Jason Merenda

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SVP Creative Director - Art and Technology @ 21GRAMS
New York, United States
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About Jason Merenda

Jason is an award winning Experiential Creative Director, Creative Technologist and XP/Brand Innovation Strategist hybrid who is equally comfortable leaning on any or all of the disciplines.He’ll often be overheard saying things like “it’s hard to call what we do work when it brings you so much joy — designing weird and playful spaces with new ways of storytelling that would even make Borges blush.”  He loves crafting, designing and building highly desirable bespoke experiences that get brands excited (and win pitches), from physical brick & mortar to virtual spaces in AR, games, bespoke apps or even that weird little thing called the “metaverse” using AR, TouchDesigner, Three.js, wacky sensors, shaders, generative AI to create all sorts of things.It’s rumored he also makes music using weird crazy modular synthesizers that look like they belong in the space shuttle. He also likes making puzzle games for friends that kinda make their heads go 🤯.

Jason Merenda's Current Company Details
21GRAMS

21Grams

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SVP Creative Director - Art and Technology
New York, United States
Website:
21gramsworld.com
Employees:
457
Jason Merenda Work Experience Details
  • 21Grams
    Svp Creative Director - Art And Technology
    21Grams
    New York, United States
  • 21Grams
    Svp Creative Director - Art & Technology
    21Grams Apr 2023 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Landor & Fitch
    Design Director (Experiential) + Lead Creative Technologist + Innovation Strategist
    Landor & Fitch Mar 2019 - Feb 2023
    Innovating products and experiences with Fortune 50 brands internationally from concept, UX, design and digital strategy all the way through to creating physical + digital prototypes and working with fabricators to bring things to life.Currently focused on Netflix (Roald Dahl), Walmart (Store of the Future), Best Buy (Store of the Future), Dell (AR Brand Stories in Retail), Citibank (Gold, Branch of the Future), BAT (Store of the Future), Pfizer (Chatbots, Med-Ed of the future)Shoe Carnival (Store of the Future), and winning new biz pitches.Most recent win: Netflix Roald Dahl Experience Pitch
  • Analogfolk
    Creative Technologist + Digital Experience Design + Innovation Strategy
    Analogfolk Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
    London, England, Gb
    Engaged by AF to work with Blink Fitness on Gym of the Future concepts using innovative technologies to streamline and update their digital customer experience. This included engagement before you get to the gym, in-gym activities and devices, unmanned entry, and even using the LinkNYC terminals to create an epic experience in NYC. Extended contract to additionally collaborate on cosmetics and lifestyle innovations of a Gen-Z focused campaign for Maybelline DMI. Everything from technical innovation of cosmetics and spaces to use them, to proposing e-game partnerships and innovations for a set of cosmetics that could actually be used during game play. We won the business and the client was very excited to bring fresh new thinking perspective to their existing brand platforms.
  • Mrm//Mccann
    Creative Director - Experience
    Mrm//Mccann Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
    New York, Ny, Us
    Created & Concepted a global creative campaign for CoCa-Cola based on generative AI content and Happiness, using bespoke data sets and algorithms.
  • Bbdo Xlab
    Lead Creative Technologist + Innovation Strategist + Art Director
    Bbdo Xlab Aug 2012 - Feb 2018
    New York, Ny, Us
    The BBDO xLab was a multidisciplinary innovation studio that created bespoke experiences, products, content and strategy for our clients, using cutting edge technologies in creative ways, paired with thoughtful and award winning design. We concepted along side of nearly every brand team in the building, and on new business pitches as well. We then often created prototypes for many of the concepts, to sell through the ideas.A brief list of brands include M&M's, Starbucks, AT&T, Lowe's, GE, Campbell's, J&J, Band-Aid, Guinness, Footlocker, Bacardi, Bombay Sapphire, FedEx ... Highlights include M&M Remix with M, Footlocker Shoemoji, Bombay Safire Art Without Labels, all of which won lions, and most other industry awards.
  • B2 Collective
    Creative Director + Experience Designer + Co-Founder
    B2 Collective Feb 2010 - Jan 2018
    B2 Collective was a creative collective of designers, coders, artist, composers and so on, I co-founded to take on very interesting but often very small budget projects featuring interactive design, print design + art direction, music & sound design, and even hardware projects involving things like Processing, sensors and other tangible mediums (like Wii).projects: https://minimalwave.com/
  • Blackbook Media / Vibe Media
    Digital Art Director + Product Designer + Innovation Strategist
    Blackbook Media / Vibe Media May 2012 - Mar 2013
    Brooklyn, New York, Us
    Mobile product UX / XD, design and digital strategy for BlackBook and Vibe Magazine, the top magazines in their genres of downtown NYC culture and Hip Hop culture respectively.
  • Doremus
    Digital Creative Director + Product Designer + Strategist
    Doremus Mar 2012 - May 2012
    New York, New York, Us
    Product Design and UI/UX/XD for existing clients, and new business ideation (Digital).
  • Socialistic
    Interactive Art Director + Social Strategy
    Socialistic Jan 2012 - Feb 2012
    Socialistic was and Agency inside of Havas focused exclusively on long term social campaigns headed by the wonderful Colleen DeCourcy, now Wieden + Kennedy’s CCO. I was brought in to help with product design and UI/UX/XD for existing clients, and new business ideation (Digital).
  • Ddb
    Interactive Product Designer + Innovation Strategist
    Ddb Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
    New York, Ny, Us
    Product Design and UI/UX/XD for new business pitches.
  • Fangohr, Llc
    Creative R&D + Digital Strategist + Producer
    Fangohr, Llc Aug 2009 - Feb 2010
    Brooklyn, Ny, Us
    I led the team through concurrent website and digital strategy projects, contract / schedule negotiations for all projects, in addition to providing guidance as GM with day to day company planning and policies. Concurrently worked one-on-one with clients on brand, creative and digital strategies, oversaw several design reviews, the creation of mood / type boards, creative briefs, and concept / copy briefs, for projects like the McDonald’s 2.0 strategy with TBWA\Chiat\ Day, the Indaba embeddable player, the kikin website, and designed various infographics for our Climate Central client.
  • Big Spaceship Llc
    Sr. Producer + Creative Strategist
    Big Spaceship Llc Mar 2007 - Oct 2008
    New York, Us
    While at Big Spaceship I led multiple design/dev/strategy teams through concurrent website, multiplayer game, and digital strategy projects, in addition to providing guidance to the producer pool overall. Some of my clients included Sony Pictures, Corona, Adobe, Red Bull, and Epson. Project budgets ranged from $300k - $1m+.Worked one on one with clients to formulate creative and digital strategies for projects, including developing creative concepts that would meet their needs, but also allow my team of designers and developers to push their creative envelopes. In addition to this I also oversaw creative reviews, advised our clients on how to best present our creative to their teams, and played a key role in pushing various technologies forward to include tools like PV3D, brought to fruition a more robust in house video and motion production studio.
  • Area 17
    Project Director + Creative Strategist
    Area 17 Sep 2006 - Feb 2007
    Brooklyn, New York, Us
    As the Project Director I was handling up to 14 projects concurrently at times, the design team and the day to day of the New York office. Some of my clients included GOOD Magazine, Design21, IFC, Optimum Online, AOL Music, and Sidetrack Films. In addition to being the Project Director, I had the opportunity to lead the Creative Direction and IA/UI/XD for the revamp of Cablevision - Optimum Online Media Player, as well as several additional pitches and corporate identity campaigns.
  • Mtv Networks International
    Sr. Manager - Digital Innovation / Experience Designer
    Mtv Networks International Feb 2006 - Aug 2006
    New York, Ny, Us
    The MTV International Interactive supported the 40+ regional MTVN Interactive groups on all digital platforms and products, with MTV Networks properties and original creative digital content, for tent-pole events, such as the EMAs, partnerships with companies like Vodafone, Motorola and others, as well as sponsorships. In addition to leading, implementing and designing many technology, digital product and production initiatives for the group, I was integral in defining the groups strategy for emerging 2.0 and future technologies/platforms, including social networks and digital apps, as well as developing new digital product ideas with BizDev/Strategy, the Ad Sales teams, various SVPs, EVPs, and others. Projects included Creative Content & Design for - Motorola - MTV International Partnership + Websites, Brand Packaging and Ringtones, the Exquisite Corpse - 2003 International Creative Campaign website, and technology, production, and multi-language standards, for the MTV OVERDRIVE International Launch.
  • Mtv Networks International
    Digital Creative Director- Technology
    Mtv Networks International Nov 2003 - Jan 2006
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Manhattan Soundlab Inc
    Owner / Founder
    Manhattan Soundlab Inc 1994 - 2004
    Sound Design, Music & Audio Branding for Games, Interactive, Film and TV
  • Mamamedia
    Creative Lead / Manager - Audio Department
    Mamamedia Nov 1997 - Nov 2000
    Sound Design, Music & Audio Branding for Games for MaMaMedia Web Games and 3rd Party Clients

