JON EWELL Creative Director | Multimedia Producer
I’m a creative and social strategist, specializing in interactive and dynamic video and digital solutions for enterprise, small business and individuals who want to stand out from the rest. I’ve spent the last eight years as a creative director and as a multimedia producer in science marketing. Before that, I had many years of experience working as an art director, a visual designer, illustrator and web developer. I’m great for start-ups since I can build a creative marketing department from the ground up, giving you an advantage early on.
Just over five years ago, as a creative director, I helped a science start-up go from a seed round, through series-B funding of over 30 million dollars in three years. I also developed a high-functioning multimedia department for an established science corporation where we sold two subsidiary companies, paid back initial investors and successfully fulfilled the company’s goal of being acquired, in just four years. In that time, I produced hundreds of videos and motion graphics, including CEO thought leadership, patient and provider testimonials, animated explainers, internal culture videos, and training modules. I’ve helped biotech companies rebuild their brands and websites and other businesses with marketing through tough times, like the 2008 recession.
Besides science marketing, I love music and I’ve been involved in music production, radio and podcast production (and hosting), dj culture and event management. I also helped one of the largest event and concert brands in the US produce original multimedia content for multiple event series, including a successful 20th anniversary, which helped them increase their festival and concert attendance exponentially.
I’ve been writing long form and short form copy since I started as a creative many years ago. I love writing and editing and I’ve worked as a newspaper and magazine editor while also writing for several magazines and publishing companies. I’ve done a lot of work for ad agencies, marketing agencies and internal teams. In all of those roles I managed and mentored other creatives in the fields of design, production design, copywriting, printing, broadcasting and the music industry. I’ve done digital design, web design, illustration, experiential events and social media marketing, working with Fortune 500 brands through agencies. I became a web developer simply from the need of building websites for my projects and spent years in web development and design, using custom code (html, css, javascript, php,) and/or cms frameworks such as Bootstrap and Wordpress since 2004. I currently use more modern platforms such as Webflow, Framer, RIVE, Spline and Stornaway to create rich, interactive digital experiences for clients. I’ve been managing SEO and SEM for just as long, now I’m developing AEO and GEO solutions for today’s search requirements. I’m currently learning as much as I can about AI and LLMs, and I plan to ride it all into the future. To date I’ve used Runway, Claude, Gemini, Chat GPT, Leo, Midjourney, Higgsfield, Hey Gen, Kling, Seedance, Eleven Labs and Kits.ai to develop ground breaking video, visual and audio enhancements to my human-made creative projects.
On the business side, I love creative strategy based on data, split-testing and other insights. I have experience in leadership, mentoring, management of creatives and management in the hospitality industry, working for some of the best hotels and resorts in Southern California during the 90s. I’ve managed hundreds of projects, being involved from concept to design, through production and finishing. Technical knowledge is important to me, so I spend a lot of time with computers. I’m also very comfortable with presentations and public speaking and would love to do more consulting in the future.
I’m both a traditional artist and a digital creator who loves technology. I like to keep up with as many new techniques as possible.
With me you get a full suite of services and a bunch of great ideas that are strategic toward your goals but also comprised of memorable and entertaining creative content.
Contact me soon. I’m ready when you are.