John K. Addis

About John K. Addis

John K. Addis has enjoyed consistent local and national attention throughout his design career. While studying Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in the mid-1990s, he helped university departments publish to the “web” for the first time. At Michigan State University, he designed and developed over two dozen online courses and programs, winning national acclaim for the school, and becoming the first designer ever promoted to Producer while still a student. In the past decade, Addis has continued developing high-end web, print and video projects for businesses, organizations, governments and colleges. His work has been discussed and highlighted in local and national press, including CBS News, CNN\'s Lou Dobbs, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Tonight Show. In addition to twenty local Addy awards, including multiple gold awards and Best in Show, Addis\' designs have won first-place national awards, such as a Gold Pollie Award from the AAPC, a first place Reed Award from Politics Magazine, and additional national finalists. Altogether, Addis has personally designed and helped develop more than 250 unique local, regional, and national websites, as well as more than 100 video projects for online and television distribution.Specialties: Creative direction, campaign development, web design, web development, graphic design, HD video production, photography, HTML, PHP, Adobe Creative Suite, marketing, branding, advertising.

Experience

1. CEO & Chief Strategist

   Addis Enterprises

   Jan 1998 — Present

   Directs and develops online and print-based marketing strategies for businesses, organizations and individuals. • Designs, programs, and launches local, national and international websites for the private and public sectors.• Leads programming teams and subcontractors for large projects.• Directs and performs audio and video production for online, television, and DVD distribution, including commercial and government productions.• Creates and produces local video programming for the Lansing area market.• Offers training and consulting services in media design and software to businesses, organizations, and government employees.• Writes and presents detailed proposals (for RFPs) of the available services above with a 90%+ success rate.

Education

• University Liggett School

  College Preparatory

  1990 — 1994

• Michigan State University

  Bachelors of Music, Music Composition & Theory

  1996 — 2000

• LSU Shreveport

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing

  2023 — 2026

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Computer Science & Mathematics

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Editing
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Photography
• Css
• Photoshop
• Wordpress
• Marketing Strategy
• Indesign
• Social Media Marketing
• Mac
• Graphics
• Adobe Fireworks
• Dreamweaver
• Illustrator
• Corporate Identity
• Html
• Online Advertising
• Marketing
• Video
• Graphic Design
• Web Design
• Web Development
• Brochures
• Logo Design
• Video Production
• Php
• Flash
• Art Direction
• Advertising
• Corporate Branding
• Creative Direction