Jonathan Stark
4 Pine Ave. Barrington, RI 02806
Phone 617-233-3204
jonathan@starkview.com
www.starkview.com
PROFILE
- Award winning photographer with extensive experience in analog and digital formats.
- Media professional with proven expertise in the design, development, and production of strategic image programs for print, video, interactive, and the Internet.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Photographed over 65,000 images in Europe, North America, South America, Puerto Rico, the French West Indies, and Africa.
Conceived and developed the Heinle & Heinle Museum of Cultural Imagery, a database resource of photographs accessible to language educators and students worldwide.
Produced and directed more than 100 hours of international video and CD-ROM programs for major publisher while reducing production expenses by 50% with savings averaging $100K per program.
Creative Director and co-founder of successful communications firm that produced integrated marketing campaigns and communications for diverse clients including Polaroid, Dunn & Bradstreet, Arkwright Insurance and Berklee College of Music.
Spearheaded naming and branding of high tech spin off from Fortune 500 Company, leading to successful IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, Boston, MA. 2002-2016
A leading educational publisher of textbooks, instructional technology, assessments and other educational materials for elementary and secondary schools and colleges.
– Sr. Image Producer – Video Development Manager
Produce, budget, art directed, and database images for the company’s textbooks and additional educational publications. Worked with designers and editors to conceive and create the most engaging concepts and images to support the required text. Responsible for identifying, booking and managing photographers, models, stylists, and the supporting production team. Responsible for producing and directing videos to support sales, marketing, and promotional objectives.
Mykrolis Corporation, Bedford, MA. 2000-2001
A leading provider of sophisticated purification systems for the semiconductor industry, formerly the Microelectronics Division of Millipore Corporation.
– Web Content Manager
Managed all aspects of the corporate web site. Developed and implemented diverse content including corporate news, product information and promotions, on-line catalog and e-commerce functionality.
Teamed with executive management and global business units to development web site in accordance with corporate goals. . Reorganized web site to reflect new company’s focus and to integrate diverse SBU goals and changing industry requirements. Introduced the use of Flash on the web for product demos.
Created and populated databases utilizing Lotus Notes architecture.
FitForAll.com, Boston, MA. 2000
A pre-IPO on-line provider of personalized interactive programs for exercise, weight management, nutrition, and the mind/body connection.
Creative Director
Designed all print and electronic materials including graphic content for company branding. Supervised production of print, video and CD-ROM marketing materials and created a series of print advertisements, which increased traffic to Web site.
Heinle & Heinle Publishers, Boston, MA. 1994-1999
Premier publisher of print and electronic media for language learning.
a division of Thomson Learning.
Image Resources Director
Responsible for producing all photographic and video material. Guided the creative and effective use of images in all video, CD-ROM, and print based offerings. Developed innovative use of imagery for WEB site creation and design. Created company’s first photography based product, a CD-ROM designed to enhance the language learning experience. Collaborated with editorial teams to create a searchable stock library of still and video imagery to be integrated into the company’s products.
Koplow Stark Creative Inc. Boston, MA. 1988-1994
A creative communications firm creating a diverse range of print and electronic media to meet client’s marketing and advertising requirements.
Creative Director
Developed brochures, annual reports, direct mail pieces, advertisements, and videos,. Generated new business and managed projects from concept through to delivery of quality creative product. Worked with clients at executive level and supervised vendors of all creative services.
PROFESSIONAL /EDUCAITONAL NOTES
- Please see Full Artist’s Bio for a listing of photographic exhibitions
- Accredited Photographer, 2005 Tour de France
- Bronze and Special Merit Awards in American Society of Magazine Photographers Juried Competition
- Extensive experience in all media including Photography, Digital Photography, Video, Film, CD/DVD Technology and the Internet
- Master Degree Film & Broadcasting, Boston University
- Bachelor of Science Sociology, SUNY Stony Brook