
Team manager / art director
Greater Philadelphia Area

Team manager / art director
Greater Philadelphia Area
Media professional with 9 years management & production experience.
Since getting involved in media production as co-founder of Evolving Media in 2000, James has defined himself as a forward thinker always looking to explore and integrate new media.
He has produced a diverse range of projects including websites & group blog, novels and graphic novels with associated immersive media campaigns, music albums & soundtracks, unorthodox podcast and audiobook series, and interactive CDs.
His work is often distinguished by its signature aesthetic and irreverent style, and has been published by a number of independent presses.
Media & creative: Project management, Project development, Talent scouting, Editorial, Art direction, Design, Consulting, Strategy, Writing
(Media Production industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)
Creative management / asset development for all products (CD, books, graphic novels) & associated web presence branding. Thusfar this has included one novel, one graphic novel, one illustrated novella, two albums, and production / concept design, soundtrack & co-writing for an independent film in pre-production.
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
July 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Conceived & implemented new designs and web strategies along with design/dev team, day-to-day maintenance and editorial requests for high traffic video retail and On-Demand site. (www.tlavideo.com)
(Media Production industry)
December 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Editorial & writing, talent scouting, management of editorial team, go-between (executive, marketing, editorial), audio & video post-production and editorial for various associated podcast & videocast shows.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
June 2007 — January 2008 (8 months)
Editor / content management of companies group blog, Relevantly Speaking. "Relevantly Speaking’s contributors are a collection of professionals from varied backgrounds and areas of expertise. All contributors are affected by the evolution within the interactive media environment and will participate in shaping its future."
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2005 — March 2005 (3 months)
Developed front-end design & UI components for various client's websites.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
June 2000 — March 2002 (1 year 10 months)
Co-founder of media production company with several full-service A/V production locations.
BA , Media, Philosophy , 1996 — 2001
Culture, philosophy, new technology, music, audio production, literature, comics, psychology, yoga, graphic design