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Jen Louis, in Brief
With 7+ years experience in the field of design and online marketing, Jennifer brings a strong knowledge of design skill, concept, communication, and management. |
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VICE PRESIDENT. AIGA Atlanta Chapter. Atlanta, GA. (2006-Present)
Serving on the Executive Board as Vice President for the Atlanta Chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design. Leading up efforts for the chapter's inaugural Atlanta Design Week (www.atlantadesignweek.com) held to raise awareness of design in Atlanta in the business community as well as in regional and national design communities across the U.S. Efforts included branding, online marketing, guerrilla marketing and print efforts which resulted in an official proclamation of recognition from the city of Atlanta as well as recognition for the week and the Atlanta AIGA chapter at the opening of the 2007 HOW Design Conference.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR. Company Confidential. Atlanta, GA. (2006-Present)
Head of creative for 10-year-old, integrated marketing and design firm. Leading design and concepting, client presentations, business development, and development and organization of department structure and company marketing efforts. These efforts resulted in streamlined internal planning and resourcing as well as external raised awareness and increased inbound leads and employment inquiries.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR. Bayshore Solutions. Tampa, FL. (2004-2006)
Head of creative at nationally recognized, award-winning interactive firm. Developed creative department from the ground up. Leading and continued development of creative team, including department process structuring and creative growth programs to organize and educate team members. Implemented creative strategies that resulted in an average billable productivity rate of 75% for the department, and 300% increase in company awards recognition in both national and international design competitions such as the ADDY Awards, Web Marketing Awards, and the Webby Awards.
DESIGN CONSULTANT. Strategic Agenda Media. London, England. (Autumn 2003)
Lead creative consultant on media publishing venture for a series of satirical guide books. Duties included concepting for both Strategic Agenda Media itself and upcoming book brand. Logo, web and print design as well as consulting for further brand marketing efforts were also entailed.
SENIOR DESIGNER. Mean St. Solutions. Atlanta, GA. (2001-2003)
Creative lead in research, conceptualization, and design for implementation. Responsibilities include branding and identity work, web design and layout, flash animation, digital illustration, print design, concepting and implementation of: promotional materials, email campaigns, direct marketing campaigns, and television commercials. Spearheaded internal identity redesign and marketing efforts resulting in an increased company presence in the market.
INTERACTIVE DESIGNER/LEAD CREATIVE. HydrogenMedia. St. Pete, FL. (2000)
Interactive designer and lead creative whose duties included creating identities (logo/branding design), interactive web site design, Flash animation, collaborative work, company research, client meetings, and creative presentations for companies nationwide.
STEVIE AWARDS FINALIST FOR BEST FEMALE EXECUTIVE, 2007 STEVIE AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
Jurors: Stevie Awards Board of International Judges
W3 GOLD AWARD WINNER, 2007 W3 AWARDS. Creative Director and Designer for Gold Level Award for Religion/Spirituality website.
Jurors: International Academy of the Visual Arts
WEB MARKETING AWARD WINNER, 2007 WEB MARKETING AWARDS. Creative Director and Designer for Best of Industry for a Faith-Based Website.
Jurors: Web Marketing Association's Nationally Selected Panel of Judges
CREATIVE CIRCUS STUDENT SHOW JUROR, 2007 CREATIVE CIRCUS, ATLANTA. Selected juror for Atlanta design school's annual student show.
AIGA ATLANTA PORTFOLIO REVIEW JUDGE, 2007 AIGA ATLANTA STUDENT PORTFOLIO REVIEW. Selected as an Atlanta design leader for the annual student portfolio review.
HORIZON INTERACTIVE AWARDS MULTIPLE WINNER, 2007 HORIZON INTERACTIVE AWARDS. Creative Director and Designer for two Bronze Awards for Self Promotion/Company Identity Websites: Virjenl Design and PoleLaTeaz.
Jurors: 6th Annual Horizon Interactive Awards International Panel of Judges
AIGA ATLANTA EVENT PANELIST, 2007 AIGA ATLANTA PORTFOLIO POWER EVENT. Creative Director panelist for AIGA Atlanta chapter's portfolio building event gathering 5 Creative Directors from agencies and inhouse groups in Atlanta to share their insights on what makes a great portfolio.
ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE "WOMAN ON THE MOVE", OCTOBER 2006 ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE.
WEB MARKETING AWARD MULTIPLE WINNER, 2006 WEB MARKETING AWARDS. Creative Director and Designer for Non-Proft Standard of Excellence for United Way of Tampa Bay website, Ad 2 Tampa Bay website, and McWane Science Center website.
Jurors: Web Marketing Association's Nationally Selected Panel of Judges
HORIZON INTERACTIVE AWARDS MULTIPLE WINNER, 2006 HORIZON INTERACTIVE AWARDS. Creative Director and Designer for Silver Award for Sales/E-Commerce Website, Bronze Award for Entertainment Website, Bronze Award for Self Promotion/Company Identity Website.
Jurors: 5th Annual Horizon Interactive Awards International Panel of Judges
BRONZE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, 2006 SUMMIT CREATIVE AWARDS. Creative Director and Designer.
Jurors: 12th Annual Creative Awards International Panel of Judges
ADDY AWARD FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA, 2005-2006 ADDY AWARDS. Creative Director and Designer for Jon Brunson Outdoors TV Website.
Jurors: Tampa Bay Advertising Federation Addy Award Panel of Judges
TOP 30 PROFESSIONALS UNDER 30 NOMINEE, 2005 TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL.
Jurors: Tampa Bay Business Journal Selected Panel of Judges
WEB MARKETING AWARD MULTIPLE WINNER, 2005 WEB MARKETING AWARDS. Creative Director/Designer for Best of Industry Award, Outstanding Website Award, and Standard of Excellence Award.
Jurors: Web Marketing Association's Nationally Selected Panel of Judges
WEBBY WORTHY WINNER, 2005 WEBBY AWARDS. Creative Director for Power Design Inc. website.
Jurors: Webby Awards Nationally Selected Panel of Judges
ADDY AWARD FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA, 2004-2005 ADDY AWARDS. Creative Director and Project Manager for Country Walkers website.
Jurors: Tampa Bay Advertising Federation Addy Award Panel of Judges
FEATURED DESIGNER, 2001 LIGATURE GRAPHIC DESIGN EXHIBITION.
Jurors: Daniel Carter formerly of WIRED magazine, Dave Kinsey of Black Market, Cary Murnion of Honest, and Vibranium
FINALIST, 2001 AIGA JACKSONVILLE PORTFOLIO REVIEW.
Juror: David Carson formerly of RAYGUN, current author of The End of Print and Fotografiks
FEATURED DESIGNER, 2000 LIGATURE GRAPHIC DESIGN EXHIBITION.
Jurors: Justin Baske and Joshua Walton of Futurefarmers and Jimmy Chen of Typographic.com
CREATIVE. Creative direction, creative process development, online brand development, identity design, project management, web design, comprehensive presentation and communication skills, usability research, virtual community research, experience architecture, and copy writing.
TECHNICAL. Comprehensive knowledge of both Mac and Windows platforms, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Acrobat Professional, HTML, Javascript, CSS, Dreamweaver and working knowledge of QuarkXPress, InDesign, and Macromedia Flash.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN WITH HONORS
School of Art & Art History.
University of Florida. Gainesville, FL
AIGA ATLANTA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER - VICE PRESIDENT (2006, 2007)
AIGA TAMPA BAY BOARD MEMBER (2006)
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER (2005-2006)
EXECUTIVE BOARD, AD2 TAMPA BAY (2005-2006)
HOW DESIGN CONFERENCE ATTENDEE (2005, 2006, 2007)
AAF, AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION (2004-2006)
EMERGE TAMPA (2004-2006)
DESIGN FOR THE WORLD (2003-2004)
AIGA DESIGN BUSINESS CONFERENCE ATTENDEE (2002)
AIGA, THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DESIGN (2001-Present)
VOXGRAPHIS, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSOCIATION (1998-2001)
Available upon request
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