Hey.
I began my working life in a near-freezing warehouse in mostly-freezing Chicago, where I showed up at 5am every morning and stacked wholesale cuts of meat for a boss who was also my older brother.
It’s not hard to imagine, then, why I moved 9238 miles away to sunny Australia in search of something different. After beginning my career as a writer and art director in Sydney, I’ve spent the past nine years in New York at Wieden+Kennedy and BBDO, where I am currently EVP, Senior Creative Director.
My work has been recognized with numerous awards (listed here) in varying shapes and colors, including a shapeless and colorless primetime Emmy nomination for Snickers, and exactly one piece of handwritten fan mail.
doliva3@gmail.com
BBDO New York | EVP, Sr. Creative Director 2022-Present
BBDO New York | SVP, Creative Director 2020-2022
BBDO New York | VP, Creative Director 2015-2020
WIEDEN + KENNEDY New York | Senior AD/Writer 2011-2015
LEO BURNETT Sydney, Australia | AD/Writer 2008-2011
JWT Sydney, Australia | AD/Writer 2007-2008
EnergyBBDO Chicago | Intern 2007
JWT Sydney, Australia | Intern 2007
OHIO UNIVERSITY Athens, Ohio | B.S. 2005
