MY STORY
Jason holds more than 15 years of graphic design and art direction experience. He started his career at the widely successful Chatelaine Magazine in 1999 where he held the position of Design Assistant. Working under his mentor Caren Watkins, he focused his talents on designing fashion, beauty and home decor pages. In 2004, Jason moved to Redwood Custom Communications as Senior Designer working on Life etc., with RBC Rewards. He then moved to the agency’s key account, Kraft Foods, as Associate Art Director. In this role, Jason led Kraft’s email campaigns and oversaw a segmented custom publication program, A Taste of What’s Cooking. In 2008, he launched Aeroplan Arrival, a travel magazine for Canada’s most prestigious frequent flyer program, and also helped develop the companion website. In this Art Director role he managed photo shoots all over the world, including Buenos Aires, Tel Aviv, Paris, Copenhagen and Cape Town. In 2013, Jason moved to Canada's top shelter glossy, House & Home Magazine as Design Director. During his time at H&H, he launched over 10 new special interest publications, an editorial-style e-commerce site — Shop House & Home and a design refresh of the magazine. Over the years, Jason has won various awards, including: a National Magazine Award, House & Home (2013); Gold Magnum Opus Award for Best New Publication Design, Aeroplan Arrival (2009) and Gold Canadian Cover Award for Best Home Decor Cover (2015). Jason is currently Sr. Art Director + Client Experience Manager at A Plus Creative and when he's not at the office he's enjoying competitive volleyball, perfecting his short crust and traveling to fun places.
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AEROPLAN
CAA
CANADIAN TIRE
CENTURY 21 REALTORS
GLUCKSTEIN HOME
HAGGAR
HOUSE & HOME MEDIA
HUDSON'S BAY
KRAFT FOODS
LOTHANTIQUE
PHL TOURISM
PROCTER & GAMBLE
PUROLATOR
RBC
ROGERS MEDIA
A E R O P L A N A R R I V A L
AT HOME
CAA
CHATELAINE
FLARE
HOUSE & HOME
LUXE
LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER
ROUGE
SHOW & TELL
WHAT'S COOKING