Michael Janiak

Executive Creative Director & Co-Founder

San Francisco, CA, USA
Creative Director. Designer. Optimist.

Simply put, I love thinking up and creating digital things that make people fall in love with brands. I've been doing it for over thirteen years.

During those thirteen years I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the worlds top creative talent and brands to fuse creative concepts, strategic thought, technological innovation and groundbreaking design together into engaging experiences that enable brands to build meaningful connections with their audiences.

Relationships mean everything to me. I’ve invested much of my time as a creative leader in developing, growing and maintaining both client and professional relationships.

As a creative team leader, I help people find their design voice and push them past the obvious to take their work further than they thought possible. I’ve made it a personal mission to foster a sense of collaboration, mutual respect and honest discourse on my teams. I strive to be a mentor, career caretaker and advocate for not just those on my team, but for anyone and everyone I collaborate with. I deeply believe that individual empowerment and service-oriented leadership are the best ways to build an incredible team and culture. Most of all, I believe very strongly in the power of small teams and shared ownership.

Work Experience

PATTERN

Executive Creative Director & Co-Founder

June 2018 - Present California, United States

Fluid

SVP, Design

February 2017 - July 2018 Oakland, California, United States

Fluid

VP, Creative

May 2015 - February 2018 California, United States

Fluid

Creative Director

May 2012 - May 2015 New York, United States

Fluid

Associate Creative Director

January 2011 - May 2012 New York, New York, United States

Digitas

Lead Creative

December 2009 - January 2011 New York, New York, United States

ID Society / Emerge Partners

Sr. Art Director

April 2008 - December 2009 New York, New York, United States

Firstborn

Art Director

August 2007 - April 2008 New York, New York, United States

Siite

Sr. Designer

March 2007 - August 2007 New York, New York, United States

Domani Studios

Sr. Designer

October 2006 - March 2007 New York, New York, United States

Digitaria

Designer

January 2006 - October 2006 San Diego, California, United States

WebAssist

Designer

May 2005 - January 2006 San Diego, California, United States

JUDDesign

Jr. Designer

January 2005 - May 2005 San Diego, California, United States

MEA Digital

Designer

January 2004 - December 2004 San Diego, California, United States

Education

Rowan University

BFA, Graphic Design

September 1998 - May 2002 Glassboro, New Jersey, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Awards

Webby Awards

2016 Webby Award Winner: Shopping

2016

The FWA - Favorite Website Awards

Mobile of the Day - Craftsman Torque

2012

Webby Awards

Webby Honoree - Qualcomm Wireless Life

2009

Webby Awards

Webby Honoree - Invisible Children

2009

Adobe Customer Showcase

QUALCOMM Wireless Life- Site of the Day

2009

The FWA - Favorite Website Awards

Site of the Day - Qualcomm Wireless Life

2008

The FWA - Favorite Website Awards

Site of the Day - Volkswagen of America

2007

Webby Awards

Webby Nominee - Saturday Night Live

2007

Horizon Interactive Awards

Silver Award: Consumer Information

2007

Horizon Interactive Awards

Silver Award: Flash- TaylorMade Golf: “I am a Golfer”

2007

American Advertising Federation (AAF) - ADDY Awards

Silver District ADDY- TaylorMade Golf: “I am a Golfer”

2007

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Flash, App Design, Application Design, Art Directing, Art Direction, Branding, Branding And Visual Identity, Creative Development, Creative Direction, Creative Leadership, Creative Strategy, CSS, Design, Design Thinking, Ecommerce, Experience Design, Graphic Design, Graphic Design, HTML, HTML5, Ideation, Illustrator, Interactive Design, InVision, IOS App Design, IOS Apps, Leadership, Mobile App Design, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Design, Mobile Design, Photoshop, Platform Design, Product Design, Proto.io, Prototyping, Responsive Design, RWD, SaaS, Sketch, Smart TV, Social Media, Team Leadership, Team-Building, Typography, UI Design , UX/UI, Video, Web Design,