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James Johnson

Assistant Lecturer

First-Year Integrated Core & Entrepreneurship


James Johnson

Contact Information

Office Hours

  • TWR 11:00am-1:00pm

Links

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Profile

Academic Background

  • MBA - Steinbeis University Berlin School of Creative Leadership BFA - Louisiana State University.

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Instructor, Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Instructor, Western Michigan University, 2017
  • Instructor, Reed College of Media, West Virginia University, 2013 to 2018
  • Visiting Professor and Adjunct Professor, Columbus College of Art & Design, 2009 to 2013
  • Creative Director, MindMarket Columbus College of Art & Design, 2014
  • Creative Director, McGraw-Hill Education, 2014 to 2015
  • Executive Creative Director, inVentiv Healthcare, 2006 to 2012
  • Group Creative Director & Global Creative Director, Grey Worldwide, 1997 to 2005
  • Creative Director, Wells, Rich, Greene, 1992 to 1996
  • Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Frankfurt, 1989 to 1991
  • Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, 1985 to 1989

Honors & Awards

  • Learning Innovation in Interactive Media Grant - 2019 - Project Lead
  • Presenter, WearGood Hackathon, 2014
  • Panelist, Columbus MBA Innovation Symposium, 2010
  • Guest Speaker P&G Cannes Seminar, Cincinnati, 2003, 2004
  • Telly Award, 2016, Manny Marketing Awards, 2010
  • PM360 Marketing Awards, 2009
  • Rx Club Awards, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Global Awards, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • AdAge Top Ten Ads of the Year, 2005
  • Medical Media & Marketing Awards, 2007, 2008
  • AdAge - Top Ten Ads of the Year, 2005
  • New York Festivals Finalist, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • London International Awards, 2003, 2004. 2005
  • Houston International Film Festival, Gold, 2004
  • Mobius Advertising Awards, 2003
  • Cresta International Advertising Awards, 2003
  • Worldfest Houston, 2003
  • Houston International Film Festival, Gold, 2002
  • The New York Festivals, 2001
  • Association of Independent Commercial Producers Awards, Gold, 2000
  • P&G Robert Goldstein Global Business Building Campaign Award, 1998
  • Effie Awards, Gold, 1997
  • P&G Business Building Award, 1997
  • P&G Business Building Award, 1996

Biography

Jim Johnson is an Entrepreneurship Assistant Lecturer. As an educator, Johnson has created and taught courses in innovation, creativity, and marketing for Miami University, Columbus College of Art & Design, Western Michigan, and West Virginia University. His focus is on experiential learning that connects students with real client challenges. He leads innovation and Design Thinking workshops for Fortune 500 companies throughout the country.

During his career in advertising, he held Creative Director positions at major agencies in New York and Europe. These include Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey Worldwide, and Wells, Rich, Greene. With an expertise in the development and marketing of new products, he created campaigns for major corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Abbott Nutrition, General Mills, Novo Nordisk, and McGraw-Hill Education. In the process, he created and supervised advertising that ran in over 30 countries. He also served as Creative Director for McGraw-Hill Education'™s marketing department and promoted digital learning platforms for future generations. His work has garnered multiple creative and brand building awards including the P&G Global Brand Building award, AICP Gold, Gold Effie, Clio, and Mobius. His commercials are part of the permanent collection at MOMA and have appeared on the AdAge Top Ten Ads of the Year list.

Courses

  • ESP103 IB 2:00-2:55PM TR - LWS303
  • ESP103 JB 5:30-6:25PM TR - FSB1036
  • ESP103 KA 4:20-5:15PM TR - FSB1036
  • ESP103 LB 3:10-4:05PM TR - FSB1036