Blake Hughes

Creative Strategist

And all around nerd.

Blake Hughes

Creative Strategist

And all around nerd.

Work & Experience

Fancy Hats LLC

Founder, Account Manager, Web Developer
11/2015 – Present

Hands-on management of custom teams to design websites, branding, and media solutions for businesses. Oversees all accounts and maintains relationships with clients, subcontractors, and vendors. Develops proposals and strategies that uniquely cator to the clients’ budget and needs.

IV.AI

Global Accounts Manager
6/2018 – Present

Maintains client relationships. Manages ongoing projects as liason between internal and external teams. Develops prototypes, maps user journeys, and overall UX for various conversational AI solutions. Develops and refines internal systems and pipelines to cater to the team’s needs.

Pathfinder Services

Social and Digital Media Manager
8/2015 – 12/2016

Managed, developed, and produced digital assets including website, intranet, Pay-per-click campaigns, story-driven videos, photographs, and social media outlets. Spearheaded all digital efforts, working directly with directors of 7 departments, CEO and marketing team of a 500-employee company.

Team Oriana

Producer, Director, Writer, Developer
8/2014 – 5/2015

Managed a mid-sized team of programmers, artists, and animators to develop a proof of concept for a video game in the Unity engine. Lead efforts on both the creative and technical fronts.

Magic is Out There

Project Manager, Compositor
1/2014 – 5/2014

Managed a small team of animators and artists to produce the award winning PSA short “Magic is Out There.” Performed digital compositing and motion graphics work on the film.

Apogee Telecom, Inc.

Network Maintenance Contractor
1/2014 – 5/2015

Answered emergency calls and worked with support agents to correct campus residential network issues on-site. Programmed and replaced network switches and additional maintenance.

Huntington University DMA Dept.

Head Render Wrangler
8/2013 – 5/2015

Setup and maintained cross-platform render farm clients and administered jobs for various Maya based animations using Mental Ray and V Ray.

Huntington University IT Dept.

DMA Help Desk Specialist, Tier I
8/2012 – 5/2015

Research, report, develop, and implement new software/hardware solutions across a multi-platform network of 200+ computers. Created custom automation maintenance software.

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