Yes, that’s a younger me. I fell (quite literally) into my first career: stunt kid. But, that didn’t last past college.
After all, I was a creative. I wanted to concept campaigns. Pitch. Execute. Win hearts and minds!
So I landed a copywriter internship at RPA. Then moved on to Omnicom agencies. Eventually, I went in-house at UCLA. Until I finally did it. I went freelance.
Freelance was a whole new kind of challenge. One that eventually paid off. I am grateful for all my ongoing clients and partners.
Nowadays, I live in Los Angeles with my wife Caryn and our tiny little dog, Daisy.
Before freelance, I spent 10 years at agencies and in-house. Working within a variety of categories.
Nowadays, I partner with startups and small to mid-sized companies.
Together, we create cool new stuff:
🏆 Award-winning verbal and visual identities. Like my work on Arch Anchor and Mosaic, done in partnership with comrades at Dean & Co.
🐣 New brand campaigns and performance marketing assets. That question category norms and drive engagement. Like my work with UCLA and Guava Family.
👔 Partner with CEOs at brands like Lejon and
Unique Vintage. Helping them craft a distinct brand voice and a consistent story. Attracting new customers and investors.
“Zane's ability to jump in and quickly create impactful, immediately usable work is every creative director's dream. Specifically how he helped us take dissonant insights and turn them into a solid, strategy-lead manifesto and multiple brand video scripts for performance marketing.”Reed Schmidt, Creative Director, Guava
“We hired Zane to help us reposition the brand with a new verbal identity and personality. He has a very thorough strategy process which really got to the essence of who we are as a brand. The collaboration and communication along the way was excellent. He truly exceeded expectations.”Gregg Hemphill, CEO, Nexbelt
“His ability to tie creative thinking to consumer insights, trends/culture, and our marketing objectives was unmatched by any creative I have ever worked with. It was always clear where an idea started and how he got to the final product.”Gina Colonette, Senior Social Media Manager, Philips
Values
Belief. You can call me Ted Lasso because I believe in belief and that the customer notices said belief. Trickle down belief-onomics.
Curiosity. The act of learning and unlearning is like sunshine for the mind. Curiosity keeps me aware, humble and open to new ideas.
Adaptability. I’m gonna let Lau Tzu take this one, “A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. The stiff will be broken; the soft will prevail.”
