Jamie Allen

Current

• Web Developer at factor[e] design initiative
• Consultant & Designer at Eimaj

Past

• Social Media Analyst at Social Media Group
• Art Director/Web Coordinator at Blackfly Magazine
• Communication Coordinator at Gallery TPW

• Communications Commissioner at Central Student Association (CSA)

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Education

• George Brown College
• University of Guelph

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Jamie Allen’s Summary

Jamie Allen’s Specialties:

online strategy, web design & develpment, user interface design, content management, Wordpress, CSS, PHP, MySQL, XHTML, Javasript, Ruby, Rails, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign

Jamie Allen’s Experience

• Web Developer

  factor[e] design initiative

  (Design industry)

  May 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Programming and web development.

• Consultant & Designer

  Eimaj

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  I help clients develop and set up their unique online presence based on their needs and target audience. I do this by making use of the various free online tools and services and by folding them all into one cohesive package.
  
  Design: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop
  Web Development: PHP, MySQL, CSS, Javascript, HTML & Wordpress.

• Social Media Analyst

  Social Media Group

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  May 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 1 month)

  In house web project development, programming and design.
  
  Analysis and measurement using various social media tools.

• Art Director/Web Coordinator

  Blackfly Magazine

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  April 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 9 months)

  Co-founded and developed the design, direction and overall look and feel of the magazine and website. Designed, developed and maintained the website. I was also responsible for coordinating images, illustration and diagrams for the articles.

• Communication Coordinator

  Gallery TPW

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Fine Art industry)

  June 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 4 months)

  Handled all communications including website updates and maintenance, mass-emails and promotional items (essays, postcards, posters, etc.).

• Communications Commissioner

  Central Student Association (CSA)

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Political Organization industry)

  April 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 2 months)

  Elected representative on the University of Guelph student union. Responsible for all communications, supervised 7 staff members, ran the 2005 student elections, chaired a number of boards and committees and worked with the other four executive on a lot of projects and events.

Jamie Allen’s Education

• George Brown College

  Design Management post graduate certificate 2007 — 2008

  The Design Management program provided me with all the practical skills that my university education missed.
  
  Some of these skills include: business planning; project management - managing design and strategy; as well as creating and implementing innovative ideas from strategy to full-on projects.

• University of Guelph

  BAH , Studio Art , 2000 — 2004

  My program provided me with an eye for design and a strong critical analysis skills that are required for day to day strategy and planning.
  
  My extensive volunteer experience allowed me to develop very strong leadership and time management skills. I discovered during this time that I work best in a team and that I am very good at motivating others to achieve their best.

  Activities and Societies:

  Central Student Association elected Communications Coordinator,
  Guelph Student for Environmental Change co-founder,
  Fine Art Network VP and Treasurer

Additional Information

Jamie Allen’s Interests:

hiking, camping, sailing, canoeing, board games, outdoors, art, painting, programming, design.

Jamie Allen’s Honors:

Dean's Honour List, George Brown College, 2007 & 2008
3rd place overall, Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, 2004
Gordon Couling Scholarship, University of Guelph, 2003
3rd place overall, Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, 2003