Jay Moore (thirstyinteractive@gmail.com)

Current

Principal Design Lead | Autos Channel at AOL
Art Direction+Design+Illustration at Thirsty Interactive | freelancing & consulting

Past

Art Director at PERFECT SENSE digital
Senior Visual Interactive Designer at Siteworx
Senior Visual Interactive Designer at AOL, Kids & Teens Channels (KOL & RED)

Senior Visual Interactive Designer at AOL, Commerce & Marketplace Groups
Interactive Flash Designer at The Washington Post
Senior Designer / Web & Print at DKG Design
Designer at Intelos Communications
Designer at Sign Pro

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Education

James Madison University

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Jay Moore (thirstyinteractive@gmail.com)’s Summary

Hello ~

My name is Jay, & I like to build things.

I am a designer+art director+illustrator based out of the Washington DC area with over 10 years post college design experience - covering everything from web design & user experience, branding, rich-media advertising, illustration, print work, & photography. While at AOL, I've worked on large portal redesigns including Autos, Shopping, Real Estate, Travel, & Teens sites among many others. A large part of my role was conceptualizing new "blue sky" designs geared towards the best user experience & maximizing business goals by creating unique cross-channel promotions / take advantage of new social & viral opportunities / utilize partner & advertorial content, & create working prototypes in flash. Before, I worked at the online version of the WashingtonPost as a flash designer focusing on creating rich-media online ad campaigns for their advertisers, & micro sites that focused on getting the user the relevant information they need to make their purchasing decision easier & faster.

Good design is not just a base visual appreciation, but a "Smart" design that encompasses user needs as well as client goals to deliver the best solutions. I still feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to do something for a living that I am truly passionate about. I am always excited when starting new projects at the challenges it will bring and how it will evolve. Contact me if you'd like to see the full contents of my portfolio or discuss my capabilities in greater detail.

All the best~

Jay Moore (thirstyinteractive@gmail.com)’s Specialties:

art direction, flash / web / print design, user-experience & interface design, branding, conceptualizing, prototyping, rich-media online advertising, illustration, mood boards, storyboards

Jay Moore (thirstyinteractive@gmail.com)’s Experience

Principal Design Lead | Autos Channel

AOL

(Public Company; TWX; Internet industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

Web and user-interface design, conceptualization, flash prototyping, illustrations, story boarding, print design, rich-media online advertising campaigns
Art Direction+Design+Illustration

Thirsty Interactive | freelancing & consulting

(Graphic Design industry)

May 1996 — Present (13 years 7 months)
Art Director

PERFECT SENSE digital

(Internet industry)

June 2008 — December 2008 (7 months)

Design & extensive flash prototyping for clients primarily within the healthcare industries
Senior Visual Interactive Designer

Siteworx

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)

Web and user-interface design, illustrations, storyboarding, print design, branding, trade show exhibits, flash kiosk design & build.

Clients included: AOL, Sprint, Axiom Stack, U.S. News & World Report, American Diabetes Association
Senior Visual Interactive Designer

AOL, Kids & Teens Channels (KOL & RED)

(Public Company; TWX; Internet industry)

May 2007 — December 2007 (8 months)

Web and user-interface design, conceptualization, flash prototyping, illustrations, story boarding, print design, rich-media online advertising campaigns
Senior Visual Interactive Designer

AOL, Commerce & Marketplace Groups

(Public Company; TWX; Internet industry)

August 2004 — May 2007 (2 years 10 months)

(AOL Shopping, Real Estate, Autos, Travel, & Personals Channels)

Web and user-interface design, conceptualization, flash prototyping, illustrations, story boarding, print design, rich-media online advertising campaigns
Interactive Flash Designer

The Washington Post

(Public Company; Newspapers industry)

April 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 5 months)

Rich-media online advertising campaigns, web and micro-site design, user-interface design, print design for marketing collateral, story boarding

Clients included: Dodge, L.L. Bean. Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Redskins
Senior Designer / Web & Print

DKG Design

(Design industry)

January 2000 — January 2002 (2 years 1 month)

Web and print design, online advertising campaigns, & branding. Clients included AOL, Netscape, & CompuServe (primarily promoting their internal channels & supporting partner ad campaigns)
Designer

Intelos Communications

(Public Company; Design industry)

March 1999 — January 2000 (11 months)

point of purchase (POP) display design, newspaper and magazine ad design, posters and brochures
Designer

Sign Pro

(Design industry)

June 1998 — March 1999 (10 months)

a large format printing & vinyl design studio.
head designer of studio. responsibilities included overseeing the layout, design, and production of all job orders.

Jay Moore (thirstyinteractive@gmail.com)’s Education

James Madison University

B.S. In Art , Art with a focus on Graphic Design , 1993 — 1997

Activities and Societies:

Adjunct Faculty Teacher for the Corcoran College of Art + Design '07, Illustrator for the JMU student newspaper "The Breeze" 95-97, Sigma Chi Fraternity, interned at WHSV TV3 summer of '96