ABOUT TESSA

“Where Brands Find Room to Bloom”

IDEA WHISPERER | CONCEPT CRAFTER | WHIMSICAL WIZARD OF WORDCRAFT

Biography

In the words of my father, I was born at an early age.

From there on out, I moved from New York City to an idyllic, small island in Puget Sound where I shared the remainder of my childhood with two sisters and countless pets (ducks, rabbits, dog, turtle, etc.). After earning my high school diploma, I traded pine trees for palm trees and sought my fortune in beautiful, sunny Los Angeles. Attending Obama’s alma mater, Occidental College, I ran the college radio station with my fellow music nerds and escaped campus as often as humanly possible.

As the daughter of a proud Brit, I also pulled a couple of long stints in London where I sharpened my street smarts, narrowly avoided cockney rhyming slang, and gained a renewed appreciation for soccer-related buffoonery. Upon returning to the U.S., I shaped up, bought a car, and cracked that oyster called Los Angeles wide open! Despite graduating in the recession, I was lucky enough to land a job at a well-respected Marketing & Advertising firm called Big Fish.

After three years working with some of the world’s most beloved entertainment brands (with token cosmetics, energy, and insurance clients thrown in for good measure), I decided it was time for a lifestyle change. So, I packed my ink and quiver and set my sights on the plentiful Pacific Northwest, where I began working as brand builder and copywriter for clients like Kroger, Redfin, Nike, AAA, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, and many others. Continuing to hone my skillset, I eventually worked my way up to a Creative Director role at a digital marketing agency in Portland, OR where I was beloved by clients, colleagues, and office dogs alike.

Never one to shy away from a challenge, I’ve consistently stayed busy with a mix of creative and strategic work across a wide range of industries and mediums, keeping my skills sharp and my brain firing on all cylinders. Still capable of generating ideas at the speed of light, I approach every client project with the utmost enthusiasm, thoughtfulness, and an absolute love for the written word.

So, if you’re a company looking to inject some creativity and good juju into your brand, throw me in the ring! Be my partner on the path to creative glory and the fates will reward you handsomely. And by fates, I mean my smiling face, cunning wit, and tireless typing fingers.

Bonus: I have an undeniably cool, senior dog named Ozzy Dogsbourne (evidence below). He may be 16, but he’s still spry as all get out and enriches my life with every prance, wag, and eyebrow raise. Rescue pups for the win!

Imagine a cheesy 80s beach scene reflected in Ozzy’s sunglasses and you get the idea.