JASON
SAFIR
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Interactive new media and performance artist, video producer and comedy writer engaged in human-computer interaction and computational design. |
435 W 57 St. #5A New York, NY 10019
646 373 4839 jason@jasonsafir.com |
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Academic |
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY
Masters of Professional Studies, Interactive Telecommunications Program, 2010
Concordia
University, Montréal, QC
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computation Arts, Honours, 2008
Graduated with Distinction (3.92 GPA)
Awarded membership into the Golden Key International Honour Society, honoring students in the top TIER in the Fine Arts
Centennial College, Montréal, QC
Diploma of Collegial Studies, Social Sciences, 2003
Acheived honor roll status in three semesters
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Art Direction |
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TRIBE Media Corporation, 2010- TO DATE
User Interface Designer and Developer, Los Angeles, CA
Web design and development for one of America’s most widely used Jewish news site, reaching an average of over 400,000 users each month. I was recruited to head the re-design of the JewishJournal.com; a site that contains over a hundred categories of Jewish related media and content. Other responsiblities include web consultation and development of external blogs that target entertainment professionals.
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New York Center for Juvenile Justice, 2010- TO DATE
Web Designer and Video Producer, New York, NY
Established a strong judicial aesthetic and branding model and produced event videos for the New York Center for Juvenile Justice (NYCJJ), whose mission is to spearhead an effort to transform the way children under 18 years of age are judged and treated in New York courts. The Center was established by Judge Michael A. Corriero, who was a judge for twenty-eight years in the Criminal Courts of the State of New York.
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MTV Networks, 2009
Web Developer, New York, NY
Recruited as a web designer to help assist in the design of web user interfaces and advertisements at mtvU, an important subsidiary of MTV Networks. mtvU broadcasts to more than 750 colleges, with a combined enrollment of more than 7.2 million students. Challenges included designing sites with fresh and vibrant content that suited MTV's target to design better sites that was highly optimized for search engine optimization.
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AMG Film and TV Studios, 2010
Web Developer, Los Angeles, CA
Designed web pages and content for accomplished television commercial and film producer Aaaron Greenberg. Greenberg was the Associate Producer of NBC’s “My Name Is Earl”, and ABC’s “No Ordinary Family” and also works as a director for high-profile clients such as Discovery Kids, The Sharper Image, HP, and FearNet.
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The Legend of Beaver Dam, 2010
Web Designer, New York, NY
Collaborated in the production of this thriller musical short film which played in many world-class film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival. Responsibilities for the film involved designing its web site and visual designs to ensure that the film received proper exposure as it toured the globe on the film festival circuit.
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College Football Breakdown, 2010- TO DATE
Webmaster, Westchester, NY
Blueprinted, designed and developed this highly resourceful and highly ranked college football web site. Challenges included developing an easy-to-use interface design, integrating the site into a CMS and developing an on-site payment module which is integreated onto the backend of the site.
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Food Allergy Kid SPoT, 2010
Cartoonist/Animator, New York, NY
Food Allergy Kid SPoT’s mission is to entertain, empower and educate children with food allergies and adults by providing knowledge in several different formats. Responsibilities involved creating fun and playful animations, performed by an animated character named, Dr. Ask, to help inform and educate children about their food allergies.
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maman, bébé et café, 2006-2008
Creative and User Experience Director, Montreal, QC
Developed a playful interactive Flash web site for maman bébé et café, a destination in Montreal that nurtures parents and young children alike. The dynamic nature of the site communicated well the message and qualities of the "maman, bébé et café" brand, and was noticed by business competitions resulting in major awards such as the “Concours Québecois Entrepreneuriat” and a nomination for the “Prix “Femme d’Affaire du Québec”.
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Paul Gratton, 2008
Interactive Designer, Mont-Tremblant, QC
Established a sleek Flash interface design for prestigious Canadian painter Paul Gratton. Challenges were to present his acclaimed paintings into a web canvas by documenting all his paintings. The interactive design breathes life into his canvases by adopting a full-screen web experience of the painter's work.
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MSI Solutions, 2005-2007 Creative Design Manager, Montreal, QC Responsible for the design of all web based applications across the company which included application user interface (UI) design, animation, prototyping and marketing creative. Webmastered daily site content for all client websites.
