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Art Director
Jonathan Chan
Brooklyn, NY
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About
Creative, skilled and highly experienced UX and Visual Designer proficient in solving complex design problems. In addition to being a hardworking designer who builds powerful and elegant visual content, I excel in collaborating and developing trustful partnerships.
Key accomplishments include Morgan Stanley's suite of of mobile banking tools, developing comprehensive digital media kits for a portfolio of over 35 business brands at Nielsen; leading the IA strategy for American Express' global compliance software; and leading the design and contributing to the strategy of Capital One Bank's B2B products. I am also a recipient of a 2016 Webby Award for Morganstanley.com.
An avid photographer, I have works published in The New Yorker, Gridskipper.com, Brownstoner.com, Jaunted.com, Philippine Airlines, OUP China, Business Travel News, Successful Meetings, and Prentice Hall-Hong Kong.
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Education
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n/a Front-End Web DevelopmentGeneral Assembly2014 - 2014A 10-week course covering HTML, CSS, and Jquery.
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n/a UX DesignGeneral Assembly2014 - 2014A 10-week introduction course to UX Design. My class project was developing a mobile expense tool for business travelers.
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Graphic DesignSchool of Visual Arts2002 - 2005Continuing education courses in publication design, web development, and photography
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Graphic DesignParsons School of Design1999 - 2001
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BA Graphic Communications, Political Science, Asian StudiesSeton Hall University1994 - 1998Political Science Honor Society, Senior Thesis published in the Seton Hall political science academic journal
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Experience
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Art DirectorThe BTN Group / Northstar Travel MediaMar 2010 - Present (16 years 3 months)-Art Director of Business Travel News, Travel Procurement, and quarterly resource guides
-Conceptualize the publication design strategy for magazines, infographics, marketing collateral, exhibition graphics, and digital properties
-Serve as event photographer for travel industry trade shows
-Manage art budget
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Art DirectorJul 2007 - Present (18 years 11 months)Lead Designer at Insight Strategy Group, DE Shaw, Edelman, Procter & Gamble, Target, Ipsos, ExxonMobil, Charles Schwab, vitafusion, and Fitch Ratings
-Lead designer of infographics websites and presentation decks
-Develop style guides for data visualizations
Presentation Designer at Insight Strategy Group
-Presentation and infographic design for Bravo! TV and Qualcomm
Visual Designer at Scholastic
-Overhaul the user interfaces of existing student and classroom analytics programs
-Collaborate with UX designers, producers, editors, data scientists, developers, and educators to create new student digital testing platforms
-Develop and reinforce best practices on the development of data visuals
Designer for Edelman, OK! Magazine, YourTango, Oxford University Press, Hexagramm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Mission Capital Advisors, and Anselm Academic
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DesignerMAUDEJul 2013 - Aug 2013 (1 month)Freelance designer for OOH and print creative for Al Jazeera America.
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Associate Art DirectorThe Nielsen Company2008 - Mar 2010 (1 year 9 months)-Collaborated with marketing, editorial, and creative staff across a portfolio of over 30 Nielsen business brands, including AdweekMedia, Editor & Publisher, National Jeweler, Business Travel News, Incentive, Successful Meetings, Progressive Grocer, and Photo District News to develop design solutions for a variety of projects such as web graphics, invitations, ads, posters, and trade show booths
-Designed and oversaw the development of websites, promotional microsites, digital mediakits, prestitials, email blasts, and Flash banners
-Designed custom supplements, and special advertorials for travel and performance industry clients such as CVBs, hotels, and tourism boards
-Developed web procedures and best practices for the design staff
-Led the creation of digital and interactive mediakits for a portfolio of over 30 B2B brands -
Senior DesignerOxford University PressMar 2005 - Jul 2007 (2 years 4 months)-Led the development of design solutions to printed pieces and interactive websites
-Managed the workflow, schedules, and reinforced processes and procedures for various web initiatives including companion websites, seasonal sales sites, email blasts, intranet site, and the company blog
-Supervised and trained the designers in web projects
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DesignerOxford University PressJul 2002 - Mar 2005 (2 years 8 months)-Designed ads, marketing brochures, fliers, catalogs, posters, web graphics, press kits, POP displays, and window displays
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Design & Production AssistantThe Foundation CenterMar 1999 - Jun 2002 (3 years 3 months)-Designed marketing collateral, library signage, banner ads, and produced monthly library newsletters, and event publicity materials
-Lead designer of the company's intranet
-Prepared RFQs, purchase orders, and recommended printers
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Freelance Photo Assistant & DesignerWorth PublishersAug 1998 - Jan 1999 (5 months)Research and acquire images for editorial usage; designed sales and marketing materials
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Awards
2016 Webby Award
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Affiliations
UXPA, AIGA, Dribbble
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@jonathanchan, member since 2007
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