Level Agency's Highest Honor: The PROUDY Award

TJ Bruno

B2B-2 Team Lead II

PROUDY Win: May 2019
Joined Level Team: August 2015
Career Wins:
Moved the entire office on my 2nd day at Level. (Literally packed up the office into boxes and moved them across downtown Pittsburgh)
Set the standard for client outings by taking clients to Top Golf.
A Word From the Winner:
“Being recognized by my co-workers as the PROUDY winner meant the world to me. It justified all the hard work I’ve been putting in over the years and that it had not gone unnoticed. I didn’t do it alone though, I’ve had some great mangers along the way like PVG and Brad that helped put me in position to be successful.”

Dan Dix

Creative Producer, Dev III

PROUDY Win: Winter 2019

Joined Level Team: December 2017

Career Wins: Being given the opportunities to learn & grow in my role, leading to the chance to work on several complex & high-profile projects.

A Word From the Winner:
“Winning the PROUDY shows appreciation from my co-workers. I enjoy being given the chance to continue my own growth, while also helping others in their roles.”

Jessica Echement

Account Director

PROUDY Win: Winter 2021

Joined Level Team: September 2019

Career Wins: Led testing the early model of cross functional teams at the agency. Becoming Testing Subject Matter Expert on the Client Partnership Center of Excellence. Founding member of Level’s ECOM-1 team. Won this award while planning my wedding.

A word from the winner:
“To me, winning the PROUDY award reinforces how much not only our leadership team, but our entire organization cares. The nominations were so heartfelt and called out such specific things that I do to help the agency at large–some things that I didn’t even know were noticed by anyone. At Level, when you care genuinely about the work, your clients, and your peers–it never goes unnoticed. The PROUDY was a great reminder of this for me.”

Tim Fitzgerald

Ecomm Team Lead

PROUDY Win: May 2018

Joined Level Team: May 2016

Career Wins: Having the opportunity to assist in the growth of incredibly talented people.

A Word From the Winner:
“This shows me that my hard work and dedication to the work and our clients is noticed and valued by my peers. It’s an incredibly humbling experience.”

Jordan Grace

Data Manager II

PROUDY Win: June 2020

Joined Level Team: July 2012

Career Wins: I started as a Web Developer, so I’d say getting the chance to work with data was a big career win for me.

A Word From the Winner:
“I enjoy learning something new that can help others grow to be the best they can be.”

Joey Hoffner

Online Marketing Specialist

PROUDY Win: Winter 2020

Joined Level Team: January 2019

Career Wins: Being Dillan Nardulli’s Work Son and getting Tim Fitzgerald to go full Silver Fox

A Word From the Winner:
“Winning the PROUDY was an amazing moment in my young career, the thing that meant the most was the fact that I won it because I was able to help give my co-workers some joy during a tough time amid the pandemic.”

Kahlianne Jones

Director of Data

Keefer Kopco

EDU-2 Team Lead I

PROUDY Win: Summer 2021

Tenure with Level: August 2018

Career Wins: Piloting Level’s big push into OTT/CTV advertising, and staying on the cutting edge of social campaign construction for optimal performance

What winning means to you: It’s reassurance that I’m at the right place, learning the right lessons, and making the right decisions.