Jonas Jonas_Diego

Current

• Creative Director at ROBO MONKEY PIXEL FIGHTERS

Past

• Studio Director at IAS Manila, Inc.
• Marketing and Business Development Officer at MRM Studios
• Information, Education, Communication (IEC) Officer at Haribon Foundation

• Information Officer at AusAID/FAO FMD Control and Eradication Task Force

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Education

• University of the Philippines

Connections

45 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Jonas Jonas_Diego’s Summary

I'm an Artist / Businessman / Blogger.

I am an accomplished and published comic book creator familiar with all the creative aspects of comic book production.

I am also a businessman having successfully setup and managed IAS Manila, Inc., the Philippine branch of IAS, Inc. a leading provider of storyboards and animatics to the US and UK advertising industry.

I am a professional blogger, part of the Philippines first blogging network and an advocate of non-traditional publishing and distribution channels (mobile content and web distribution) as a way for Filipino comic book creators to popularize and monetize their work.

I am currently consulting for other companies as well engaged in setting up new businesses in the field of education and the arts.

Jonas Jonas_Diego’s Specialties:

Writing skills (concepts, scripts, copy writing), artistic skills (penciling, inking, photography), familiarity with several graphic (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash) and most office application programs, graphic design and layout sense, storyboarding, some HTML, viral marketing, extensive contacts and network in the Philippine comic book community, extensive contacts and network in the Philippine blogging community

Jonas Jonas_Diego’s Experience

• Creative Director

  ROBO MONKEY PIXEL FIGHTERS

  (Publishing industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  I manage the studio’s operations as well as oversee the creative and business development activities for the company.

• Studio Director

  IAS Manila, Inc.

  (Arts and Crafts industry)

  November 2005 — May 2008 (2 years 7 months)

  I managed the setup and then the Philippine operations of the studio, a leading provider of storyboards and animatics to the US and UK advertising industry.

• Marketing and Business Development Officer

  MRM Studios

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

  November 2003 — November 2005 (2 years 1 month)

  I conceptualized and implemented various viral marketing strategies for various online efforts by the company as well as coordinated and facilitated partnerships between MRM and various other companies and groups. I also supervised the production of content for mobile phones and our various websites at time acting also as talent as a graphic designer, writer, comic book creator, and voice talent.

• Information, Education, Communication (IEC) Officer

  Haribon Foundation

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  July 2001 — June 2003 (2 years )

  I did graphic design and layout as well as served as a writer for the foundation. Part of my job was also to manage Haribon’s corporate branding as well as coordination with the various advertising agencies we were working with during that time for a national ad campaign increase awareness about Haribon and the state of the Philippine environment. I also served as Officer-in-Charge for a spell when our department head resigned.

• Information Officer

  AusAID/FAO FMD Control and Eradication Task Force

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; International Affairs industry)

  October 1999 — December 2001 (2 years 3 months)

  I supervised two teams based in Batangas and Bulacan for the project’s School-on-the-Air program and served as consultant for the other teams based in Baguio and Bicol. I also supervised the national tri-media campaign to increase awareness about Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as well as served as graphic designer and voice talent on various occasions.

Jonas Jonas_Diego’s Education

• University of the Philippines

  1993 — 1999

Additional Information

Jonas Jonas_Diego’s Interests:

Arts and literature.

Jonas Jonas_Diego’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch