Marketing & DEI Coordinator Douglas Killingtree | Meet the Team

Doug joined Hammer & Hand final September just after around a 10 years with Deschutes Brewery. Acquiring pursued a BFA in Theatre, he spent a very good deal of time waiting tables and performing Shakespeare. Doug worked from busser to manager about his decades at Deschutes, inevitably becoming a member of the advertising workforce mere months in advance of the COVID-19 pandemic. He lower his teeth throughout the most tumultuous a long time in the craft brewing sector and performed a pivotal role in the formation of a DEI crew shortly ahead of the murder of George Floyd sparked throughout the world protests. He subsequently pushed fiercely for interior reforms that are now portion of the brewery’s DNA. This is Doug’s initially time doing the job in the residence constructing sector.

Doug helms Marketing at Hammer & Hand, in addition to assembling our DEI Activity Drive. “Honestly, my favored aspect of the task is the architectural images,” he admits. “I’m not a builder, that is not a thing I’m fantastic at, so I’m normally so amazed by the spectacular perform our group does. Participating in the documenting of that operate, photographing a new or remodeled property, placing people images on social media or especially in print advertisements, and imagining the yrs of memories all those family members are going to have in individuals spaces… That’s what I appreciate most about my position.”

Outside of get the job done, Doug is a devoted advocate for LGBTQ+ youth, acquiring partnered with both of those the Trevor Project as very well as Portland’s neighborhood queer youth source heart, SMYRC. He is an author and illustrator of LGBTQ+ kids publications, getting posted two with a 3rd on the way. He is also a go-to for neighborhood organizations seeking for queer artwork, possessing made commissioned parts for the two the Portland Pickles and the Portland Trail Blazers, as effectively as co-producing Deschutes’ Delight beer “Bubbles & Brunch.”

Doug and his fiancé dwell in Portland with their 8yo Boxer Ridgeback, Harper. Abide by Doug on social media @anormalturtle

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