Senior Director at Qorvis Communications
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Senior Director at Qorvis Communications
- Past
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- Lead Interactive Art Director at RTC Relationship Marketing
- Editor at Spunk United Magazine
- Art Director at The Upper Storey
- Founder/Director/Producer at Diphthong Interactive Design
- Art Director at The New Media Group
- Game Designer at Boxer Films
- Education
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- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Northern Virginia Community College
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Max Hancock’s Summary
I have a strong background in art and design management, web design, game design, and online application design. I have extensive experience with identity, typography, online branding, electronic music, photography, 3D graphics and illustration. I am a capable Flash developer, (actionScript 2.0).
Some clients I have worked with in the past are: AOL Time Warner, Asia-Inc Magazine, Bennington College, Canon, Citibank, CPB, Discovery Channel, Dome Capital, Hughes, Kellogg's, Lockheed, NASA, National Geographic, New York Public Library, National Urban League, Nokia, Motherhood, Ohmeda, PBS, Thruport Technologies, Walton Arts Center, Winstar, World Bank, AARP, Lincoln, and BMS.
Max Hancock’s Specialties:
Design of: Websites, Web Media, Games and Advanced Web Applications.
Produces: Technical Content, Electronic Music, Identity and Typography, Motion Graphics, Illustration and 3D Graphics.
Current Online Portfolios:
www.diphthong.com
www.diphthong.com/id/oldsite.html
www.diphthong.com/games/
Max Hancock’s Experience
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Senior Director
Qorvis Communications
(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Qorvis Communications is a boutique-style agency that specializes in media relations, public affairs, research, interactive marketing and advertising. Their clients include Fortune 500 companies, as well as major international companies headquartered in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. An employee base of about 100 people, the company is strengthened by a diverse group that have served at the highest levels of management in corporations and associations; in government, from Capitol Hill to the White House; and in the news media, from television to print.
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Lead Interactive Art Director
RTC Relationship Marketing
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2006 — July 2009 (3 years 2 months)
RTC Relationship Marketing is a cross-discipline agency focused on developing meaningful dialogues between customers and brands through engaging, effective communications. It is a 40-year-old company with offices in DC, New York and Chicago. It is part of the Wunderman network and a WPP-owned company.
First hired as a brand Interactive Art Director, then promoted to Lead Interactive Art Director, I was a lead manager in the Interactive Department at the DC headquarters, supervising a team of three Art Directors, four Designers and two Developers. My core duties included improving the quality of design, organizing team tasks and encouraging innovative thinking across the department. Working with clients such as AARP, Dell, Abbott and Microsoft, I helped drive the strategy around the interactive projects, with an emphasis on maintaining superior user experience and brand integrity. I developed concepts with Writers and worked closely with Creative Directors on upholding campaign strategies. I was responsible for leading a project from process to design to development, while facilitating communication between teams and departments. -
Editor
Spunk United Magazine
(Online Media industry)
January 2001 — June 2006 (5 years 6 months)
http://www.spunkunited.com/
Spunk United Magazine, publishing its content solely online, collects exceptional eye-candy and gathers the ideas of creative people. Intended mostly for young Singaporean Designers and Illustrators, it also seeks to showcase inspirational people wherever they may be in the world. Each issue (volume) is produced over the span of a year, in an attempt to encapsulate the thoughts and styles of that year.
At Spunk United, I acted as both Editor and Art Director. I was responsible for organizing and copyediting content from several different sources, then placing that content into various unique layouts. Conducting interviews with talented people was a substantial part of what I did at the magazine. -
Art Director
The Upper Storey
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
The Upper Storey is an independent digital-focused agency, providing detailed interactive experiences and rich media for clients such as Sony, Nokia and Citibank. It has become one of the fastest-growing and most-awarded interactive agencies in Singapore, and has offices in Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai. It is well known in Singapore for its efficiency, tech know-how and 3D and motion graphics capabilities.
As an Art Director, I was brought in to aid in managing a new sister interactive department in the company. I worked closely with the project manager and production team, supervising four Senior Designers. Together, we designed and developed rich-media sites for Nokia and Citibank. -
Founder/Director/Producer
Diphthong Interactive Design
(Online Media industry)
September 1999 — August 2005 (6 years )
First founded by me then later turned into a partnership with Wesley Grubbs, Diphthong Interactive Design (ID) grew into a unique interactive design studio with offices in Singapore and the United States. As a full-service interactive design studio offering general services such as online branding, corporate Web design and game design, our specialty services involved the creation of custom CMS and integrated Web applications. We followed a simple manifesto: Do good work by making online content available, readable and enjoyable, creating bonds through positive brand associations, which in turn will lead to elegant concepts that solve difficult problems.
