Creative director focused on strategic communications design for web and email, and online marketing
Greater Boston Area
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- Creative Director at Story and Structure, LLC
- Director, Department of Web Design at Simmons College
- Lecturer in Web Design at Simmons College, Department of Communications
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- Lead Judge at CASE, District I
- Webmaster at Simmons College
- Technical Webmaster at Simmons College
- Co-Founder and Principal at Artefact Design, Inc.
- Web Designer at Simmons College
- Education
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- American University
- Miami University
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Shaun Gummere’s Summary
I'm a senior design manager and educator with ten plus years of experience in web strategy, information architecture, graphic/interface design and execution. I am very good at synthesizing information, managing processes to reach consensus, performing research to validate an approach, and then executing on it to get the job done.
Shaun Gummere’s Specialties:
Strategic online communication, web design (interface design, information architecture, web standards based XHTML/CSS, usability/user-centered design, accessibility), online marketing, email marketing, search engine optimization, management of small, high-performing teams, instruction in web and graphic design (higher education)
Shaun Gummere’s Experience
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Creative Director
Story and Structure, LLC
(Design industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
My freelance work is handled through story+structure, a design agency focused on the creation of compelling digital experiences, with specific expertise in communication strategy development and user centered design. The founding partners each have over 10 years experience in web and interactive design and execution as well as large-scale application development.
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Director, Department of Web Design
Simmons College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2001 — Present (8 years)
* Establish, promote and champion vision for the web; responsible for design, development and project management of a wide array of large, complex web projects; identify, adopt and manage technical infrastructure for web services; assess and oversee upkeep of all major Simmons websites; manage and mentor high-performing web team
* Central role in university-wide re-branding project, acting as creative and technical director for the web and project manager. Websites have been featured by Communications Arts, CASE, Stylegala, etc.
* Led creation of Web Master Plan; sought and received grant funding from the Davis Educational Foundation
* Act as principle information architect, designer and programmer
* Built award-winning web team, establishing design parameters, publishing policies, technical standards
* Chair, Web Services Committee and Web Redesign Committee
* Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Marketing Committee, Technology Governance Committee -
Lecturer in Web Design
Simmons College, Department of Communications
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 1998 — Present (10 years 11 months)
* Teach Communications 244: Design for the Web and Communications 333: Motion Graphics
* Co-Teach Advanced Design (Web Project)
* Guest Lecturer in Visual Communications, Portfolio, and Advanced Design
* Guest Participant in Final Critique, Portfolio and Advanced Design
* Independent Study Advisor
* Member, Curriculum Review Committee
* Member, Search Committee for Departmental Chair -
Lead Judge
CASE, District I
(Non-Profit; Design industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Served as lead judge for CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) District I in both 2006 and 2007.
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Webmaster
Simmons College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
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Technical Webmaster
Simmons College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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Co-Founder and Principal
Artefact Design, Inc.
(Graphic Design industry)
1995 — 1999 (4 years)
Artefact Design is a web design consultancy.
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Web Designer
Simmons College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Graphic Design industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
Additional Information
Shaun Gummere’s Websites:
Shaun Gummere’s Groups:
AIGA, HTML Writer's Guild, CASE
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AIGA | the professional association for design -
NERCOMP (North East Regional Computing Program) -
EDUCAUSE
Shaun Gummere’s Honors:
CASE District I "Best Website" (Simmons College)
Communication Arts "Site of the Week" (Simmons College)
Shaun Gummere’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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