Experiences at smartdept.

I designed a web site for the client; NWAA Inc, an archaeological business.

I gained contract work with a couple different clients; Becker and Mayer and the NWAA, Inc. The second client was an office of mostly women in a small old Ballard office. My supervisor was great and the small resident office dogs were an interesting distraction.

Usually, it would be an industry event like Ad Club or Ad2Seattle. And of course, in Pioneer Square there's always the "First Thursday Art Walk" to check out!

Mostly KEXP, or we plugged in our iPod playlists. It was a small office, so it was pretty flexible!

Very casual; jeans-and-a-jacket kind of place.

We had just moved our entire office to its new Pioneer Square location and went out after-hours to celebrate at Cowgirls Inc. We all ended up riding the bull, and one of the owners, my coworker, and myself even danced on top of the bar! We had a fun time, and on the way home I twisted my ankle on the sidewalk and fractured my leg! It was a late night in the ER that evening. :-)...

I was "drafted" into the position! When I moved to Seattle, I had signed up with this creative staffing agency to be placed on contract jobs -- which never worked out, because I soon accepted another full-time position. A couple years later the owner contacted me because I was in their database with a lot of industry experience in graphic design & advertising. So, wanting to do something new I accepted a position as Business Development Manager to grow their Seattle office. (And at the time I left, almost 2-1/2 years later, we had more than quadrupled profits.)...