Jay Clark Email & Phone Number

Gloucester Point, Virginia, United States

Gloucester, Virginia

Greenville, North Carolina Area

Provide strategic direction on communications issues as well as managing design, visual, and web development teams. Assists in leading the ECU Creative Services team to support university strategic goals and brand guidelines. Meet with university faculty and staff to assess needs and develop appropriate creative solutions, as well as maintain and build relationships with communications staff and directors from university colleges and divisions.• Lead concept meetings with university… Show more Provide strategic direction on communications issues as well as managing design, visual, and web development teams. Assists in leading the ECU Creative Services team to support university strategic goals and brand guidelines. Meet with university faculty and staff to assess needs and develop appropriate creative solutions, as well as maintain and build relationships with communications staff and directors from university colleges and divisions.• Lead concept meetings with university faculty, staff.• Supervise director of design and web manager with a total staff of three web developers, six designers, and one photographer.• Serve on the online content team that creates and manages content for ECU’s homepage, and the East magazine editorial content team.• Manage university priority projects like chancellor PowerPoint presentations, legislative facts sheets, and ad campaigns.• In a customer service role I help university faculty and staff implement and understand university brand standards.• Fill roles as a graphic designer, photographer, or project manager as needed, depending on department workload. Show less

Greenville, North Carolina Area

I am responsible for the overall public relations, media relations, external and internal communications and marketing plans for the division of Academic Affairs at East Carolina University. I supervise the communications and marketing personnel in that division. I work closely with the deans and provost to develop and/or revise strategic communication and marketing plans for the colleges in academic affairs and to set priorities for executing those plans. I work with the News Services director… Show more I am responsible for the overall public relations, media relations, external and internal communications and marketing plans for the division of Academic Affairs at East Carolina University. I supervise the communications and marketing personnel in that division. I work closely with the deans and provost to develop and/or revise strategic communication and marketing plans for the colleges in academic affairs and to set priorities for executing those plans. I work with the News Services director on media relations in the division, as well as with the Creative Services director, as a critical interface on marketing needs and projects in the division. Show less

Greenville, Nc

Director of design, photographer and graphic designer for ECU Marketing and Publications • Develop, create, execute, and manage graphic design projects, assign work to graphic designers and review completed designs. Supervise graphic designers, including the senor web producer, and lead collaborative efforts to develop concepts with clients, the creative services director, the senior designer and others.• Responsible for designing publications and taking photographs and video… Show more Director of design, photographer and graphic designer for ECU Marketing and Publications • Develop, create, execute, and manage graphic design projects, assign work to graphic designers and review completed designs. Supervise graphic designers, including the senor web producer, and lead collaborative efforts to develop concepts with clients, the creative services director, the senior designer and others.• Responsible for designing publications and taking photographs and video for university projects including East magazine, the ECU website, and marketing materials • Collaborate with an art director, other designers, and writers to develop photographic concepts for projects • Photograph subjects including ECU sports, campus buildings and grounds, students in academic and leisure settings, and portraits of ECU faculty, staff, board members, and donors • Creator and managing editor of PURPLE! magazine, a publication about ECU student-athletes • Co-chair of creative services social media team, tasked with developing a strategic plan for ECU social media sites • Post and manage content on ECU Facebook and Twitter feeds, plus produce and post content for the PURPLE! Facebook page• Serve on the online content team that creates and manages content for ECU’s homepage • Serve on the East magazine editorial content team • Managed student communications interns for PURPLE! magazine Show less

Gaithersburg, Md

Creative Director: Responsible for layout, design, and production of League publications, includingOutdoor America Magazine, annual reports, newsletters, and special reports. Responsible for all scanning, both flatbed and negative, and for color management. Duties also included selection of artwork, managing photographers, photo editing, paper purchasing, and selecting printing vendors. Photographer: Created photographic content, digital and film, for League publications. Experience… Show more Creative Director: Responsible for layout, design, and production of League publications, includingOutdoor America Magazine, annual reports, newsletters, and special reports. Responsible for all scanning, both flatbed and negative, and for color management. Duties also included selection of artwork, managing photographers, photo editing, paper purchasing, and selecting printing vendors. Photographer: Created photographic content, digital and film, for League publications. Experience in studio and location photography, medium format and 35mm. Photographed outdoor recreation, landscapes, portraits, conservation activities, and other subjects for Outdoor America.Shooting Sports Coordinator: Handled League shooting range and outdoor ethics issues part-time. Managed a small program budget and engaged in fundraising. Created editorial content for Outdoor America’s “Shooter’s Page” section. Show less

Columbia, Md

Photographer: Photographed news, sports, and feature assignments for Patuxent Publishing’s 12 weekly newspapers. Responsible for scanning images on film scanner and manipulation of image in Adobe Photoshop.Special Projects Designer: Responsible for layout and design of supplements placed in newspapers and Columbia Magazine using Macintosh computers and QuarkXPress. Responsible for all scanning in the department. Page Designer: Responsible for layout, choosing artwork, producing… Show more Photographer: Photographed news, sports, and feature assignments for Patuxent Publishing’s 12 weekly newspapers. Responsible for scanning images on film scanner and manipulation of image in Adobe Photoshop.Special Projects Designer: Responsible for layout and design of supplements placed in newspapers and Columbia Magazine using Macintosh computers and QuarkXPress. Responsible for all scanning in the department. Page Designer: Responsible for layout, choosing artwork, producing color covers, creating photo illustrations. Coordinated Lifetimes, The Columbia Flier and The Howard County Times weekly newspapers, which included dummying the paper, layout, and output using Macs, Quark, and the P.ink pagination system. Pre-press imaging technician: Responsible for scanning artwork and photographs using flatbed scanners and film scanners, manipulation of photographs using Adobe Photoshop, processing film and paper, and stat camera operation.Ad Services Coordinator: Tracked and placed advertisements in three weekly newspapers. Show less

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Technology And Communication

Currently enrolled in the UNC Master of Arts in Technology and Communication (MATC) program.

Graduate Certificate, Technology And Communication

Certificate in Technology and Communication through the UNC School of Media and Journalism.

Bs, Mass Communications

Activities and Societies: Photo Editor, Towson Towerlight Attended Towson University from 1987-1993 and returned to finish my degree.

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