Experience

Jan Kelley

• Canada
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Experience Design

  • May 2021 - Present

• Senior Art Director & UX Lead

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  Currently I am responsible for leading digital design at Jan Kelley where I:• Organize and run training for art directors on the principles of UX and UI design• Review all UX/UI work for best practices, AODA compliance and design strategy• Research and implement UX processes and technology across the agency (most recently rapid prototyping with Adobe XD)• Also carry out art direction responsibilities including brand strategy, brand guidelines, campaign concept creation, video storyboarding, logo design and direction of studio design team to execute

• Senior UX Designer

  • May 2014 - Present

  I created the UX process for the agency from the ground up by:• Introducing a ‘user first’ UX methodology• Set up guidelines for user research, persona building and user testing• Created process and templates for wireframes and site maps• Provided design leadership on all UX/UI projects and digital campaigns



Digital Trades School

• Canada
• Higher Education

• Digital Marketing Apprentice Program Expert

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

  Digital Trades School is a new school headquartered in Waterloo Region, Canada’s technology capital, that offers a unique six month Digital Marketing Apprenticeship Program for new grads as well as Corporate Training Programs that prepare students and a companies’ workforce to navigate the new digital economy. Digital Trades School is a new school headquartered in Waterloo Region, Canada’s technology capital, that offers a unique six month Digital Marketing Apprenticeship Program for new grads as well as Corporate Training Programs that prepare students and a companies’ workforce to navigate the new digital economy.



THRILLWORKS

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Director

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  Organized brainstorming of digital campaigns, ensured quality of work from design team and drove the design direction of projects for clients such as Tim Hortons, RIM and Petro-Canada.

• Senior Designer

  • Sep 2011 - Sep 2013

  Full range of design, brainstorming and development. Working with great clients such as RIM, Tim Hortons and Petro-Canada



Blueband Digital

• Senior Designer

  • Oct 2010 - Sep 2011

  Responsible for all levels of creative and managing the creative studio. Working on great brands such as Cheestrings, Astro Yoghurt and Playstation Responsible for all levels of creative and managing the creative studio. Working on great brands such as Cheestrings, Astro Yoghurt and Playstation



Glitteration Crate

• Art Director

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2010

  Art director producing creative work for some of the biggest clients around in Ancestry.ca, Mattel, Student Price Card and Proximo Spirits. Art director producing creative work for some of the biggest clients around in Ancestry.ca, Mattel, Student Price Card and Proximo Spirits.



P4P Creative

• Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2010

  Graphic Designer working on print and full web projects from inception through to completion. I would deal with some of the largest Blue Chip clients in the UK such as Colliers CRE and Ryden. Graphic Designer working on print and full web projects from inception through to completion. I would deal with some of the largest Blue Chip clients in the UK such as Colliers CRE and Ryden.



X Display Group

• Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2005

  Design for web and print as well as design for large scale graphics such as vehicle livery and display graphics. Here I also learned about and worked with print pre-production. Design for web and print as well as design for large scale graphics such as vehicle livery and display graphics. Here I also learned about and worked with print pre-production.