Jonathan Skaines : Resume

Jonathan Skaines
3100 Cole Ave #204
Dallas, Texas 75204
214-280-4565
jonathan@skaines.com

Career History:

2009-Present
Acquity Group » Dallas / Kansas City
Creative Director
Provide creative leadership to the South Central offices of Accuity Group. Work with multiple clients across a spectrum of projects; from e-commerce websites and new business initiatives to social networking applications. Collaborate daily with a talented team of designers, developers and specialists.

2007-2008
imc2 » Dallas
Creative Director
Responsible for leading a talented creative team at imc2. Provided digital strategy and online creative marketing for Freeman, Samsung Mobile, Norweigan Cruise Line, Omni Hotels and other notable clients. Worked closely with account management, development and production teams to provide innovative marketing solutions for existing and potential imc2 clients.

2005-2007
Agency.com » Dallas / New York City
Associate Creative Director
Online marketing creative leadership for a variety of agency clients such as Post-it, Vikuiti, Dyson, Del Monte Foods and Hilton Hotels. Responsibilities include creative direction on site design, online marketing campaigns, interactive applications and new business opportunities.

2000-2005
Targetbase » Dallas
Senior Art Director
Provided creative consultation and art direction for clients, managed production teams and offered design assistance from initial project strategy and beyond. Created direct and interactive marketing campaigns for Pampers, Iams, GlaxoSmithKline, Southwest Airlines, Alcon and Fisher-Price.

Spring 2002
University of North Texas » Denton Campus
Adjunct Communication Design Professor
Guided junior and senior design students in the creative process and class critiques of publication design projects.

1999-2000
SixtyFootSpider » Dallas
Senior Art Director
Responsible for creating online recruiting campaigns for The United States Air Force. Creative lead on other projects with Subaru, Third Federal Savings & Loan and The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism.

1999
CPS Group » Dallas
Interactive Art Director
Provided interactive creative concepts and art direction assistance.

Education:

1998
University of North Texas » Denton, TX
BFA Communication Design, Journalism minor
• Focus2 internship
• LMS/MARC internship
• Voted "Best Overall Portfolio" by UNT School of Visual Arts faculty

Qualifications:

• Traditional and interactive design/marketing leadership experience
• Social networking and consumer generated content marketing experience
• Creative team management experience
• Exceptional drawing and communication skills
• Award-winning illustrations and nationally published book projects

Creative Awards:

Dallas Ad Show silver award winner • Dallas TOPS silver award winner • Print Magazine Interaction Design Annual finalist • NewMedia magazine Invision gold award winner • Omni Intermedia award winner • Cannes International Advertising Festival / Lions Direct finalist • Commarts.com "Web Site of the Week" featured site • Macromedia "Site of the Day" featured site • Adrian Awards silver medal winner

Personal:

Enjoy photography, all kinds of digital entertainment, strumming my guitar and various outdoor activites.
Also known to spend hours at a time in front of my MacBook Pro...

References and samples furnished upon request.