as Director of Experience Delivery CINCINNATI, Ohio - January 2, 2004 - Nicola (Nicky) Hardy O'Connor, Interactive Producer, Senior Creative Lead, and Creative Director has been hired as Director of Experience Delivery for Metaphor Studio, (www.metaphorstudio.com) an integrated marketing communications agency in historic Over-the-Rhine, providing branding, interactive and advertising strategy through a proprietary process of Community Experience Development™. A consummate industry professional, O'Connor's background blends 14 years of creative design and management for print, CD-ROM, and Web including interface design and development, client relations, project management, marketing, and strategic business solutions. She specializes in developing successful applications in the design of new media that integrates content across all media, and the marketing and deployment of new technologies. As Director of Experience Delivery, O'Connor's position with Metaphor Studio provides a challenging, encouraging, and rewarding environment where identifying and solving business problems with well-designed print and interactive solutions are the expectation. This position is a high-level management position, within a mid-sized organization, which demands growth and forward thinking. Prior to her work with Metaphor Studio, O'Connor served as Interactive Producer for CoActive Marketing, where she was specifically responsible for the interactive marketing business for Valvoline Cup, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Spirit Foam, and Eagle One (all Valvoline/Ashland Oil Companies). At Sapient in Cambridge, Massachusetts, O'Connor acted as Senior Creative Lead where she identified creative project solutions based on business drivers and end-user requirements, as well as, managing creative project-based teams and participating as a member of the senior project leadership team. Additionally, she created strategic solutions that would unify and support five business units, multiple new e-businesses, and 22 subsidiary companies for Argentina's largest energy company. O'Connor also served as Interactive Media Manager and Marketing Director for Atomic Dog Publishing, acting as liaison between print production group and technology groups to create cutting edge and pedagogically accurate interactive figures for the college textbook market, where she participated in internal shared services group as subject matter expert in interactive learning. As Creative Director/Marketing Manager at Clerity, O'Connor identified and determined marketing objectives and goals according to Clerity business model. Created and coordinated all design needs relating to Marketing, product development, and advertising. O'Connor is active in the creative and technology industry communities, serving as a member of local and national organizations such as: Cincy Digital Women (The Women's Circuit), AIGA, ADCC (Vice President), BMW CCA, DAWG (President). You can find this press release here: http://www.metaphorstudio.com/news/pr_010204.html |
