J. Tarner Email & Phone Number

Issaquah, Washington, United States

Responsible for art direction and design oversight of all graphic materials, KCLS brand management, creative direction, graphic design and illustration, including production management of all print materials created and produced in the department. Build internal partnerships with program coordinators, with a focus on advancing communication, accessibility and outreach of DEI messaging, through program promotion, wayfinding and visual messaging, and planning and implementing opportunities for co-creation and marketing with community partners.Partnering with internal teams to develop best practices for program promotion, and best use of KCLS promotional resources across the System.Development and integration of the CM/Graphics workflow process into the Zen Desk help desk platform to allow for more transparency, communication, support, and better reporting and sharing of data with the Biz Apps department, ITS, and leadership.Supervise, mentor, conduct performance evaluations of direct reports, write formal evaluations and reviews, clarify performance expectations, coaching and development of Graphic Design and Print Production staff.

Issaquah, Washington, United States

Art Director, Brand Manager, Supervisor of the Graphics Department and Print Shop for the King County Library System since 2001. The Community Relations and Graphics Department is the in-house creative team, designing and producing award-winning marketing, promotional and advertising materials for the library system.

Issaquah, Washington, United States

During the transition from September 2022 until the new CM director was hired in March 2023, I took on the role of Communications and Marketing Department Lead. This encompassed the successful management of the CM and Graphics team of 12, with the additional task of managing the integration of social media staff and duties into the team.During this time I served on the KCLS Leadership Team as a representative of the department, and worked with KLT to begin developing the DEI workplan for the CM department. I managed the CM budget, current and new advertising relationships and contracts, publicity opportunities and public relations events as required. I worked with the team and KLT to build a pathway and strategy for the incoming director so roles, responsibilities, department goals and objectives would be clear for the team and the new director.