Audiences are done with brands misstepping with their messaging. The consumer demand is clear: BE REAL. So how do you, creative director-recruiter-person, meet that demand? You collab with advertising agnostics and confab with atypical storytellers like me.

And you may have looked at my book and may have thought, "it's so.... so...BLACK." Why YES! YES, IT IS! I'm proud of the work I've done in the name of visibility and I put it forward.

You may also think, "has she done other kinds of work?" OF COURSE! and very well. But the purpose of my portfolio is to show where I have led and how I shine.

Ideas do not have color, they have perspective.

J. D O N A L D S O N

Skills

creative directionlong form copyshort form copysocial media writing + strategyvoice overpublic speakingconcepting + ideatingdesign + formattingpresentationcontent creationcontent curation

Awards

One of the 70, THE DRUM

The Drum published a list of over 70 women qualified to speak at marketing conferences around the world.

BEST MEDIA CAMPAIGN, POZ MAGAZINE

The readers of POZ– the foremost editorial presence in the HIV/LGBTQ community– voted #PrEP4Love as the HIV Prevention Campaign of 2017.

BEST AD CAMPAIGN, CHICAGO READER

voters chose PrEP4Love as Chicago’s Best Ad Campaign as part of the Chicago Reader’s annual BEST OF CHICAGO list.

FINALIST, North American Effie Awards

committed to “awarding ideas that work” the 2016 #WorthTelling Campaign was a finalist for the AA specialty category.

The Bill Sharp Award for The Future of Advertising, 4A’s, J. Walter Thompson, Marcus Graham Project

recognizes excellence in marketing & advertising by awarding 1 future leader with a financial scholarship.

Media Hall of Femme, Alliance for Women in Media

Inducted as a Rising Star

Inspiration Award, AIDS Foundation of Chicago

awarded for the #PrEP4Love campaign and how it has inspired unprecedented reception and love in the LGBTQ community.

SHORT LIST, ONE SCREEN Short Film Festival

Emerging Writer category

ADCOLOR® FUTURE, ADCOLOR®

Class of 2015

Most Promising Multicultural Student, AAF

Class of 2015

4A’s VIDEO CONTEST, CHICAGO 4A’s

1st Place

Creative Catalyst, The Coalesce Awards

Emerging Leader category

Live Talent Pitch Winner, The One Club

Here Are All The Black People event

Education

B.A. Advertising at Columbia College Chicago

2012 – 2015 CHICAGO

I came, I matriculated, I became the literal poster child for the Marketing Department’s success.

Clients

STARZ, FX, UPS, Disney, HBO, Showtime, Nike, Netflix, Mondelez (Oreo + Ritz), PepsiCo, Allstate, Jell-O, Chicago Aids Foundation, Bevel, Kraft, Hallmark, Radio Flyer, SheaMoisture, U.S. Army, National Geographic