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James Tucker

Brand Strategist & Creative Director

James Tucker

Los Angeles & San Francisco

I am the guy you want to have on your projects because I contribute killer ideas then execute through planning, design, management, and production.


My wheelhouse is using effective visual and verbal communication to solve problems pursue creative endeavors. Can whip-up diagrams and design highly usable web applications for target audiences. Experience in integrated marketing, ethnographic research, prototyping, and user-testing.


(415) 573-2470 mobile
(415) 520-5105 fax

Experience

  • Creative Director
    San Francisco, CA
    Feb 1997 - Present
    Thunk Design

    • Oversee the creative output of team
    • Client management and contract negotiations
    • Brand development
    • Web application design and development
    • Information architecture and prototyping
    • Internet and print advertising
    • Statistics and analytics
    • Operations and Marketing
    • Sales and business development

  • Creative Director
    San Francisco, CA
    May 2007 - Apr 2008
    Horn Group

    • Develop public relations and design strategies
    • Design marketing materials
    • Write and execute internal marketing plan for interactive services
    • Produce and direct weekly video podcast series
    • Web application design and development
    • Information architecture and specifications documentation
    • Advertising concepts
    • Website audits, research, and strategic consulting
    • Project management
    • Training and internal brown bag series

  • Art Director
    San Francisco, CA
    Feb 1996 - Nov 1996
    CNET - The Computer Network

    • Worked closely with creative team for new interface design
    • Developed micro-sites and promotions for advertisers
    • Created Builder.com interface and identity
    • Team created content management system, later called Vignette
    • Experienced in designing both graphics and HTML layout for web pages
    • Experienced in hiring/managing personnel and in training new staff
    • Created style guide for web design

Education

  • San Diego, CA
    UC, San Diego

    Cognitive Science, Visual Arts, Technology, Public Affairs

  • San Diego, CA
    San Diego State University

    Marketing, Art, Film

  • San Diego, CA
    Mesa College

    Associate of Arts in Architecture

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  • Career Highlights

    2000 - 2003
    Board of Directors AIGA San Francisco

    2001
    HOW Magazine Interactive
    Merit Winner

    2001
    Communication Arts 8-page feature on Thunk

    2001
    PRINT magazine feature

    1999
    Two Invision Awards

    1998
    ID Magazine Silver Award


  • Clients Managed

    AIGA
    AISO.net
    America Online - AOL
    Cisco
    Comverse
    Disney
    Eddie Bauer
    Emusic
    Gamespot
    Genentech
    Kajeet
    Microdental
    PayPal (eBay)
    Seagate
    Signostics Medical
    Suni
    Wired (Conde Nast)
    Vineburg Wine


  • Top 10 Skills

    1 - Creative Concepting
    2 - Visual & Interface Design
    3 - Information Architecture
    4 - Pitching New Business
    5 - Project Management
    6 - Video Production
    7 - Flash Development
    8 - Marketing Plans
    9 - Brand Strategy
    10 - Testing & QA


  • Favorite Software

    1 - Illustrator
    2 - Photoshop
    3 - Flash
    4 - Omnigraffle
    5 - Final Cut Pro
    6 - After Effects
    7 - InDesign
    8 - Dreamweaver
    9 - Keynote
    10 - MS Office

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