Interactive Art Director at Griot's Garage
Greater Seattle Area
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- Interactive Art Director at Griot's Garage
- Past
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- Interactive Art Director at The Hacker Group
- Senior Designer at RealNetworks
- Creative Director at iPromotions
- Lead Designer at 24/7 Real Media
- Advertising Designer at The University of Washington Daily
- Education
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- University of Washington
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Mike Hahn’s Summary
Just about anyone can learn the tools of this trade. A lucky few also possess or can develop an "eye" for good design. But passion -- the deep-seated drive to create -- is a less common commodity. I was born to do this stuff.
Mike Hahn’s Specialties:
I temper a fiery creative passion with careful analysis and forethought. I maintain a sharp focus on my clients' goals and strive for design that communicates clearly.
Mike Hahn’s Experience
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Interactive Art Director
Griot's Garage
(Privately Held; Automotive industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Helping to build a best-in-class online presence for this catalog retailer. Propose and nurture initiatives to establish the company at the forefront of its market. Conceive, design, and produce emails, print and online ads, and syndicated content. Contributed extensively to the ground-up redesign of a complex e-commerce website, including creative specifications, information architecture, ux and visual design, branding, and content integration.
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Interactive Art Director
The Hacker Group
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2006 — March 2007 (6 months)
Worked with the creative and account teams of this direct marketing agency to develop response-driven, integrated campaigns. Produced the interactive elements of those campaigns including websites, emails, ads, and games. Counseled junior creatives in career compassing. Directed internal designers in the execution of creative concepts. Sourced and managed external design and development resources when necessary.
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Senior Designer
RealNetworks
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; rnwk; Computer Software industry)
October 2004 — October 2006 (2 years 1 month)
Directed all consumer and business-to-business design for the RealArcade group, a provider of casual gaming software and content. Executed the creative elements of marketing campaigns including direct mail, emails, ads, web microsites, and interactive applications. Designed major software, website, and e-commerce releases. Created event signage and collateral. Recruited and hired two Designers. Managed both including: Art direction, performance planning and assessment, mentoring, and team-building.
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Creative Director
iPromotions
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Set the creative course for this small interactive agency at the consumer and bizdev levels. Contributed to marketing efforts, including the design of product information sheets, presentations, and event displays. Assisted in the hiring and training of one Designer. Strategized and designed online promotional campaigns including emails, websites, online ads, and print communications. Presented design concepts and solutions to clients.
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Lead Designer
24/7 Real Media
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; tfsm; Design industry)
August 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 5 months)
Created user interfaces, websites, and related components for online direct marketing campaigns. Designed user interface for internal campaign administration tool. Built a Creative Brief document, streamlining the client intake process. Contributed to sales and marketing efforts, including the design and production of: Press kits, product information sheets, interactive sales presentations, and trade show displays.
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Advertising Designer
The University of Washington Daily
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
November 1998 — June 1999 (8 months)
Created advertisements for the printed version of The University of Washington’s daily newspaper. Produced ads under tight deadlines, with limited resources. Pasted up advertising elements to create camera-ready pages.
Mike Hahn’s Education
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University of Washington
BFA , Visual Communications Design , 1995 — 2000
Completed a comprehensive, three year program in Visual Communications Design, which emphasized design theory, visual problem solving, and organizational skills. The curriculum covered all aspects of typography, information design, identity systems, exhibition design, packaging design, publications design, as well as new media and interaction design. Earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree; May, 2000.
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Mike Hahn’s Interests:
All things design, custom cars, cycling, snowboarding, hiking, music and live shows, hangin' with my family.
Mike Hahn’s Honors:
Graphis Publications, New Talent Design Annual 1999
A commemorative postage stamp of my design, created as a student project, was selected by Graphis for inclusion in this annual publication.
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University of Washington Dean’s List
Achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average for nine consecutive academic quarters between 1997 and 2000.
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