Adam Jarvis

Current

• Creative Director at JUGGERNAUT Illustration and Design Inc.

Past

• Senior Art Director at Big Image
• Art Director at Organic
• Associate Creative Director at The Hive

• Senior Designer at Encore Encore Strategic Marketing
• Senior Art Director at Weis Advertising
• Art Director at Poirier and Brightling
• Designer at Cossette Communication-Marketing
• Designer at The Gingko Group

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Education

• Ontario College of Art and Design
• St. Ignatious Loyola CSS

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Industry

Design

Adam Jarvis’s Summary

I am a seasoned Creative Director with a dimensional approach to problem solving. I merge into fast moving projects seamlessly and offer my insights generously. I adapt to teams and thrive with individuals who are passionate about their business.

Bottom line: I do exactly what I say I am going to do. I do it when I say I am going to do it, and I always over deliver.

Adam Jarvis’s Specialties:

Graphic design, illustration (digital and traditional), art direction, commercial television, animation, logo design, branding, retail POS, software development, radio, website architecture, presentations, copywriting, industrial design, interior design, brainstorming, direct mail, event planning, and a diverse range of branding.

Adam Jarvis’s Experience

• Creative Director

  JUGGERNAUT Illustration and Design Inc.

  (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

  1994 — Present (15 years )

  JUGGERNAUT is the main nucleus of my creative endeavors. It's a one man show with a diverse support structure.
  
  In addition to a diverse range of branding work, I have developed two ongoing projects:
  
  VECTORVAULT: A community of 15,000 international vector artists (http://www.vectorvault.com)
  
  and
  
  The Helping Handle: A marketing mechanic that I designed, marketed and patented (http://www.thehelpinghandle.com)

• Senior Art Director

  Big Image

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 4 months)

  My responsibilities have grown over the past year to include interactive, video, and managing a blog.
  
  Currently, I am involved with projects for Nestlé, Simmons, Coca-Cola, Purina, and Carnation.

• Art Director

  Organic

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; OMC; Internet industry)

  April 2006 — August 2006 (5 months)

  Primarily worked on Sprint interactive. My position required me to ideate and story board web based advertisements. I was also called upon to produce several layouts for web based concepts.

• Associate Creative Director

  The Hive

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years )

  My position with The Hive allowed me to work with several innovative brands like Miller Genuine Draft, Jack Daniel's, Rogers, Live Nation, and Molson.
  
  I was given the opportunity to art direct 4 international television spots, design innovative POS campaigns, radio spots and collateral for large-scale events.

• Senior Designer

  Encore Encore Strategic Marketing

  (Design industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years )

  I designed a wide range of POS for Miller Genuine Draft, Molson, Canadian North Airlines and Brown Foreman.

• Senior Art Director

  Weis Advertising

  (Design industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

  I lead a small team of talented designers developing advertisements for Sol Melia Hotels, Cuba.
  In addition, I also art directed a 175 page book commemorating the "Moose in the City" art show in Toronto.

• Art Director

  Poirier and Brightling

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

  My primary responsibilities were to art direct real estate advertisements.

• Designer

  Cossette Communication-Marketing

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1998 — 1998 (less than a year)

  My primary responsibilities were to design advertising and direct mail pieces for McDonald's, Petro-Canada, and Bell Canada.

• Designer

  The Gingko Group

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1997 — 1998 (1 year )

  I designed material for Royal Bank, Kodak, and Foodland Ontario.

Adam Jarvis’s Education

• Ontario College of Art and Design

  Communication and Design 1993 — 1995

• St. Ignatious Loyola CSS

  1988 — 1992

Additional Information

Adam Jarvis’s Interests:

I have a passion for great design. Whether it be a television ad, a work of art, an illustration, logo, product or event. I take great pride in polishing the details of a project into a "diamond". To summarize, I have a dedicated interest in inspiring others.

Adam Jarvis’s Groups:

I run an online magazine / community for international vector artists called VECTORVAULT. http://www.vectorvault.com

•    Experiential Marketing
•    Magazine
•    Creative Intensive Network - For All Advertising Creatives
•    Brand Activation: Cutting Through The Clutter
•    VECTORVAULT

Adam Jarvis’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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