How I Got Here

Cape Fear Games

• Customer-facing sales at one of the largest independent tabletop game stores in the Southeast; daily engagement with the gaming community across board games, TCGs, and RPGs
• Run organized play events and product demos; coordinate event logistics including scheduling, vendor communication, and promotional materials
• Built an iPad-based buyer kiosk as a full-stack web app (Node.js, Express, Socket.IO) with smart routing, Discord notifications, receipt printing, and searchable interaction logs
• Developed a card scanner app prototype (Flutter, ML Kit OCR) integrated with the store’s inventory API for real-time trade-in pricing

Heartline Films

• Built a wedding videography brand from scratch with my wife Haley: created the visual identity, brand guidelines, and all print and digital marketing materials over 200+ events
• Hand-coded the company website (HTML, CSS, JavaScript); manage all content updates, SEO, and site performance
• Plan and execute digital advertising campaigns across Google Ads and Meta Ads; manage Google Analytics, run A/B landing page tests, and optimize conversion funnels
• Design all graphic assets for digital and print using Illustrator, Photoshop, and Lightroom; produce all video content in Premiere Pro
• Manage digital assets across hundreds of projects: organize, version, deliver, and archive large volumes of photo and video files on deadline
• Coordinate with external vendors including print shops, album manufacturers, and contract videographers
• Write all brand copy including website content, email campaigns (Mailchimp), social media, and client-facing materials

Battle House Laser Tag

• Expanded a freelance videography role into a comprehensive marketing and digital operations position covering website management (WordPress), photography, videography, graphic design, SEO, data systems, and AI tool integration
• Sole creator of all visual and written marketing materials; maintained brand consistency across every digital and print channel for a multi-location entertainment venue
• Built all workflows, file structures, and processes from scratch with no existing playbook or oversight

Tayloe/Gray

• Produced video content for client brands at a marketing and advertising agency; collaborated with creative and account teams on campaign deliverables

Life Church

• Directed live production for weekly services and special events, including real-time video switching, graphics, and broadcast coordination
• Managed a small production team and all A/V systems

UNCW

Studied filmmaking at UNC Wilmington. Learned to see the world in terms of composition, pacing, and emotional beats; a framework I still use for everything.