A man with a beard and mustache, wearing a red and black checkered shirt and gray jeans, sitting against a dark background.

Joshua is a creative leader with 15+ years of shopper marketing, experiential retail and advertising experience. He’s led creative teams responsible for pioneering the digital and physical retail journey, driving innovation, developing big ideas and creatively activating them.

His leadership mantra is simple: Make awesome stuff. Never stop learning. Show up and show off. The successes Joshua and his creative teams have shared are in part because of his management style of being approachable as a creative leader, instilling a growth mindset in his teams, collaborating across departments, and striving for strategic, never-been-done-before thinking.

His client experience includes Samsung, Ubisoft, Walmart, Shell, PepsiCo, 7-Eleven, McDonald’s and more. When projects don’t follow Joshua home, this creative director spends time hitting “Respawn” in video games and annoying his wife, daughter and two sons with dad jokes.

- 15+ years of retail, shopper marketing and advertising experience
- 5+ years of creative leadership experience: managing, mentoring and developing creatives

WHERE
I’VE
WORKED

CHEIL NORTH AMERICA
Associate Creative Director
2022 – Present
+
Senior Copywriter
2021 – 2022

SHOPTOLOGY
Sr Copywriter
2017 – 2021
+
Copywriter
2014 – 2017

BRAND AGENT
Copywriter
2012 – 2014 

CONCUSSION, LLP
Jr Copywriter
2010 – 2012
 
MOROCH
Copywriter Intern
2010

WHERE
I WAS
SCHOOLED

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
Mayborn School of Journalism
Master of Journalism / Advertising
2010

Samsung logo in white text on a black background.
PepsiCo logo featuring a globe icon and the word 'PEPSICO' in bold letters.
Ubisoft logo featuring a spiral symbol and the company name in white on a black background.
7-Eleven logo in white text on a black background.
A white background with faint outlines of an object or person, difficult to discern.
Walmart logo in black and white with a black background and white text.
Logo with the text 'Frito Lay' and a stylized white snack chip design.
Sennheiser logo on a black background
Zales logo with the text 'The Diamond Store' underneath, on a black background.
Logo of Caribou Coffee with an illustration of a glass of coffee with a straw and a slice of lemon on top, against a black background.
The McDonald's logo with a black background and white arches.
Black background with the white text 'GameStop' in bold at the bottom.
Black background with a white THX logo in the center.
LG logo with a smiling face design along with the text 'L' and 'G' on a black background.
A white background with faint gray text that is not clearly visible.
Black background with white stylized text reading 'HYPE' and a star replacing the letter 'Y'.
Dairy Pure logo with a black background and white text.
Black background with white stylized logo of Konami, a recurring three-stripe design, and the word 'KONAMI' in bold capital letters underneath.
Logo for Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament featuring a crown and medieval sword.
Black background with white text reading "Organic Valley" in stylized font.
Black background with a white Shell logo featuring a stylized scallop shell and the word 'Shell' underneath.

AWARDS

SHORTY AWARDS
2025 // 1 Bronze

CLIO AWARDS
2024 // 1 Silver, 2 Bronze

ADDY
2024 Dallas // 1 Silver
2023 Dallas // 2 Silver
2018 Dallas // 4 Silver, 3 Bronze
2017 Dallas // 3 Silver
2016 Tenth District // 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
2016 Dallas // 1 Gold, 1 Silver 
2015 Dallas // 1 Silver
2012 Ft Worth // 2 Silver
2011 Ft Worth // 1 Silver
 
W3 
2017 // 2 Gold, 1 Silver
2015 // 2 Gold, 1 Silver
 
TELLY 
2014 // 2 Bronze
2013 // 1 Bronze

AVA DIGITAL 
2014 // 1 Platinum 

COMMUNICATOR 
2016 // 2 Silver
2013 // 2 Gold, 2 Silver
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HERMES CREATIVE 
2013 // 2 Platinum, 2 Gold
 
MARCOM
2023 // 1 Platinum
2012 // 1 Platinum, 2 Gold

OTHER

STUFF

A light-skinned man with a beard, wearing a red and black checkered shirt, smiling with arms crossed. Above him are illustrations of a red 20-sided die, a yellow lightning bolt, and a Yeti wearing sunglasses and a peace sign.

Making awesome stuff, running a hand-illustrated shirt company called Firebeard Threads, consuming local craft beer, leveling up in video games, writing a university's fight song, playing bass at Northwest Bible Church, listening to audiobooks, rolling the dice in D&D, drawing in pen and more