Owner, Dala Ad Agency
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Current
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- Owner at Dala Ad Agency
- Past
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- Special Projects Coordinator at Taymark
- Art Department Manager at Taymark
- Education
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- Brown College
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Jamey Austad’s Summary
Solid experience as a graphic designer, production artist, programmer, and department manager have fortified my skill set with the tools required to run a successful Ad Agency. We truly excel at helping smaller businesses get a leg up on marketing and promotions but have also succeeded in fulfilling the needs of much larger firms along the way.
Our aim is to serve our clients as a single resource for marketing and promotions.
From quality promotional products & professional print production, to dynamic websites & internet marketing.
Jamey Austad’s Specialties:
Website design & development, graphic design, CSS, PHP/MySQL, Javascript, XML, Applescript, ad specialties procurement, print production
Jamey Austad’s Experience
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Owner
Dala Ad Agency
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Dala has evolved into a web-centric marketing firm with strong ties to the ad specialties industry. We specialize in rapid design & deployment of custom, professionally designed websites and back it up with sensibly priced hosting packages.
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Special Projects Coordinator
Taymark
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2000 — June 2007 (7 years 5 months)
Specialized in workflow automation and process simplification. Designed, coded, and implemented advanced Applescript-based systems that automated Art Department functions, eliminated 99% of our materials cost, and over 75% of our quality costs. Created company intranet from the ground up and tied both into corporate enterprise system. This system is still being used today.
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Art Department Manager
Taymark
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 1996 — February 2000 (3 years 11 months)
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training and supervision for 2 shifts of production artists, proofers and support personnel. Special focus on new technology and focused budgeting led to successive years of labor reduction despite rising wages and workflow volume. Trained 50+ fresh-faced computer artists & still maintain contact with many of them to this day.
Jamey Austad’s Education
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Brown College
AAS , Advertising Design , 1990 — 1992
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Jamey Austad’s Interests:
PHP/MySQL for fun, Emerging Technology, Networking, Golf, Rollerblading, Gadgets, Guitar, Cooking, Home Improvement
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