Hey, I’m McKenzie!

I’m a full-stack Creative Director / Art Director with a strategist’s brain. I build brands from zero-to-done by decoding the business problem and turning it into clear, scalable creative solutions.

I’ve spent 10+ years working across agencies and in-house teams for brands such as Samsung, AT&T Business, James Avery, Ford Motors, WorldStrides, Envision by WorldStrides, Bonton Famrs and more.

Today, I work as a freelance and fractional creative collaborating with brands, studios, and teams who want to push creative work further.

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Resume Snapshot

  • Sep 2024 - Dec 2025

    WorldStrides
    Associate Creative Director
    Envision

    Steered the creative ship for 20+ Envision programs reaching 100K+ students a year—wearing many hats, flexing big-picture thinking, and sharpening my storytelling skills along the way.

    Remote / Vienna, VA

  • Nov 2020 - Sep 2024

    Cheil Dallas
    Associate Creative Director
    Samsung

    Helped build a plane while flying it. Managed 6 smartphone product launches for Samsung Electronics America while overseeing a team that started at 3 and grew to 10.

    Remote / Plano, TX

  • May 2019 - Oct. 2020

    GTB
    Senior Art Director
    Ford Motors

    Conceived, designed, and presented work to Texas Ford Dealers. Sharpened my presentation skills and learned how to answer the question “can we shoot it on an iPhone?”

    Remote / Dallas, TX

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019

    Citrus Advertising
    Senior Art Director
    James Avery

    Helped be the hands for “all hands on deck projects”. Conceived new ideas for James Avery and new biz. Mentored the summer intern and convinced her to be a copywriter.

    Dallas, TX

  • Oct. 2017 - May 2019

    Organic/BBDO
    Art Director >> Senior Art Director
    AT&T Business

    Concepted, designed, and learned about the marketing funnel and that B2B doesn’t have to be boring. I cut my teeth here and learned that good leadership does exist. Thank you April.

    Dallas, TX

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

    Lerma
    Brand Creative
    The Home Depot - Hispanic Market

    Began as a freelancer and got hired on as a Junior Creative. Learned to write scripts, present work and how video production works.

    Dallas, TX

  • Mar 2015 - Jul 2015

    ¡Inspire!
    Junior Art Director
    Sprint

    Helped the senior art directors design and concept organic social content. Fell in love with brainstorming. Got better at photoshop and learned how to use after effects.

    Dallas, TX

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2015

    HCK2 Partners
    Junior Graphic Designer

    First job out of college. Designed and created branding suites for local companies. Attended my first press check and started dabbling in after effects.

    Addison, TX

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

    Schaefer Advertising co.
    Creative Intern

    Fresh outta college, I was a sponge. I attended press checks, paper sample showings, and got to visit the Ft Worth Zoo. Covered for the creatives while they were all out for a week. Nothing burned down.

    Ft Worth, TX