Taylor Host

Taylor Host

Sr. Manager, Interactive Services at Midway Games

Greater Chicago Area

Current
Past
  • Sr. Program Manager, Interactive SME at Kunoichi, Inc.
  • Partner at Digital Plush LLC
  • Director, Corporate Interactive Communications at JWT INSIDE
Education
  • Kalamazoo College
  • University of Michigan
  • Cranbrook Kingswood
Connections
366 connections
Industry
Online Media
Websites

Taylor Host’s Summary

Senior Web technologies/development manager with extensive experience leading cross-platform development teams, broad language knowledge, and a dedication to emerging technologies. Specialties include business model analysis, promotion techniques, interactive recruitment strategy, and web 2.0 property conception/integration/creation in startup, corporate, and consulting capacity. Interactive SME.

Taylor Host’s Specialties:

Interactive Strategy, Web & Open Source Technologies, Enterprise Web Solutions, Development Management, Internet/New Media Futurism, New Technologies Discussion and Implementation, Web 2.0, Recruitment Advertising


Taylor Host’s Experience

  • Sr. Manager, Interactive Services

    Midway Games

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; MWY; Computer Games industry)

    November 2008Present (9 months)

  • Sr. Program Manager, Interactive SME

    Kunoichi, Inc.

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2007November 2008 (1 year 8 months)

    Manager of internal and external resources on Kunoichi Creative and Software work.

  • Partner

    Digital Plush LLC

    (Internet industry)

    March 2006November 2008 (2 years 9 months)

  • Director, Corporate Interactive Communications

    JWT INSIDE

    (Public Company; NASDAQ:WPPGY; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    September 2006April 2007 (8 months)

  • Interactive Producer

    J. Walter Thompson

    (Public Company; WPP; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    June 2005September 2006 (1 year 4 months)

    Project Manager - Interactive

  • Web Analyst

    Shaker Recruitment Advertising & Communications

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    June 2004June 2005 (1 year 1 month)

  • Project Manager

    Red Diamond Design, LLC

    (Internet industry)

    20012003 (2 years)

    Small Web Design and Development company with offices in Troy, Michigan. The primary market focus was eCommerce web design and development. (5-10 employees)

  • Web Developer

    Executive Fundraising, LLC

    (Internet industry)

    19992003 (4 years)


Additional Information

Taylor Host’s Websites:

Taylor Host’s Groups:

  •    Linked n Chicago
  •    The Association for Project Management
  •    Web 2.0
  •    313 Digital
  •    Google Group
  •    JWT
  •    IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
  •    Audi Owners and Enthusiasts
  •    Open Source
  •    Online Advertising Professionals
  •    Advertising Professionals
  •    Detroit Young Professionals
  •    Linux Community
  •    INTERACTIVE GROUP
  •    Tweeple
  •    Kalamazoo College Alumni Association
  •    ad:tech
  •    Video Game Marketing Group
  •    Video Gaming Industry Executives
  •    Cranbrook Kingswood Alumni
  •    Midway Games Colleague Group
  •    Gentoo Linux Users
  •    Kalamazoo College Business Guild

Taylor Host’s Contact Settings

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  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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