experience amazing

To us, culture is more than a buzzword. It’s a way of living. We take our culture seriously, living and breathing the Interrupt way, every day, to deliver a killer experience for our clients, our team and our community.

#workfun

our people are ridiculously smart (alecks)

We pull, stretch and contort until we create ideas that live in the unexpected. And the fun we have together far exceeds what should be allowed at work. Think you can hang with us?

the team

Took what he learned from 20 years of corporate sales and business leadership in the building products space and created the kind of agency partner he always wanted as a client.

100% Fearless
100%
100% Driven
100%

Bill Rossiter

CEO and Principal

Leads our team with a powerful fusion of creative and strategic insights honed over 20 years of cultivating major brands.

200% Competitive
100%
0% Fake
0%

Anita Holman

Executive Creative Director and Brand Strategist

A marketing pro turned insights guru, this recovering adrenaline junkie channels his need for speed into deep research and strategic leadership to help take our work to the next level.

80% avid motocrosser
80%
0% boring
0%

Sandy Embrescia-Hridel

Director of Strategic Insights

Previously did accounting for the agricultural industry, literally counting beans. Today we’re thrilled to have her improving yield and nurturing growth in our field.

100% polite
100%
0% good at picking paint colors
0%

Jolene Tanner

Director of HR and Finance

With nearly two decades of agency experience and a relentlessly upbeat attitude, she handily juggles ever-changing details against fixed deadlines to get each job done right.

100% Baseball Mom
100%

Suzanne Silva

Director of Operations

His passion for people and client success has allowed him to develop strong relationships with clients at all levels and help drive strategic thinking across organizations.

100% girl dad
100%
0% introvert
0%

Brian Dean

Director of Digital Strategy

Pairing a love for travel and fast cars with deep marketing and sales experience across major automotive, building materials and remodeling brands, Nick is excited to help our clients navigate change and drive strategic growth.

100% golf, travel, boating, fast cars
100%
100% great food, good people, great wine
100%
0% house guests after 10 days
0%

Nick Booras

Director of Client Services

Emily Johnson

With years of hands-on experience in research, account project management roles, she pushes the envelope—and the team—to deliver within budget and beyond expectations.

0% Stationary
0%
100% Smartass
100%

Emily Johnson

Strategic Account Manager

A tech-savvy Peloton enthusiast with extensive agency and media experience, she loves finding just the right mix of leverage and momentum to shift our brand strategies into high gear.

50% Introvert
50%
50% Extrovert
50%
100% Red Wine
100%

Cara Andres

Senior Account Executive

With past roles in scent marketing, digital media and Brooklyn-based start-ups, he has a nose for what’s next.

50% Ambidextrous
50%
50% Beer Geek
50%

Bill Giacci

account executive

Never satisfied with "close enough," our resident Photoshop genius and mock-up guru has a meticulous eye for detail honed over 27 years of agency design and production work.

100% detailed
100%
100% squirreled
100%

Shannon Yocom

Production Manager

She honed her craft writing award-winning stories for the region’s top arts and education institutions. Now she’s crafting copy for our award-winning clients.

100% curious
100%
0% bored
0%

Alia Orra

Senior Copywriter

A creative force whose past work includes designing Olympic bids for cities from Seoul to Los Angeles, she’s now bringing home the gold for our building materials brands.

100% genuine
100%
20% legible handwriting
20%

Sara Syrek

Associate Creative Director

A fine art major and computer programming minor in college—Erik brings 20+ years of creating award winning digital experiences for fortune 500 clients to the team.

50% left brain
50%
50% right brain
50%
100% ready for a nap
100%

Erik Porter

User Experience Strategist & Web Designer

Paula brings a very detailed eye and many years of experience working on website QA and analytics. Playing in the weeds of a digital project is where she shines.

100% Car Chick
100%
100% Detail Oriented
100%

Paula Rassenfoss

Digital Project Manager

This one-time entrepreneur, poet, and now dedicated marketer utilizes sharp intuition & a borderline obsessive work ethic to help brands craft powerful stories that make your customers care.

99% english major
90%
2% would like to be better at math
20%

Ernest Turner

senior copywriter

Matt Wittman

Oversees our electronic infrastructure, managing anything that beeps, buzzes or flickers, while supporting other key office functions to maximize uptime of both electronic and human resources.

100% American
100%

Matt Wittman

Director of I.T. and Office Manager

With over 25 years planning and buying media, Jen is dedicated in making budgets of all sizes deliver the most impressions for her clients. Her knack for developing meaningful relationships with sales representatives ensures her clients are always top of mind.

1000% bleeds green (go spartans)
100%
90% sarcastic
90%
100% disability advocate
100%

Jennifer Christmas

Media Planner/Buyer

Vince brings over a decade of marketing experience from the gym, agriculture, and construction industries. He believes digital marketing is the best tactic for businesses to stand out from their competitors. He enjoys putting together media plans as a hobby.

100% Girl Dad
100%
50% Golfer
50%
0% Unpatriotic
0%

Vince Hulett

Digital Media Manager

A customer service veteran, Rachel is the welcoming face and positivity tone-setter you can’t miss when you walk in our door. Her infectious smile and can’t-wait-to-know-you spirit keeps the office humming at peak performance.

