VP Social Media at Footnote.com
Provo, Utah Area
- Current
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- VP of Social Media at Footnote.com
- Past
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- Creative Director at MyFamily.com Inc
- User Interface Specialist and Thought Leader at Ericsson
- Chief of Design at The Dallas Morning News
- Chief of Design at Belo Corporation, Online
- Chief of Design at Belo Interactive
- Chief of Design at GuideLive.com
- Co-Founder & Art Director at HOUR Detroit Magazine
- Assistant Graphics Editor at The Detroit News
- Graphics & Design Editor at The Burlington Free Press
- Education
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- University of New Hampshire
- Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Grenoble
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Chris Willis’s Summary
Creative leader and author focused on providing successful user-centered design strategies for social media applications.
Chris Willis’s Specialties:
User-centered design, user-interface design, collaboration tools, branding and online marketing (SEO).
Chris Willis’s Experience
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VP of Social Media
Footnote.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
January 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Trying to figure out how people can discover and become smarter together.
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Creative Director
MyFamily.com Inc
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)
November 2002 — January 2006 (3 years 3 months)
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User Interface Specialist and Thought Leader
Ericsson
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Wireless industry)
2001 — 2001 (less than a year)
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Chief of Design
The Dallas Morning News
(Public Company; Internet industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years)
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Chief of Design
Belo Corporation, Online
(Internet industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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Chief of Design
Belo Interactive
(Public Company; Internet industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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Chief of Design
GuideLive.com
(Internet industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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Co-Founder & Art Director
HOUR Detroit Magazine
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
January 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 10 months)
Directed, designed and wrote.
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Assistant Graphics Editor
The Detroit News
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
October 1992 — January 1996 (3 years 4 months)
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Graphics & Design Editor
The Burlington Free Press
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 1990 — October 1992 (2 years 8 months)
Chris Willis’s Education
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University of New Hampshire
BA, Business, 1985 — 1989
Other fields of study: Computer Science and Studio Art.
- Activities and Societies:
- Editorial cartoonist for college newspaper.
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Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Grenoble
International Marketing 1988 — 1988
Chris Willis’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- expertise requests
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- reference requests
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