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Le Nouvel Hotel, 2004 Online Content Developer, Montreal, QC Collaborated in all online aspects of the hotel. Challenges included complete site re-architecture and redesign, absorption of site materials and re-branding of all site content.
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Fanny of Westmount, 2002-2004 Web Designer, Montreal, QC |
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Selected Festivals and Exhibitions |
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Wash Your Mouth, Montreal 24 Hour Film Festival, Cinema Beaubien, Montreal, QC, 2010 V.A.U.G.H.N., ITP Spring Show 2010, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY Vaughn's Motivational Seminar, ITP Thesis Week, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY, 2010 Rusty Business, ITP Winter Show 2009, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY, 2009 Rusty Business, 8th Annual NIME Concert: New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Southpaw Music & Entertainment, New York, NY, 2009 A Simple Cup, ITP Spring Show 2009, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY, 2009 The Frutigers, The 2008 Edition of Exposed: MIMIC,The Digital Media Student Association, Montreal, QC, 2008 Vaughn's Fitness Evaluation, The 2008 Edition of Exposed: MIMIC, The Digital Media Student Association, Montreal, QC, 2008 Safex OD, The 2008 Edition of Exposed: MIMIC, The Digital Media Student Association, Montreal, QC, 2008 Modern Living, 2008 Academy of Art Video Art Awards, Finalist for "Most Funny" Video, La Sala Rossa Concert Hall, Montreal, QC, 2008 Modern Living, Intermedia Cyber Arts Screenings, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 2008 |
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Performance Art |
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Interactive Art and Media |
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Video Art and Animation |
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Selected Publications and Press |
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BBC News, Technology and art fuse in NYC, May 17, 2010 We Are NY Tech, Jason Safir - New Media and Performance Artist (interview), May 10, 2011 Brooklyn Art Project, Vaughn Murphy's PowerBooks, April 26, 2011 Greenwala, Supporting Interactive Ways to Save Energy, February 8, 2011 Furtherfield, Self Help Technology That You Can't Live Without, February 2, 2011 absolutearts.com, Jason Safir:"Memory Box" - Digital Art, 2006, April 13, 2011 NYU Tisch ITP Thesis Week, V.A.U.G.H.N., April 9, 2010 ITP Book: The Center for the Recently Possible, V.A.U.G.H.N., pg. 171, May 2010 Networked Museum Review, Live Stage: 8th Annual NIME concert, December 2, 2009 Tisch ITP, SPECIAL EVENT: NIME Presentations at Southpaw, December 4, 2009 Looking Glass Photography, ITP Spring Show 2009, May 18, 2009 Peter Bihr on Social Media, Web 2.0 and Digital Life: Impressions of ITP Springshow, May 13, 2009 The 2008 Edition of Exposed: Mimic - Exhibition Catalog, Safex, Vaughn's Fitness Evaluation, The Frutigers, Concordia University, pg. 11, 14, May 2008 Studio Banana TV, Collective Shadow, April 18, 2008 Rhizome Artbase, Modern Living, 2008 Processing Blogs, collectiveShadow, August 22, 2007
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Prizes and Awards of Excellence |
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Writings on New Media |
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New Media Glossary, online hypermedia glossary. Supervised with Chris Salter. Summer 2006 Are We Built for the Machines, written essay. Summer 2006 Supplying the Demand of Our Needs, written essay. Summer 2006 Middle East Nostalgia, written essay. Summer 2006 Extended Memory, written essay. Winter 2006 Photography and Memory, online hypermedia glossary. Spring 2005 Art of the Digital Age, written essay. Spring 2005
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Applications and Skills |
Computer Languages: |
Web Development: |
Video Production: |
Graphic Design: |
Office: |
Actionscript |
Flash |
Final Cut Pro |
Photoshop |
Word |
PHP |
Dreamweaver |
After Effects |
Illustrator |
Excel |
Java (Processing) |
Fireworks |
Toon Boom Studio |
InDesign |
Access |
HTML/CSS |
Swift 3D |
DP Lighting |
QuarkXPress |
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MaxMSP/Jitter |
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Studio Shooting |
Acrobat |
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