An Independent Digital Strategist and Executive Producer working with clients and agencies across the country, Callahan partners with clients to establish a road map to grow a brand online by architecting multi-point consumer engagements. The road map is built on a foundation of insight into the varied needs of the target audience. Each touch point works as part of a greater consumer dialog designed to engage the audience through strategic messaging and flexible user focused web 2.0 systems.
A dynamic team leader in the interactive space with over ten years of management experience, Callahan’s strong communication skills and extensive hands-on interactive design and site architecture experience make him a trusted leader. He possesses a natural leadership style that serves as a bridge across multiple teams. He plays a key leadership role during strategic and tactical planning phases, creative brainstorming, project management, through to project launch. Matched with strong presentation skills, marketing savvy, sound business acumen and deep project management experience keep him at the center of any forward thinking organization.
EXPERTISE
- Digital strategy development and tactical planning
- Strategic and Creative brainstorm session leader
- Consumer needs analysis and digital engagement strategy
- Experience Design
- Project leadership – Executive producer / lead producer
- Team management and mentoring
- Creative and technical innovation catalyst
- Organizational re-engineering and operations modeling
- Cultural change management
- Creative Development
- eCommerce Strategy
While in Chicago Callahan was VP, Strategist and head of Digital Production at Cramer-Krasselt. Prior to C-K Callahan was the Operations Director of the Powerhouse at Digitas in Boston, an innovative creative/tech group. Strong strategic and management skills capitalize on a solid creative/tech foundation that includes interactive creative direction, 3D animation group lead, and motion art direction for digital and broadcast.
Brands engaged: Corona, BlackBerry, American Airlines, Qualcomm, IBM, Porsche, Acura, KeyBank, RHD Dex Knows, Levitra, Pontiac, GMC, Buick, Saab, AARP, Holiday Inn, Gillette, Vonage, Royal Caribbean, Citizens Bank, The Home Depot, Rozerem, Maui Jim, TV Guide, AirTran.
Awards: FWA Site of the Day, Creativity 38, Honorable Mention, Consumer Website, Webby Award, Communication Arts – Interactive Annual 15
Industry Blog: digitalfilter.posterous.com
The header navigation will walk you through an overview of my work on select projects.
