JEFF THACHER

917-331-6139    jeff@ninjapella.com  

Samples: Portfolio

Summary

Strategic Print, Merch, MOD, & Multimedia Design • Digital Platform Expertise • Concept & Campaign Optimization • Client & Vendor Creative Collaboration

PROFESSIONAL Experience

Founder | Creative Director & Designer

Ninjapella Multimedia

Nashville/NYC Freelance, Jan 1995 – Present

  • Directed and designed B2B, entertainment, and corporate print & digital materials, including promotional material, album & single cover art, logos, animation, video elements, presentations, packaging, and merchandise.
  • Fluent in all format requirements & iteration for press production, social platforms, and web usage.
    Extensive client collaboration and coordination skills, image enhancement and repair experience, and full video production skillset.
  • Expert Proficiency in full Adobe Suite, HTML and WordPress graphics requirements, PowerPoint, video graphics best practices, and intellectual property & licensing.

Co-Owner | Chief Designer

Rockapella Road Corp.

NYC/Nashville, May 1993 – Present

  • Music release, promotions, and merch Designer for all album & tour promotional materials distributed by a globally recognized music act.
  • Operation & product management of privately held record label featuring two dozen releases.
  • Social media post and ad manager, designer, strategist. Promotions Producer.
  • Livestream custom graphics and video element creator.

Media Packaging Designer

Allied Vaughn

Remote, April 1993 – Present

  • Packaging Design for the entertainment industry leader in on-demand multimedia product manufacturing & delivery (MOD).
  • Designed full packaging wraps and labels for dozens of film releases from layered key art.
  • Reconfigured packaging for large numbers of major studio films as they migrated to MOD formats.

Digital Media Manager

The Steve Lyons Gallery

Chatham, MA/Remote, Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

  • Designed print & video advertising and signage. Designed & built email marketing campaigns.
  • Creation and development of vast digital asset archives for prolific award-winning artist, including simultaneous Masterpiece Manager and Artwork Archive systems and parallel live website galleries.
  • Archival print creation and editing. Extensive website design, and artwork digital assets creation, editing, color correction, and inventory.
  • Maintained highest standards of artistic and organizational quality for gallery artists’ digital assets and public-facing digital presentation.

Chief Digital Officer

NourieGRP

NYC/Remote, Feb 2017 – Dec 2021

  • Design and oversight of all B2B web, infographic, and multimedia materials and systems for multiple clients

Education

BA, Music Production & Engineering
Berklee College of Music