Will Jayroe

Will Jayroe

Lead Creative Designer at SearchIgnite

Greater Atlanta Area

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Education
  • Mississippi College
  • University of North Texas
  • University of Southern Mississippi
  • Clinton High School

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Will Jayroe’s Summary

It has been said that "Code is Art." As an artist, musician, designer and developer I am personally involved in the exponential progression of communications technology. The empowerment of the individual, the ability to connect to others and the multimedia potential of the Web drew me to the world of the Internet. What started as curious interest eventually grew into career that combined art, technology and the thrill of working in a rapidly advancing field.

For the past decade I have enjoyed designing and developing web sites and the dynamic structures that make them work. My fascination for the sights, sounds and significance of the web has taken me through broadcast television, global telecommunications, higher education, the emerging world of massively multiplayer online games and commercial Internet services.

What's next? I see the future as a network of possibility where everything is connected.

Will Jayroe’s Specialties:

Web Design, HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOM Scripting, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Web Development, PHP, ASP.NET, JSP, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Apache, IIS, Design Lead, Project Management, Windows, OS X

Will Jayroe’s Experience

  • Lead Creative Designer

    SearchIgnite

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

    SearchIgnite is the preferred search marketing technology for sophisticated Fortune 500 marketers and leading advertising agencies who want to get more value from their search campaigns.

  • Front End Developer

    Macquarium Intelligent Communications

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    November 2007 — October 2008 (1 year )

    Macquarium creates valuable, measurable, and impactful online solutions by seamlessly combining strategy, technology, and award-winning user experience design. For more than 15 years we've served the diverse needs of organizations such as Best Buy, GMAC, The Home Depot, the International Olympic Committee, Yahoo!, and Delta Air Lines. Among many others.

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Earthlink, Inc.

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ELNK; Internet industry)

    March 2007 — November 2007 (9 months)

    I joined the Core Infrastructure Services & Strategy team at EarthLink in March, 2007. My current focus is presentation layer design and development for EarthLink's WebMail product. I assist other projects as needed. I am part of a team tasked with redesigning the current WebMail project using current web technologies such as Google's Web Toolkit (GWT) and the Yahoo! User Interface (YUI).

    Technology: HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP/JAVA, UI Design & Implementation

  • Lead Web Designer / Web Developer

    Perpetual Entertainment, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

    January 2006 — February 2007 (1 year 2 months)

    While at Perpetual I was responsible for the design, development and deployment of the company's primary corporate, customer and game websites. I also provided creative assistance with corporate branding and marketing projects. I was able to hire a full-time assistant, authored weekly and monthly executive reports, authored web project planning and design documents and served as project manager on many of the corporate and game related web projects.

    Technology: HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP/JAVA, PostgreSQL, PHP, MySQL, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, MoveableType, Drupal, Project Management, Creative Design & Input

  • Webmaster

    Hinds Community College

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    October 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 3 months)

    As webmaster I was responsible for all external and internal college websites serving approximately 15,000 students and 1,500 employees. I had full creative and developmental control, was able to hire a full-time assistant and received extensive training in ASP .NET and C# based web development. My work was recognized by the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi in 2004 and 2005. In addition to webmastering, I taught two semesters of a Introduction to Computer Art course at the main Raymond campus.

    Technology: HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET/C#, SQL Server, Windows Server, IIS, Visual Studio, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Project Management, Creative Design & Input, UI Design & Implementation, Teaching

  • Web Applications Developer

    MCI (formerly WorldCom)

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MCI; Telecommunications industry)

    May 2000 — September 2003 (3 years 5 months)

    At MCI (formerly WorldCom, Inc.) I built database driven web applications for the corporate intranet. Projects included fiber cut reporting and FAQ search applications.

    Technology: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Photoshop

  • Webmaster

    WLBT, TV-3 Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    May 1999 — April 2000 (1 year )

    WLBT was my first real web job. I had full creative control over the station's website and also served as a local news producer for MSNBC.com. In 1999, I attended the MSBC Online Producers Conference at the main Microsoft Campus in Redmond for a week of training.

    Technology: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop, Creative Design

Will Jayroe’s Education

  • Mississippi College

    Masters , Art Education , 1997 — 2000

  • University of North Texas

    Bachelors , Music Performance, Graphic Design , 1993 — 1996

  • University of Southern Mississippi

    Bachelors , Music Performance , 1991 — 1993

  • Clinton High School

Additional Information

Will Jayroe’s Interests:

Web Design, Web Development, Design Lead, Project Management, Game Industry, Entertainment Industry

Will Jayroe’s Groups:

Georgia Game Developers Association (GGDA) - Bronze Membership, Atlanta Game Dev Meetup, Lynnwood United Methodist Church

  •    EarthLink Alumni
  •    Southern Miss Alumni
  •    Game Developers
  •    Adobe Flex Developers
  •    Media Professionals Worldwide
  •    Web Standards Design + Development
  •    Mississippi College Alumni Association
  •    UNT University of North Texas
  •    Atlanta Web Design
  •    Macquarium Intelligent Communications Alumni Group
  •    TEDx PeachTree
  •    IGDA Atlanta

Will Jayroe’s Honors:

College Public Relations Association of Mississippi – Website Awards (2004, 2005)
Mississippi Lions All-State Band (1991) – Brisbane, Australia
Eagle Scout (1991) – Boy Scouts of America, Troop 345, Clinton, MS

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