About Me

Headshot, but make it a button down.

I'm a serial lover of things.

I became infatuated with storytelling while studying entrepreneurship and performance at Northwestern University.

I took a fancy to business when I started solving others' problems like I solve my own.

I realized I was obsessed with learning when I decided I could never stop doing it.

Now, I'm deliberately blending my loves and constantly creating things with them.

Like serenading a client to sell a brand platform.

Or creating content to share my journey with the next generation of creative entrepreneurs.

Or using my brand building experience to help all types of brands connect with their audience —

By selling millions in creative solutions to some of the world's largest brands and developing iconic identities for disruptive newcomers.

I'm tapping into my passion for innovation by combining my creative skills and my business acumen, using whatever tools I need to get the job done.

I help brands walk their walk and talk their talk.
Let's take a stroll and have a chat.

My skills

Interpersonal

  • Presentations
  • Pitch Architecture
  • Business Development
  • Acting & Improv

Creative

  • Copywriting
  • Art Direction
  • Photography
  • Adobe CC
  • Deck Design
  • Figma
  • Webflow

Strategy

  • Brand Strategy
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Content Auditing
  • Strategic Briefing
  • UX Research

software

  • Project Management: Asana, Notion, Workfront
  • CRM: Salesforce, Hubspot, Wix
  • MS Office Suite

my clients

Johnson & Johnson

Hefty

McDonald's

Skittles

Orkin

Reynolds

Wyndham

Jiffy Lube

Starburst

Neiman Marcus

Emerson

Coors Lite

my experiences

2018

started jay towns photography

Made my hobby into a business. Working out so far.
Jay Towns Photography

2019

multimedia editor @ stitch magazine

Managing team of creatives, producing audio and video.
stitchfashion.com

2021

creative director @ blackboard magazine // actor @ stewart talent

Leading design, editorial, and photo teams for BB.
Finding my good light with the help of Stewart.
BlackBoard Magazine
My IMDb

2022

creative @ ddb chicago

Bespoke role working between creative department and in-house studio.

Sold $2.8MM in solutions in under 12 months.

New Biz, Skittles, Hefty, Orkin, Jiffy Lube, Emerson, more.

2023

freelance consulting & creative

Q4 says goodbye to DDB and hello to freelance clientele.
Brand consulting for Creative Arts Department.

2024

copywriter @ fcb chicago
Senior writing consultant @ outlier

Having my way with words in the John Hancock Building,
& teaching AI to play nice.

Won $4MM+ in new business for FCB Chicago.