Creative Director / Interactive Designer - Owner, 423interactive.com
Portland, Maine Area
- Current
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- Digital Media Manager at Rinck Advertising
- Owner at 423interactive.com
- Past
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- Multimedia Manager at Spark Creative
- Web/Interactive Designer at FutureGuard Building Products
- Website Production at The Soap Group
- Creative Director at UBLVD.com / TheStreetSpace.com
- Creative Director at FLUXdevelopment
- Lead Interactive Designer at lead forward
- Design Team Leader at POPstick
- Production Designer at Circle.com
- Designer at Mullen Advertising
- Education
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- Maine College of Art
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Thomas P Scola jr’s Summary
Since 1997, 423interactive.com (423), has offered many creative and innovative ways for you to promote yourself or your company's products and services. Our services include Website Design, Online Advertisement, Digital Audio/Video Production and Interactive Media Strategies for today’s lead companies in the business community.
Thomas P Scola jr’s Specialties:
- More than 10 years experience in marketing strategy, SEO, web site/multimedia organization & production. - Involved in marketing campaigns for clients such as Microsoft, IBM, GMC, Verizon, Home Depot and Lowe’s - Proficient in JOOMLA! CMS • Mac software including: Adobe CS3 Suite • Apple’s FinalCut Pro Suite • XHTML • CSS - BFA from Maine College of Art (1999), Major in Design, focus in Information Architecture & Digital Media Production
Thomas P Scola jr’s Experience
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Digital Media Manager
Rinck Advertising
(Online Media industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
Rinck Advertising offers clients a remarkable range of services. Branding strategy and tactics... television, radio, print ads... public relations, media relations, Web... direct response, direct marketing, promotions, sweepstakes and contests... media strategy, mobile marketing, buzz.
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Owner
423interactive.com
(Online Media industry)
June 1997 — Present (12 years 2 months)
423interactive is my personal portfolio website. 423 is a multimedia design company specializing in cutting edge corporate websites with original style, dynamic multimedia solutions, content management systems, search engine marketing and robust database applications.
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Multimedia Manager
Spark Creative
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Spark Creative. Spark Creative, Inc. is a small, full-service marketing strategy and design firm specializing in brand development, product and service launches, and promotional efforts for existing brands. I produced multiple websites and consumer / corporate presentations.
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Web/Interactive Designer
FutureGuard Building Products
(Online Media industry)
January 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 8 months)
I am no longer employed full time at FutureGuard. I am now a freelance consultant working on Video & DVD Production.
More on FutureGuard below...
One of the largest Awning manufacturing facilities in the country, NuImage is trusted by the nations leading retailers, Home Depot and Lowe’s. I was hired full time for their in-house marketing team, in charge of all creative on web and interactive CD-ROM / DVD production. I am now consulting for FutureGuard for 17 hours a week . This is a great opportunity to help build an in-house production team while sucessfully servicing a retainer client . One of two, involved in building a full e-commerce website with a custom “build your own awnings” component. This Rich Internet Application uses a Flash front end with a Coldfusion / MySQL back-end. The website (www.NuImageAwnings.com) has reached incredible marks in revenue as well as organic search engine ranking with sites such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN. -
Website Production
The Soap Group
(Online Media industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
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Creative Director
UBLVD.com / TheStreetSpace.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
October 2006 — August 2007 (11 months)
I am no longer involved with UBLVD.... I was the Creative Director and part owner of TheStreetSpace which I helped re-brand as UBLVD.com. I decided to part ways when the business did not progress quick enough for me to sustain involvement.
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Creative Director
FLUXdevelopment
(Internet industry)
July 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 7 months)
Part-owner of a small marketing software / web development firm, I was in charge of the creative for all FLUX projects with Stephen J Prescott Sr. as the Technical Lead. Involved with a wide range of clients such as BioDefense Corporation, Maine Root All-Natural Root Beer, DFC Mortgage, Raye's Mustard, Spark Creative, Three Olives Vodka and Swardlick Marketing Group.
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Lead Interactive Designer
lead forward
(Online Media industry)
June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)
Lead designer in charge of creative concepting and production of pre-press print materials, web site and online advertising. Built over 10 brochure websites with small flash components in 2 months of contract.
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Design Team Leader
POPstick
(Online Media industry)
April 2001 — October 2001 (7 months)
Design Team Leader / Multimedia artist specializing in macromedia Flash. Primary responsibilities included developing design layouts for: POPstick brand identity, Corporate Back-grounder and direct mail campaigns. Worked with clients such as Microsoft, Dictaphone and Bristol Myers.
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Production Designer
Circle.com
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2001 — April 2001 (3 months)
Primary responsibilities included production and secondary page layout for the Verizon website. Opportunity to work on a 10,000 page dynamically generated site.
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Designer
Mullen Advertising
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; IPG; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 1999 — February 2001 (1 year 5 months)
Hired as production on the GM CARD account, initiated flash components for the site and was then promoted to Flash Designer. Filled role as Jr Art Director for the concept and production of a GM CUV banner campaign. Interactive flash designer for Genuity pitch, two MangoSoft Demo CD-Roms and the intros for Mullen.com & Interactive.Mullen.com.
Thomas P Scola jr’s Education
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Maine College of Art
1995 — 1999
Additional Information
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Thomas P Scola jr’s Interests:
423interactive is a multimedia design company specializing in cutting edge Corporate websites with original style, dynamic multimedia solutions, content management systems, search engine marketing and robust database applications.
Thomas P Scola jr’s Groups:
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Maine Entrepreneurs -
MECA Graphic Design Alumni Network
Thomas P Scola jr’s Honors:
2001 Hatch Awards Nomination
2005 MarCom Platinum Award
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