100% dog and cat lover
100%
100% plant lover
100%
0% bug lover
0%

Rachel Wise

Office Coordinator

While his timesheets are notoriously late and (ahem) dog-eared, we let it slide on account of Dozer’s many years of loyal service.

100% Loyal
100%
0% Squirrel lover
0%

Dozer

office escort

Once managed the aesthetics of physical spaces, print pieces and digital experiences featuring priceless art. Now makes priceless contributions to our clients’ brand experiences.

50% Music Snob
50%
50% Coffee Snob
50%

Chris Graver

Associate Creative Director

Angie has over 25 years of agency experience. Highly technical and process driven, she continues to find new ways to take projects to the next level. She brings in-depth knowledge/creative flair for video production to the team.

50% Elphaba
50%
50% Glinda
50%
100% Wicked
100%

Angie Coakley

Senior Project Manager

With a head for logic and an eye for style, she turns abstract concepts into rock solid brand and marketing elements, steadily unleashing awesome in print, digital and experiential forms.

100% Hufflepuff
100%
0% Hateful
0%

Erin Kunz

Associate Creative Director

Bringing more than a decade of big-box retail and building products marketing experience, he's not afraid to ask the tough questions that lead to strategic insights and creative solutions for his clients.

100% fueled by chips & queso
100%
100% buckeye
100%

Kyle Rhine

Strategic Account Manager

Though not quite dated to the hammer and chisel age, Dan did write his high school papers on a manual Royal typewriter. It sowed a love of words and writing that reaps results for his clients.

100% Cleveland sports fan
100%
100% Expect epic heartbreak
100%

Dan Tischler

Senior Copywriter

33.3333333 Staying active
30%
33.3333333 Music lover
30%
33.3333333 Beer snob
30%

Dave Behm

Senior Art Director

Easily caught up in the details along with thriving in bringing organization to chaos, Brittany chose Project Management for her career path. Finding an interest in media along the way, she enjoys playing a role in bringing each client’s voice to the market.

1,000,000,000+ Passion for Live Music
100%
100% Go Big or Go Home
100%
0% Ability to Cook
0%

Brittany DeMichele

Media Project Manager

A snowboarding queen and digital illustrating maven, Hayley is as comfortable making lines in fresh powder as she is on her iPad. Her enthusiasm for new tech makes her a master design asset to our clients.

100% ambitious
100%
2% tall
0%

Hayley Kandik

Graphic Designer

Her first word was “why.” It’s still her favorite, as a researcher with 20-plus years of experience delivering strategic insights to Fortune 500 clients.

100% dog rescuer
100%
100% Italian matriarch
100%

Stephanie Gries

Strategic Insights Manager

With a background in the professional sports industry, Troy brings a team first mentality with him to everything he does.

100% team player
100%
100% motivated
100%
103% soccer fanatic
100%

Troy Hester

Art Director

Lives by the mantra that “failing to plan is planning to fail,” but after 16 years in agency work and 25 years in digital, she also knows how to go with the flow and adapt on the fly.

100% Loves Sunshine
100%
100% Animal Lover
100%

Karen Torok

Senior Project Manager - Digital

Maureen

A respected pro in mar-com, media relations and writing, she blends 20+ years of building materials and home improvement experience with a “can do” attitude and dependable results for client longevity that exceeds the norm.

100% Driven
100%
0% Fake News
0%

Maureen Murray

Public Relations

With 20 years of experience on both sides of the ad agency table—working for the client and as the client—Jennie brings the wisdom of firsthand experience to brand challenges.

100% hostess with the mostess
100%
100% interior design geek
100%

Jennie Varney

Senior Account Executive

With over 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Shyla is detail oriented, organized, and works well under pressure. Her personal “brand” is to effectively manage projects so all the pieces and parts come together seamlessly.

50% great listener
50%
50% loves dark humor
50%

Shyla Helmintoller

senior project manager

Whether wielding a hot glue gun for her latest crafting obsession or crafting a finely detailed schedule for her latest client project, Krysta combines organizational structure and creative flexibility to pull all the pieces together, beautifully.

100% Mom
100%
100% Astrologer
100%
100% Cozy blanket enthusiast
100%

Krysta Irmen

Senior Project Manager

From big ideas to subtle tweaks, she mines the intersection of facts, emotion and language to help build brands that connect with buyers in meaningful and lasting ways.

100% Inquisitive
100%
0% Tolerant of Mean People
0%

Jen Molnar

Director of Brand Content

When not treasure hunting at estate sales, antique shops, or consignment stores, she's helping to find hidden gems within our clients' brands, driving projects that turn strategic marketing initiatives into value-added reality.

100% Determined
100%
1% Titanium
10%

Kristi Evarts

Senior Project Manager

where we work

Givebacks

We get out and give back

Our job isn’t done until our community is a better place. If you work with us, you better bring your passion to impact others.

#interruptcares

  • Interrupt giving back - helping hands

    Toledo Soup Kitchen

  • Habitat for Humanity

  • MS Bike to the Bay

  • Have a Heart

  • Have a Heart

  • Habitat for Humanity

  • Habitat for Humanity

careers

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Be our wingman

Do you enjoy branding and frequent competition? Are you fearless and passionate? Do you live in the unexpected? Do you have the need for speed? Do you occasionally use swears?

Yeah? Cool. Let’s talk.