, and paid social — including placements in regional publications such as Where Y'at and OffBeat Magazine.
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Gue Photography
2021 - PRESENT
Founded and operate a boutique architectural photography studio serving architects, interior designers, developers, and commercial real estate clients throughout Atlanta and the Southeast, managing full business operations including client acquisition, project scheduling, on-site production, post-processing workflow, and vendor/contractor relationships. Deliver high-end photography for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments — capturing interior/exterior architecture, twilight exteriors, and aerial/drone imagery — while building and maintaining relationships with architecture firms, design studios, real estate developers, and marketing agencies that generate repeat business and referral-driven growth. Oversee end-to-end production, from pre-shoot planning and on-location lighting and composition through post-production editing (Lightroom/Photoshop, HDR blending, perspective correction) and client delivery, while collaborating directly with architects and designers to translate design intent into compelling visual narratives for portfolios, publications, and marketing campaigns. Handle all aspects of running an independent business, including invoicing, contracts, licensing, insurance, marketing, and website/portfolio management.
BRAND PARTNERSHIPS
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In summer 2023, Ace Hotel relaunched its long-running Artist in Residence (AIR) program — which has hosted over 350 artists across Ace properties in the past decade — simultaneously at eight global locations, with each residency providing artists space to create and exhibit work following month-long stays beginning in June.
As liaison between Ace Hotel New Orleans and a cohort of artists from Material Institute, I helped participating artists define the medium and direction of their exhibited work and executed a successful opening reception for the showcase.
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Spearheaded a partnership with Exclave Spirits, developing a recorded conversation series between creatives from diverse backgrounds and founder Andrew Albert. Exclave's brand is dedicated to honoring Black ingenuity through storytelling and strategic partnerships. In the resulting Exclave Moments series, Albert engaged guests in unpacking their creative processes through candid discussions centered on authenticity, freedom, and self-determination.
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No Pulp Records began in October 2018 with founder Joe Lyle's private vinyl collection and has since grown, through ongoing buying, selling, and trading, into a curated catalog of roughly 50,000 new and used vinyl records and cassettes. Conceived as a cultural renaissance project, the shop is built around a long-standing goal of creating a communal space where creatives and art lovers can connect, gain knowledge, and build lasting friendships.
I partnered with No Pulp Records to bring a monthly curated Spotify playlist, featured "Record of the Month," and a fresh rotation of vinyl to Lovage at Ace Hotel New Orleans' coffee shop.
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Collaborated with the Mardi Gras Indian Council during my tenure at Faubourg Brewing Co., partnering with a creative team to develop a commemorative poster and seasonal 12-pack honoring the brewery's relationship with the city's culture bearers. The partnership culminated in MGIC Day, a mini festival held at the brewery featuring performances by Black Masking Indians and local social aid & pleasure clubs.
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Partnered with Forum for Equality to execute Pride Month programming at Faubourg Brewing Co., featuring a family-friendly drag performance, queer-owned vendor pop-ups, and a per-pint beer donation to the organization throughout the month.
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Contributed to Faubourg Brewing Co.'s long-standing partnership with the New Orleans Saints, helping create seasonal co-branded merchandise and 12-packs while executing a series of branded activations throughout the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons.
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As part of the Pinkroom Project music collective, contributed to landing a partnership with Vice Magazine that included a short documentary on the collective, a multi-page feature in Vice's 2017 music issue, and a live performance at the renowned Baby's All Right in NYC.
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Partnered with drag wrestling collective Choke Hole to execute a two-day drag wrestling show at Ace Hotel New Orleans, celebrating the collective's 5-year anniversary during Pride Month 2023.
WORKS
With a focus on community building , storytelling and project management, I cultivate strategic brand partnerships, produce engaging activations and create memorable content. Explore selected works from 2017 - 2026.
ACE HOTEL NEW ORLEANS
FAUBOURG BREWING CO.
PLAISIR SOUNDS
ARCHITECHTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
PINKROOM PROJECT
BOURBON ORLEANS HOTEL
SHYBE DESIGN

