Jac Madsen

Current

Mens Water Polo Coach JV at College Park High School
Owner - Creative Guy at Hot Cocoa Creative

Past

Freelance Graphic Design at Sephora
Freelance Designer at 3marketeers Advertising
Web Consultant at Curbside M.D.

Freelance Designer at GA Communications
Art Director and Partner at Codifiant
Graphic Design (freelance) at Focus Design
Web Design (freelance) at PG&E
Graphic Design (freelance) at limbo 41414
Graphic Artist - Freelance at Silicon Maps, Inc.
Freelance Art Director at Jaybert Inc
Intern at Massie-Labs
Advertising/News Designer at BYU-Idaho Scroll
Intern at Fuze 3

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Education

Academy of Art University
The Creative Department
Brigham Young University - Idaho

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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Jac Madsen’s Summary

Someday there will be a cultural movement, based on a defining moment in time orchestrated by Jac. He will spend the remainder of his life trying to forget it.

Jac Madsen’s Specialties:

Iconic visual style used in Advertising, Branding and Interactive communication.

Jac Madsen’s Experience

Mens Water Polo Coach JV

College Park High School

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Owner - Creative Guy

Hot Cocoa Creative

(Graphic Design industry)

October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Gourmet design and illustration.
Freelance Graphic Design

Sephora

(Privately Held; LVMH; Retail industry)

November 2008 — November 2008 (1 month)

Production of point of sale materials for retail centers in United States and Canada, including signage, display and sales tags.
Freelance Designer

3marketeers Advertising

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 2008 — October 2008 (1 month)

Design and production for some of Silicon Valley's biggest names. 3 Marketeers is a small and nimble agency, experiencing continual growth through success.
Web Consultant

Curbside M.D.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2008 — May 2008 (3 months)

Web Design and Consultation for a variety of online/community services geared to the medical industry.
Freelance Designer

GA Communications

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

December 2007 — March 2008 (4 months)

Conceptual design for both internal programs and consumer advertising for Safeway food stores.
Art Director and Partner

Codifiant

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2002 — October 2007 (5 years 4 months)

Responsible for Visual and Creative aspect of client and internal projects, including:
Software Development
Web Design and Development
Branding and Graphic Design
Graphic Design (freelance)

Focus Design

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

May 2007 — May 2007 (1 month)

Updated keynote presentation artwork for a health service provider.
Web Design (freelance)

PG&E

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PCG; Utilities industry)

April 2007 — April 2007 (1 month)

Built intranet assets for marketing program support.
Graphic Design (freelance)

limbo 41414

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2007 — February 2007 (1 month)

Creation of web assets used to promote specific limbo mobile bidding games.
Graphic Artist - Freelance

Silicon Maps, Inc.

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2006 — November 2006 (3 months)

The Graphic Artist designs specialty maps for High Tech industries in several regions across the Western United States.
For more detail on these products or to be included on these maps visit www.siliconmaps.com
Freelance Art Director

Jaybert Inc

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Intern

Massie-Labs

(Medical Devices industry)

May 2004 — July 2004 (3 months)

Intern at Massie-Labs with responsibilities including marketing/sales support, managing shipping and recieving and contribution to ISO.
Advertising/News Designer

BYU-Idaho Scroll

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

2003 — 2004 (1 year )
Intern

Fuze 3

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

Jac Madsen’s Education

Academy of Art University

MFA , Advertising , 2007 — 2010 (expected)
The Creative Department

Art Direction 2006 — 2007
Brigham Young University - Idaho

BS , Communication , 2001 — 2004

Scholarship for advertising and news design on nationally recognized award winning weekly scholastic newspaper.

Activities and Societies:

Scroll, SCA, Water Polo

Additional Information

Jac Madsen’s Websites:

Jac Madsen’s Interests:

Advertising, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Special Effects, Non-linear editing, Motion Design, XHTML, Web 2.0, Presentation Design, Experimental Photography, Learning new art/design techniques and formats. Recreation is important (don't burn out.) Snowboarding, Surfing, Golf, Rugby, Waterpolo, mountain biking, backpacking.