Creative Consulting
I’ve been designing and executing original content for big tech, small businesses and individual artists for almost two decades. I'm half strategic-thinker, half right-brained creative that can help you create marketing videos, photographs or a suite of multimedia assets optimized for specific platforms or campaigns. As the Manager of Original Content Development for Google Play, I managed six figure budgets but I'm also adept at getting creative on a shoestring. I was recently awarded a CLIO for directing and editing a documentary on Sylvester for Amazon Music, but I'm open to projects of all sizes in all areas of arts and culture. Let's make something cool.
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Laurel reached out 6 months in advance of her publish date for her new memoir. She knew she needed a lot of “content” for a multitude of uses and that she would have extremely limited time to create it. We developed a condensed production plan that allowed us to create a diverse suite of assets that work cross-platform, can be used with text-overlay and beautifully showcased her dynamic life as a rancher, Stanford professor, and chaplain-in-training.
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As with all touring musicians, Chuck Prophet’s income came to a grinding halt in March of 2020. Together, (but remotely), we crafted a sustainable recurring online performance series that kept the fans engaged and the merch flowing. The content was repackaged as a concert-length special available behind a paywall, and also re-edited for broadcast with the UK Americana Association.
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Also at the outset of the pandemic, creative agency owner Garrett Kamps came to me on behalf of Amazon Music who had an idea for Pride campaign that they needed help with. Using nascent remote recording techniques, creative filming tricks and our wide network of creatives we produced a short documentary that received widespread critical acclaim in the press and ultimately a CLIO Award.
“Lauren is an agency-owner's dream: A creative polymath who can easily switch between strategy and execution, who builds trust through thoughtful conversation and attention to detail, and who never runs out of good ideas. It's rare for someone this talented to also be such a joy to work with. Lauren's the best. ”
Garrett Kamps, Founder Third Bridge Creative
“Lauren has helped me shape countless projects. With a feel for pop culture and storytelling, she instinctively knows how to develop ideas and campaigns. And above all, keep it fresh. She has a gift for cutting through the noise and making something that penetrates out there in cyberspace. I’ve been lucky to have Lauren in my corner. I’d be lost without her.”
Chuck Prophet, Musician
“Lauren does impossible things, no matter the budget. She knows how to keep both talent and accountants happy while producing work of profound artistry. She never settles for easy, is incapable of boring, and will not rest until she's delivered something she's personally proud of that also meets her clients' needs. I'd hire 100 like her if I could; unfortunately there's only one.”
Tim Quirk, Head of Global Content Google Play 2011-2014
“Lauren is the only person I want to take a photo of me. Ever. But working with her does more than make you look good. She is the most gifted strategic and creative thinker I've ever known. I want to dream up new projects just so we can spend time working on them together.”
Laurel Braitman, New York Times Best Selling Author
“Lauren is a gem, a rare find: able to switch between strategy and execution with ease while also being a pleasure to work with. Our team would be lost without Lauren and her ability to move the work forward with such elegance and professionalism.”
Kat Chanover, Senior Design Director IDEO
