Eric Paul Snowden

About Me

I specialize in interactive design (for any screen large or small) but am equally comfortable pushing pixels in Photoshop or Illustrator, or writing code in Flash or Coldfusion. I've designed for TVs (DVD, broadcast and Flash enabled sets), print, mobile (Flash Lite, iPhone, Android and Blackberry) and excel in bringing thoughtful and usable interfaces to new devices. I'm a web designer, a product developer, a teacher, a programmer and can occasionally be found covered in paint in my studio.

About this Site

This site is a hybrid - a little like me. It's hosted by Hostek.com, the only hosting company I would ever think of using, and is on Windows server running both Coldfusion and PHP. The site is content managed by "Creative Control" a Coldfusion based CMS I designed and developed myself specifically to aid in the building of websites for visual artists. The blog portion of this website is powered by Wordpress which has caused me to see more ?'s and $'s than I ever thought possible. The commenting engine is JS-Kit (both on the Wordpress and non-Wordpress portions of the site) and the sharing features are powered by Sharethis. The site is built using XHTML, CSS and is standards compliant, accessible and gets along well with search engines. All the XHTML was written in Textmate, the CSS in the Web Developer Plugin for Firefox and was uploaded using Transmit.

Bio

Eric Snowden is the Senior Director of Creative and Technology at Atlantic Records. Eric oversees all design, development and project management for the Direct to Fan team. He helped create and currently manages a team of designers, production artists, developers, project managers, and interns responsible for designing and building all websites, online advertising, widgets, mobile apps, online and desktop applications for Atlantic Records and its artists. He also owns the roadmap for Atlantic's web platform and suite of Fanbase connected applications. Additionally he creates new products within the label and manages their progress to market.

In addition to working for Atlantic, Eric also teaches workshops and BFA classes in photography, digital imaging, and web design. He currently teaches Web Design and Advanced Photoshop at Parsons School of Design, and has taught digital imaging workshops at Anderson Ranch Arts Center the last six concecutive summers.

Before joining Atlantic Records, Eric worked as the Creative Lead and Senior Designer for Warner Music Group in New York where he assembled and managed a small creative team that designed and built websites, online advertising, mobile apps and online applications for Warner Music Group and its subsidiaries. During his tenure at WMG he worked on projects for major labels including Atlantic Records, Bad Boy, East West and Rhino Records as well as internal Warner Music Group teams.

Prior to working in the music industry, Eric served as a Senior Art Director and Flash programmer at CDMi Connect, a New York based advertising agency servicing clients in the healthcare sector. Before joining CDMi Connect, he taught digital imaging and photography at Anderson Ranch Arts Center near Aspen, Colorado. While in college, he worked for Thomas-Bradley Illustration and Design, one of the top illustration firms in the country.

Eric received a B.F.A. in art from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he was on the dean's list and was one of four artists in his class to receive exhibition honors upon graduation.

Teaching

I teach BFA photography and web design classes at Parsons School of Design. I have also taught both beginning and advanced Photoshop workshops at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado for the last 8 years. Before teaching solo at Anderson Ranch I was the Digital Studio Manager and assisted with over 20 workshops.

Resume

Work Experience

Atlantic Records: Senior Director of Direct to Fan Creative and Technology
2006 - present, New York, NY

Responsible for building and managing the Direct to Fan design, technology and project management teams for Atlantic Records. Leads strategy, design and development for the all Atlantic online properties as well as a line of robust multi-screen products called Fanbase. Own and manage the roadmap for any new technology initiatives inside the label. Also responsible for coordinating press and marketing around new product launches.

Initiate and manage relationships with third party vendors. Hire, manage and mentor fulltime and freelance designers, developers, or digital media firms for large scale projects.


Parsons School of Design: Part Time Faculty
Spring Semester 2007 - present, New York, NY

Taught Advanced Photoshop and web design/development classes.


