Ward Andrews

Current

• Online Publisher and Partner at Knack Publishing
• Co-Founder at Childmark
• CEO at Drawbackwards Strategic Design

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Past

• Chief Experience Officer, Co-Founder at Families.com
• Design Director, Internet Strategy at Campbell Fisher Design
• Creative Director at Rhino Internet

• Art Director and Lead Designer at Starnet
• Designer at Boelts Bros. Associates

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Ward Andrews’s Summary

Ward Andrews is the owner of Drawbackwards, a Phoenix-based Strategic Design, Internet Marketing and Business Consulting agency. He is also the Co-Founder of Families.com, a large social media site focused on families. Ward has formerly lead design teams, business strategy and projects as Creative Director at Rhino Internet and Design Director at Campbell Fisher Design.

Ward's work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, TNT Sports, ESPN, Born Magazine, PRINT Magazine, How Magazine, Design is Kinky, K10k and many other publications and broadcasts.

Ward's clients have included Intel, IBM, Motorola, Abercrombie & Kent, NBA Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings, Rockford Fosgate, Pinnacle West Corporation, Blimpie, KahalaColdstone, US Airways, Microchip Inc, MLB Arizona Diamondbacks, Del Webb, NHL Phoenix Coyotes and Nashville Predators, University of Arizona Athletics, Arizona State University W.P. Carey MBA Program, Monson Snowboards, Arizona Department of Health Services, Databloem Recordings, Modified Arts and Stinkweeds Record Exchange among many others.

Ward Andrews’s Specialties:

Internet Business Strategy, Online Community Building, Brand Strategy, Online Marketing Strategy, Visual Design, Art Direction, Search Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Information Architecture, User Interface Design, User Experience Design

Ward Andrews’s Experience

• Online Publisher and Partner

  Knack Publishing

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

  April 2008 — Present (6 months)

• Co-Founder

  Childmark

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  April 2008 — Present (6 months)

  Research and development initiative for child development.

• CEO

  Drawbackwards Strategic Design

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

  December 1999 — Present (8 years 10 months)

  Combining the forces of Strategic Design, Brand, Internet and Marketing.

• Chief Experience Officer, Co-Founder

  Families.com

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  April 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 1 month)

  Family-Centric Social Web Community built from the ground up. Site grew to 300k members in 18 months. Families.com was sold in early 2007.

• Design Director, Internet Strategy

  Campbell Fisher Design

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

  September 2003 — March 2007 (3 years 7 months)

• Creative Director

  Rhino Internet

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  March 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 7 months)

• Art Director and Lead Designer

  Starnet

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

  May 1998 — March 2000 (1 year 11 months)

• Designer

  Boelts Bros. Associates

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

  May 1996 — May 1998 (2 years 1 month)