Jack Taranto

Current

• Web Designer at hma Blaze
• Online designer and consultant at Freelance (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Web Designer at Artisan Recruitment
• Web Designer at Auscape International

Education

• RMIT University
• Media Design Centre, Campbelltown TAFE

Recommended

2 people have recommended Jack

Connections

19 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Portfolio

Jack Taranto’s Summary

5 years professional web design experience coupled with 3 years professional Drupal experience. I currently run my own web design business from Melbourne. It is my goal to work with a diverse range of clients, helping people achieve their online goals.

Jack Taranto’s Specialties:

Web design and development, web usability, Drupal theming and front end design, Drupal administration, email marketing, HTML/CSS coding, Javascript/jQuery, Apache and Linux administration, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash/Actionscript and animation.

Jack Taranto’s Experience

• Web Designer

  hma Blaze

  (Graphic Design industry)

  January 2007 — Present (3 years )

  Currently contracting for hma Blaze as their online developer carrying out many aspects of the agency's online strategy including: web design and development, email marketing campaigns, web analytics, animation and video editing.

• Online designer and consultant

  Freelance (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Online Media industry)

  March 2004 — Present (5 years 10 months)

  Working from my own office or on-site with a variety of different clients, I provide a wide range of online services including: design and development of websites and online media, email marketing campaigns, web analytics and search engine optimisation, Drupal development and consulting, rich interactive Flash media, and web hosting.

• Web Designer

  Artisan Recruitment

  (Graphic Design industry)

  January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year )

  Contracted through Artisan for a number of Melbourne based advertising and interactive media agencies including: Gozer Studio, Fat Fish, Precious Media, and ABT.

• Web Designer

  Auscape International

  (Photography industry)

  February 2005 — March 2006 (1 year 2 months)

  Specialising in the following areas: web development, web-image optimisation, colour management and digital image retouching, HTML email promotions.

Jack Taranto’s Education

• RMIT University

  Diploma , Screen (Film and Television) , 2008 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Editing, directing, production management, screenwriting, camera operation, photography, sound design, film theory.

• Media Design Centre, Campbelltown TAFE

  Diploma , Graphic Design , 2004 — 2005

  Major in Electronic Screen Design

  Activities and Societies:

  Typography, design elements, colour theory, print design, corporate identity, web design, animation, 3d design and packaging, desktop publishing.

Additional Information

Jack Taranto’s Websites:

• My Portfolio

Jack Taranto’s Interests:

Web design and development, film making, animation, playing drums, cooking and eating.

Jack Taranto’s Groups:

Drupal Association

•    Drupal Users Group

Jack Taranto’s Contact Settings

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