Being the founder of Diphthong ID I wore many hats, but my core practice was to direct a project from start to finish, ensuring the best quality in both design and technical utilization. As a producer I was active in gaining new business, and I was responsible for writing strategic business plans, client proposals and briefs. I conceptualized the Web sites and applications we produced for the company and for our clients, collaborating closely with the Developer on understanding the best technical approach for the project. Within six years, I served over 40 different companies such as Kellogg's, Canon and Bennington College, and working with Wesley Grubbs, we gained clients such as Walton Arts Center, Asia-Inc and Thruport Technologies. -
Art Director
The New Media Group
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
1995 — 1999 (4 years )
Founded by Michael Endres and Rand Kramer, The New Media Group (now Siteworx) was known for exceptional multimedia work, made by a dedicated group of professional digital design craftspeople. TNMG operated in Reston, VA, strategically located near the offices of AOL, providing digital design services mostly for AOL, but also for Discovery, National Geographic and PBS. At its height, TNMG worked with several entertainment start-ups such as Music Boulevard, creating David Bowie's first Web site and promotions for The Rolling Stones, and commercial start-ups such as Winstar and XM Radio.
I began my career at TNMG as an Interactive Designer, and was promoted to Art Director in 1997. My responsibilities were to conceptualize a project's design, refining designs and aiding the team on design sensibilities wherever needed. I formulated project architectures, working closely with the Creative Director. The types of projects I worked on were either CD-ROMs, traditional HTML Web sites, Web games or channel pages for AOL. I organized Web sites' structure and content through standard UX documents (site maps, wireframes and flow-charts) to aid in the understanding of a project's goals for Designers, Programmers and Developers. My goal at TNMG was simple: Make professional multimedia designs with the best possible user experience. -
Game Designer
Boxer Films
(Design industry)
January 1994 — January 1995 (1 year 1 month)
Boxer Films (now Blockdot) was an independent game and software development company located in Charlottesville, VA.
While finishing my studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, I worked part time with Boxer Films (also known as BoxerJam). I helped to conceptualize and produce online multiplayer games with a team of professional designers and programmers. I worked with the producers and game developers to generate imaginative ideas and concepts, mostly for educational games. I worked on the beginning phases of "Strike A Match," an online multiplayer game, which was the primary project during my employment there.
Max Hancock’s Education
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) , Electronic Media, Graphic Design, Video, Animation , January 1990 — August 1994
GPA 3.9
Deans List 1993
Fulbright Scholarship- Activities and Societies:
- • Richmond Arts Magazine
• Member of Electronic Media Artist Group (EMAG)
• The Art Space, Member
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Northern Virginia Community College
GPA 4.0 , Art Foundation, Academic, Art History, Psychology , 1989 — 1990
Additional Information
Max Hancock’s Websites:
Max Hancock’s Interests:
• Electronic Music, produces music as DJ Max Ebb. • Attending Design conferences and workshops.
Max Hancock’s Groups:
• AIGA
• The Type Director's Club
• New Media Society
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Siteworx -
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Wunderman - Interactive since 1958 -
RTC Relationship Marketing
Max Hancock’s Honors:
• 2008 W3 Gold Award Winner for AARP New Member Experience (aarpwelcome.org)
• Awarded Best in Show (Consumer Web Award) Addy, for MyHCOexpert.com
• 2007 Golden Dot Award, Best Animation or Web Game for Delay's Dollars.
• Awarded Pollie, Gold, 2007, for Delay's Dollars Web Game.
• Awarded Addy Awards, Gold, 2006 for FlipClip Application.
• Awarded How Magazine's Top Ten, 2006.
• Awarded Addy Awards, Silver, 2005 for Walton Arts Center Website.
• Macromedia’s Site of the Week - awarded to “Diphthong ID”, 2003
• Awarded Best Designs Award, 2003.
• New Media Invision Awards Festival, Gold, 1998.
• SIGCAT, Best Educational CD-ROM, 1996
• ACKME Gallery Media Art Show, 1994
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• Featured in Book: Rethink Redesign Reconstruct, By Mark Wesserman
Published by How Design, 2004
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• Featured in Book:“Redesigning Web sites: Retooling For The Changing Needs Of Business” —by Stefan Mumau, Rockport Publishers.
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