Jason Ringgold

• Freelanced for agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi and Quigley Simpson.
• Highlights include creating a 360 campaign for Toyota’s commitment to the Paralympics, which included an on-site location shoot, as well as directing remote shoots over Zoom with Paralympic Athletes Andrew Kurka, Oksana Masters, Rico Roman, Danielle Umstead, and Isaac Jean-Paul.
• Created broadcast spots, social videos, website promos, dealership displays, and a print spread in Sports Illustrated.

• Developed and executed integrated advertising campaigns for renowned brands, including Honda Automobiles, Farmers Insurance, and Apartments.com, spanning traditional, digital, and social platforms.
• Contributed to the entire TV spot production process. Started with essential pre-production tasks, such as casting, wardrobe, and creating shot lists. Actively participated in on-location shoots, collaborating with Hollywood A-list directors and actors. Additionally, demonstrated proficiency in post-production tasks, including editing, color grading, CGI/special effects, voice-over recording sessions, and finely-tuned sound design.
• Provided leadership by mentoring and guiding junior AD/CW teams in campaign and design creation, overseeing multiple designers within RPA’s internal studio to efficiently generate a wide range of print, OOH, and digital deliverables based on my client-approved designs.
• Managed the commissioning of engaging illustrations and custom photography, ensuring quality and consistency in asset creation by external production vendors. Took the lead as the photographer during a road trip to capture images for a National Silver and Gold Los Angeles Addy-winning Honda Accord Route 66 website, which I also conceptualized and designed. Additionally, I managed studio photography sessions as well as directed photography for custom digital assets during a Honda Super Bowl shoot.

• Art directed, designed, conceptualized, and animated technically advanced digital and social media campaigns as well as website designs for Trailer Park + Goodness Mfg.’s entertainment and brand clients including 20th Century Fox, AMC, HBO, Sony Pictures, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Toshiba, and El Pollo Loco.
• Led dozens of successful new business pitches for the above clients. Highlights of some of the wins include the Oscars.org website, Sony Pictures theatrical website for the movie Hanna, Toshiba Thrive tablet and Kira laptop launch websites, digital advertising for AMC’s “Mad Men” & “The Killing” TV shows, and many others.