Jim Quindlen Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I am a full-time freelance and contract creative professional. I place a huge premium on working with good people on meaningful projects. I am taking on select creative engagements with agencies and companies who need senior creative support. I work on projects big and small, from detailed UX/web and product design, to broader strategic creative leadership on marketing campaigns and brand positioning work. If you have a project or a challenge that you think I could help with, please reach out, I want to talk.

As an adjunct professor, I teach a graduate level course in integrated communications with a focus on cross-discipline collaboration. Students are taught how to think more holistically about communication and break down the traditional silos that exist between agency disciplines. With that foundation, students are encouraged to solve business challenges through a more creative and audience-focused approach.

I was the senior creative director of APCO Worldwide's digital/online practice. My responsibilities included overall design vision for projects, concept development, communication strategy and program execution. My background is in design, branding and identity development and driving audience engagement through digital and social. I managed the creative staff at APCO and contributed to the operations of the digital global practice. I worked closely with the other functional team leaders to improve our operations while expanding our practice’s capabilities and service offerings for our clients. I worked with some of the largest companies and organizations to identify effective solutions to complex communications challenges using creative ideas and digital platforms. I also contributed heavily to the acquisition of new business thorough proposal development, presentation design and pitching creative ideas.Primary Responsibilities:Creative Direction, Design Production, Brand Positioning/Identity Design, Social Media Strategy, UX Design, New Business Development, Team Management, Talent Acquisition, Client Service

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I was the creative lead on numerous high-profile interactive projects with a strong focus on social-media based engagements. I was responsible for the overall creative direction, design production and IA/UX for the projects I was assigned. To ensure visual consistency and the integrity of the design throughout the project’s development phase, I worked very closely with the front-end development team. I collaborated with a team of digital strategists to craft effective social media campaigns for large B to C clients. Beyond the client projects, I also worked closely with practice leadership to develop creative concepts, presentation graphics and spec creative to assist in winning new business.Primary Responsibilities:Art Direction, Design, UX Design, IA, Widget/Sharable App Design, Flash Development, Infographic Design, New Business Development, Social Media Strategy, Client Service

I was the design director for multiple large-scale digital projects. My responsibilities included concept development, design and front-end development. I was directing the overall creative strategy on projects and presenting the creative to clients. During an unexpected absence of leadership, I was appointed the interim creative department manager. As department manager, I was responsible for delegation of daily design tasks, as well as ongoing management of front-end development team.Primary Responsibilities:Art Direction, Design, Branding and Identity Creation, Strategy, Hiring and Recruiting, Proposal Development, Front-end Development, Troubleshooting and Front-end QA, Client Service

I was the lead web designer and developer. I was heavily involved in all web and interactive projects. As the primary digital designer, I was the lead contact for all phases of the project from discovery to design and through development. I helped develop processes and workflow standardization, I helped develop proposals and pitches to win new work.Primary Responsibilities:Project Management, Proposal Development, UX, IA, Design/Development, Front-end Programming, Brand/Identity, Illustration, Print Design and Prepress Preparation, Copywriting, Motion Graphics, Digital Audio/Video Composition and Production