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Interactive Creative Director/User Experience Director specializing in designing delightful and intuitive experiences that work right, look great, and meet the needs of the business. I build and foster exceptional teams that never say "no" without offering a better solution. I know branding, and I know how critically the experience a customer has affects their perception of a brand. I also draw a cartoon of a dog with no legs. www.puddindont.com, facebook.com/puddindont Specialties: Branding, User Experience Design, User-centered Design and Usability, Illustration, Print Design, Motion Graphics, Team Building

Senior Creative, Design Director @ Creating and designing delightful and engaging experiences for multiple products on various platforms in the Viggle Entertainment Rewards enterprise. From 2014 to Present (1 year) UX Director / Creative Director at Large @ Interactive Media Creative Director at Large, specializing in User Experience design and direction, and branding through experience. From October 2011 to Present (4 years 3 months) Design/UX Consultant @ Responsible for ensuring customers have the most delightful experience at every brand interaction and touchpoint. From 2012 to February 2014 (2 years) Executive Creative Director @ Leading and designing the most usable and delightful user interfaces for touch screen and desktop applications for one of the most innovative products on the market today. From March 2013 to January 2014 (11 months) UX/Creative Director @ Launched first #1 brand iPhone app, hitting 1 million downloads in less than a week, with less than six months development. Defined, re-defined, and elevated brands for Shockwave and AddictingGames. Built exceptional, productive design and UX teams. Propelled careers of my designers. From June 2007 to October 2011 (4 years 5 months) Creative Consultant @ Creative Consulting, including branding, product design, and marketing From January 2007 to June 2007 (6 months) Art Director/Designer, Interactive @ Independent contractor working in graphic design, commercial illustration, with emphasis on interactive design and development, etc. From July 1989 to June 2007 (18 years) Owner, Senior Partner, Creative Director @ As co-founder and Senior Partner, I managed the day-to-day business operations, was the primary client interface, and director of creative on all projects, print, product, and interactive. From January 2004 to November 2006 (2 years 11 months) Owner, Creative Director @ From January 2000 to January 2004 (4 years 1 month) Creative Director @ Create rich media content for websites, enhance corporate service offerings by broadening demographic appeal, brand development, UI, user experience, product development, illustration From March 1998 to March 1999 (1 year 1 month) Senior Designer @ GMO/Hill Holliday ­ Design, Illustration, Storyboards TBWA/Chiat Day ­ Design, Illustration Blazing Paradigm ­ Design, Illustration HBG New Media ­ Web Design, Illustration, Storyboards Canal Plus ­ Interactive Design Nash Bridges (TV) ­ Set Design, Storyboards Pulse Entertainment ­ Game Concept/Character Design, Illustration, Storyboards From January 1995 to January 1999 (4 years 1 month) Senior Design Director, Web Development Team @ Brand integration, user experience enhancement, product resource and support, accessibility From January 1998 to March 1998 (3 months) Senior Designer @ General graphic design (print/web), identity, collateral, marketing, packaging, illustration From July 1995 to January 1998 (2 years 7 months)

Jake Barlow is skilled in: User Experience, Illustration, User Interface Design, Branding, Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, Mobile Applications, Usability Design, Print, Web Design, Brand Development, Usability Engineering, User Interface, Creative Direction, Graphic Design