G’day! We’re Claudia & Jesse, a coupla Aussie ACDs in NYC.

“If every creative department had a Claudia, we’d all sleep better.” An executive creative director said that, and I’ve spent 10 years as an award-winning copywriter trying to live up to it. If the client looks nervous in a creative presentation, then I know I’ve done my job.

I’ve also tutored and judged at AWARD School, Australia’s premier creative program, and chaired the country’s largest advertising not-for-profit, because the industry only gets better if the people in it do too.

Outside of work, I’m attempting to relearn my native tongue (Polish), hustling on Depop, or doing improv.

I believe in the power of storytelling, the relentless pursuit of the best idea, obsessive attention to detail, and beer served no warmer than 35°F.

I’ve been lucky enough to work across everything from dog food to Slurpees, four-wheel drives to saving lives, big old banks to big cold beers, and everything in between.

Along the way, my work (made with some seriously talented humans) has been recognized by D&AD, Cannes Lions, The One Show, Clio, The ANDYs, Spikes Asia, and more. My proudest win though is where it all started: being named the top student at AWARD School in 2017.

In my free time, you’ll find me cooking, DJ’ing, shooting hoops, or sinking a few on the pool table.