Position:
Director, Strategy & Initiatives at The C. Breen Advocacy Foundation, Inc.
Location:
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Industry:
Civic & Social Organization
Work:
The C. Breen Advocacy Foundation, Inc.
since Sep 2012
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Director, Strategy & Initiatives
Jon Bates Design
- Minneapolis, MN, USA Dec 2004 - Sep 2012
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Creative Director, Principal
Jon Bates Design, LLC
Jun 2003 - Jul 2009
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Creative Director + Executive Producer
CNET Networks
Dec 2000 - Jan 2003
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Design Director
The Ocean Channel
Mar 2000 - Nov 2000
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Vice President, Product Development
Excite@Home
Jun 1998 - May 2000
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Producer, Multimedia
NBCi
1998 - 1998
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Director of Multimedia (Snap.com)
CNET Networks
Jan 1996 - Jun 1998
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Director, Multimedia
Skills:
User Experience, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Creative Direction, User Interface Design, Mobile Design, Digital Media, Art Direction, Web Design, User Experience Design, Experience Design, Online Advertising, Interactive Advertising, Graphic Design, Digital Strategy, Creative Strategy, Mobile Applications, User-centered Design, Branding, Design Strategy, Usability, Adobe Creative Suite, User Interface, E-commerce, Content Strategy, Web Analytics, Information Design, User Research, HTML 5, Wireframes, Corporate Branding, Typography, Logo Design, SEO, Corporate Identity, WordPress, Usability Testing, Web Strategy, Rapid Prototyping, Analytics, Illustrator, Social Media, Visual Design, Advertising, Design Thinking
Interests:
+ New media creative direction and site developer across almost any media type, development platform or target device/browser/audience.
+ Writing (technical & creative, brand consulting + identity extension)
+ Content refresh and localization for brands and media worldwide
+ Designing and building content and apps with FLEX, Adobe AIR, Flash and HTML5;
+ HD video and audio encoding;
+ Public/corporate speaking consulting
+ Presentation assembly, organization and speaker support (rehersals, presentation environment control, attention-sustaining techniques, closing the deal and initiating action on the spot.
Honor & Awards:
Fortune Magazine's 'Top 40 Under 40 in Silicon Valley'