Warner Music Group: Creative Lead - Senior Designer
2005 - 2006, New York, NY

Designed websites, online marketing and mobile apps for Warner Music Group and its subsidiaries.

Designed and developed cutting edge prototypes for unreleased music related devices and services.

Hired and managed the work of designers, interns, and outside agencies. Oversaw Flash programming and animation.

Clients included Atlantic Records, Rhino Records, Cordless Recordings, Warner Brothers Records, East West Rock and internal Warner Music Group teams.


CDMi Connect (formerly CDMi Media): Senior Art Director
2002 - 2005, New York, NY

Designed and developed projects for online, CD-ROM, DVD, and print.

Lead Flash developer on dozens of large-scale projects.

Created a library of Flash code to streamline work for the entire department.

Worked as part of a team to conceive and create projects for our newly developed Relationship Marketing division.

Oversaw the work of freelancers, web developers, broadcast animators and video editors.

Supervised video shoots, castings and post-production.

Brands included Viagra, Diflucan, Depo-Provera, Zyvox, Aranesp, Sensipar, Caduet, Lipitor and Norvasc for clients including Pfizer, Boston Scientific, Amgen and Rubbermaid.



Lynn Goldsmith LTD: Digital Imaging Director
2001 - 2002, Basalt, CO

Personal assistant to Lynn Goldsmith and Digital Imaging Director for Lynn Goldsmith LTD.

Lead graphic designer and art director for internationally distributed works.

Responsible for digital retouching, digital imaging, photo editing and archiving of Lynn Goldsmith's images.

Setup, maintenance and repair of all Macs, PCs, and peripherals.

Created fine art digital prints for galleries, museums and other exhibition spaces.

Clients included Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Nikon Camera, Sports Illustrated, Rhino Records, Paul Simon, Aspen Magazine, Aspen Sojourner and New York Magazine.


Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Digital Studio Technician
2001 - 2002, Snowmass Village, CO

Digital Lab Manager for Anderson Ranch Arts Center, a nationally known visual art and education facility near Aspen, CO.

Responsible for digital lab maintenance, ordering and installation of all new equipment and repairs.

Commercial and fine art printmaking, as well as maintenance and repair of large format printers.

Taught Photoshop classes and private lessons in digital imaging.

Assistant to dozens of teachers and visiting artists including Julianne Kost (Adobe), George Jardine (Adobe, Macromedia), Joshua Davis (prayststion.com), Barry Haynes (Photoshop Artistry), Mark Tribe (rhizome.org), David Hiser (National Geographic), Mac Holbert (Nash Editions), James Nakagawa, Sylvia DeSwaan, Olivia Parker, Jim Stone, Susan Kae Grant and Linda Girvin.


Thomas-Bradley Illustration and Design: Web Designer and Illustrator
1999 - 2001, Gridley, IL

Graphic Designer specializing in photo-real product illustration, web, and multimedia design.

Responsible for prototypes and highly sensitive information about unreleased products.

Trained new employees in Dreamweaver, Flash and other web related concerns.

Developed lessons for the "Digital Illustration and Production: Illustrator 9" class taught at Dynamic Graphics workshops worldwide.

Clients included John Deere, Disney, Eureka, Kia, Nascar, Skil and Bosch and American Tool.


Freelance Design and Creative Direction
2000 - Present

Clients include Warner Music Group, Atlantic Records, MTV Networks, Spike TV, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Olympus Camera, Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, Macromedia, Lynn Goldsmith LTD, Illinois Wesleyan Art and Theater Departments, Rokusek Design, Marlboro Wire, Eureka Co. and John Deere.

Links

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Right now my Flickr account is pretty pathetic. I hope to rectify this soon.

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An archive of links I think are worth sharing.

Beginning With You is a non-profit organization with the goal of creating sustainable projects to improve the quality of life for vulnerable children internationally. I am on the board of directors.

Social site based around books. My profile is woefully out of date but I plan on putting some time into upkeep soon.