Project Manager at RainStorm Consulting
Bangor, Maine Area
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- Project Manager at RainStorm Consulting
- Past
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- Web developer at Media Bloggers Association
- Web developer at Marketing Media
- Owner at Clarke Creative Group
- Director of Information Technology at Bull Moose Republicans
- Editorial assistant at Houghton Mifflin Company
- Communications intern at McCain for President
- Education
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- Emerson College
- New England College
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Jason Clarke’s Summary
Currently, I’m working on project management, marketing, and growth initiatives for RainStorm Consulting, an agile web services & development firm located in beautiful Orono, Maine.
Previously, I owned Clarke Creative Group, where I helped clients of all sizes (especially authors and entrepreneurs) build websites and weblogs. During this time, I designed the logo and website for Media Bloggers Association, the world’s largest advocacy and promotional organization for bloggers. I also helped to plan the organization's highly-successful BlogNashville conference, including the conception and launch of a conversation aggregation tool which garnered media attention.
My first book, 'Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man' (co-authored with David T. Hardy), spent six weeks on The New York Times non-fiction best seller list in the summer of 2004. The book was lauded by the Standford Review, Flint Journal, and others (read reviews at http://jasonclarke.org/writing/moorebook) for its insightful deconstruction of pseudo-muckraker/filmmaker Michael Moore. The book arose from Moorelies.com, a weblog I created that was one of the most popular blogs on the internet during its run, logging over 5 million unique visitors during from April 2003 to December 2005. Today, Moorelies.com is under different editorial control.
In addition to writing on my personal website, http://jasonclarke.org, I also manage a food photography & commentary blog called The Living Well Report online at http://livingwellreport.com.
Jason Clarke’s Specialties:
Writing, XHTML/CSS/standards-based web development, web-based publishing, content, communications strategy, startup & turnaround, online marketing, trend measurement.
Jason Clarke’s Experience
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Project Manager
RainStorm Consulting
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)
* Business development, growth initiatives, strategy, sales
* Project management, including sales, proposal/RFP writing and editing, meeting, and development process oversight.
* Web development, with a focus on standards-based XHTML/CSS design, accessibility, and forward-compatibility
* Highly-specialized firm with national reach; 50% of clients outside of Maine; focus on academic/small business/start-up firms -
Web developer
Media Bloggers Association
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2004 — August 2006 (2 years)
Working with MBA founder and president Robert Cox, I designed, built, and launched the first ever website and logo for the MBA. Including graphic design, XHTML/CSS /PHP development. I also customized an install of weblogging software MovableType for the specific needs of the organization.
On an ongoing basis, I managed content and technical aspects of the site and helped to build and launch the MBA's hugely successful Tsunami citizen's video initiative, a project in partnership with several hosting companies and the Washington Post. The project catapaulted the MBA site into the Top 50 of all weblogs in the world for January and February 2005 according to weblog ranking service TTLB. -
Web developer
Marketing Media
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
May 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 1 month)
* Lead developer and web project manager for small, local advertising agency
* Web development, with a focus on standards-based XHTML/CSS/PHP coding, accessibility and forward-compatibility.
* ColdFusion/PHP programming for content management, template-based development.
* Project management, including proposal writing, client relations.
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Owner
Clarke Creative Group
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
February 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 4 months)
* Freelance web developer and consultant with a focus on entrepreneurs, authors, political clients, and weblogs.
* Lead developer, project manager, client relations, business management.
* Focus on standards-based, accessible XHTML/CSS web development, PHP/ColdFusion programming.
* Expertise in online communications/advertising/marketing strategy. -
Director of Information Technology
Bull Moose Republicans
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2000 — August 2003 (3 years 1 month)
* Designed, built and managed two life cycles of website & related technologies for national non-profit advocacy group
* Built & managed web-based membership management tools
* Integrated social networking components
* Designed creative & oversight of advertising campaigns
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Editorial assistant
Houghton Mifflin Company
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)
August 2000 — April 2002 (1 year 9 months)
* Web production for college division of major publishing house.
* Formatting and coding existing content for the web.
* Copy editing and re-purposing existing content for the web.
* Working with editors and editorial managers to ensure quality and brand unity across printed and digital assets. -
Communications intern
McCain for President
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)
January 2000 — March 2000 (3 months)
* As an intern I assisted the traveling press secretary and the youth director with logistics and organization.
Jason Clarke’s Education
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Emerson College
Journalism, creative writing January 2000 — April 2002
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New England College
Literature 1997 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- News editor, columnist, reporter, orientation leader
Additional Information
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Jason Clarke’s Interests:
family, learning, technology, writing, web development, reading, tv, movies, travel
Jason Clarke’s Groups:
Media Bloggers Association, Bull Moose Republicans
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Web Standards Design + Development member
Jason Clarke’s Honors:
Board of Directors, Media Bloggers Association (2005-2006)
New York Times/Wall Street Journal/Publisher's Weekly best-selling author - 'Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man', ReganBooks (2004)
Board of Directors, Bull Moose Republicans (2001-2003)
Best Dressed, high school yearbook (1997)
Jason Clarke’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
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