Jason Merenda Skills

Art Direction Interaction Design Graphic Design Digital Strategy Creative Direction Content Strategy Photoshop Creative Strategy Digital Marketing Audio Engineering Digital Media Interactive Advertising Illustrator Indesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Creative Technologist Sound Design Web Design Social Media User Experience Design Concept Development Brand Development Advertising Product Design User Experience Integrated Marketing Protools Css Jquery Adobe Creative Suite Arduino Storytelling Creative Concept Design Experiential Events Conceptual Design Creative Technology Max Msp Ar Vr Bots Event Marketing Digital Designs Prototyping Innovation Development Digital Innovation Product Innovation User Interface Design Social Media Marketing Innovation Research Web Content Strategy Music Production Music Composition Studio Lighting Event Photography Commercial Photography Kinetic Art Iphone/ipad Design Ui Ux User Experience User Interface Photography Video Teensy

Jason Merenda Education Details

  • Collège De 'Pataphysique
    Collège De 'Pataphysique
    'Pataphysiques
  • Enoch Pratt
    Enoch Pratt

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Jason Merenda attended Collège De 'pataphysique, Enoch Pratt.

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Jason Merenda has interest in Din Over Helvetica, Food, Swiss Graphic Design, Sōtō Zen, Situationist International And So On, Found Objects, Music, French + Czech + German New Wave Cinema, New Dutch + Japanese Architecture, Mathematics And Science.

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Jason Merenda has skills like Art Direction, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Digital Strategy, Creative Direction, Content Strategy, Photoshop, Creative Strategy, Digital Marketing, Audio Engineering, Digital Media, Interactive Advertising.

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