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My nickname has always been Maniac, I've spent most of my life not living up to it.

knmanias@gmail.com
763.412.6924

EXPERIENCE

Leo Burnett | Freelance Associate Creative Director - Copy
December 2024 - Present
Huggies, Pull-Ups

DDB | Associate Creative Director - Copy
January 2020 - August 2024
Orkin, McDonald’s, Jiffy Lube, Wyndham Hotels, Starburst, Coors Light, Coors Banquet

We Are Unlimited | Senior Copywriter
January 2019 - December 2019
All McDonald’s, all the time

mcgarrybowen | Copywriter
June 2016 - December 2018
Burt’s Bees Masterbrand & Cosmetics, BRITA, Disney Parks, Oscar Mayer

mcgarrybowen | Junior Copywriter
June 2016 - September 2016
Hallmark, Olive Garden, Cupcake Wines

Chicago Portfolio School | Copywriting Student
April 2015 - May 2016
Thousands of marker comps later, I had a portfolio.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
August 2008 - May 2012
Bachelor of Science in Advertising
Minor in Communications

SHINY THINGS

Addys
2019 Silver (Local) / Integrated Social Media Series / McDonald’s: More in Common 
2019 Gold (District) / Integrated Social Media Series / McDonald’s: More in Common
2019 Silver (National) / Social Media Campaign / McDonald’s: More in Common

Art Director’s Club
2019 Merit / Photography Portraiture Series / McDonald’s: More in Common
2019 Bronze / Photography Social Media Series / McDonald’s: More in Common

One Show
2019 Merit / Design Craft - Photography / McDonald’s: More in Common

D&AD
2019 Wood Pencil / Branding & Identity / McDonald’s in Times Square
2019 Wood Pencil / Photography - Portraits / McDonald’s: More in Common