Jason McGregor
Digital Design Editor at Crain's Chicago Business- Claim this Profile
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Lauren Carrane
Jason has a great eye and a seemingly endless well of creativity. Every single issue he produces is fresh, exciting -- superb!
Lauren Carrane
Jason has a great eye and a seemingly endless well of creativity. Every single issue he produces is fresh, exciting -- superb!
Lauren Carrane
Jason has a great eye and a seemingly endless well of creativity. Every single issue he produces is fresh, exciting -- superb!
Lauren Carrane
Jason has a great eye and a seemingly endless well of creativity. Every single issue he produces is fresh, exciting -- superb!
Credentials
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Cybersecurity Awareness: Phishing Attacks
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Experience
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Crain's Chicago Business
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Design Editor
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Dec 2015 - Present
• Created and managed the digital design experiences for high profile Crain’s Chicago Business projects, including 40 Under 40 and the award-winning Crain’s Forum, a monthly digital-first news project emphasizing strong design, data and innovative storytelling.• Championed innovative storytelling techniques adopted by other Crain publications.• Project managed the design and production of enterprise projects including collaborating with freelance photographers and illustrators and the audience, advertising and engineering teams.• Headed the digital visual presentation launch and overall art direction of Crain’s Forum, including creating the production workflow, QA process and general aesthetic.• Delivered digital content including data visualizations, graphics, photo illustrations and simple videos to support special projects as well as daily news needs. Other responsibilities included data research, writing visual narrative scripts and creating social media art.• Wrote HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery code to create impactful web presentations.• Collaborated with photographers, illustrators, editors and reporters to visualize stories. Show less
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Graphics Editor
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Jan 2008 - Dec 2015
• Responsible for creating or managing the information graphics and maps found in Crain's Chicago Business' print and online editions• Worked with data editors to create data visualizations for the annual Market Facts project • Worked with the art director to design the print edition's news section, including page one • Created an information graphics style guide, established graphic styles and templates
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Daily Herald Media Group
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Content Producer
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Dec 2007 - Jan 2008
Worked on team to update, edit and produce the content on dailyherald.com.
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Designer
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Jul 2006 - Dec 2007
• Worked with senior Daily Herald managers, staff members and other Daily Herald employees to launch Beep, a standalone suburban entertainment tabloid.• Developed design concepts, layout and the visual vision of Beep’s print edition, including the creation of templates and style sheets.• Managed weekly production and design of Beep, including the cover.• Led weekly cover planning meeting working with Beep’s editors, writers and photographers to develop creative weekly covers.• Worked to make Beep feel more like a magazine than a traditional newspaper.• Created occasional multimedia elements to enhance the cover stories’ online presence.• When needed, assisted promotions and advertising with Beep related materials. Show less
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Graphic Artist II
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Nov 1999 - Jul 2006
• Produced page one quality news, sports and business graphics that ranged from basic maps and charts to more complicated 3D renderings for double-truck graphics.• Worked with editors and reporters to find the best way to tell a story visually.• Acted as a graphic reporter, researching graphics.• Designed page one centerpieces and special section sports covers.• Managed the weekend workload.
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Press/Republican Newspapers
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St. Charles, IL
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Design Desk Editor
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Jun 1999 - Nov 1999
• Redesigned 10 newspapers serving the western suburbs of Chicago. • Created a functioning graphic request process. • Designed news, sports, feature and opinions pages, as well as the weekly cover, special sections and created informational graphics. • Managed a small staff of two. • Redesigned 10 newspapers serving the western suburbs of Chicago. • Created a functioning graphic request process. • Designed news, sports, feature and opinions pages, as well as the weekly cover, special sections and created informational graphics. • Managed a small staff of two.
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The Daily Illini
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graphic Artist/Designer/Reporter
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Sep 1995 - May 1999
• Designed graphics and feature pages, as well as serving as a news and sports paginator. • Reported, wrote news and feature stories totaling about 260 for the city, campus and feature desks. • Designed graphics and feature pages, as well as serving as a news and sports paginator. • Reported, wrote news and feature stories totaling about 260 for the city, campus and feature desks.
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Daily Herald Media Group
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Graphics intern
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May 1998 - Aug 1998
• Designed maps and graphics. • Designed maps and graphics.
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Education
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1995 - 1999
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science, Journalism
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