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Mr. Jeremiah Austin

President | Creative Director
Austin Design, Inc.
jaustin@shepherd.edu

As creative director, Jeremiah brings more than 30 years of experience developing award-winning and effective advertising, marketing and corporate communications programs for leading companies, professional associations, educational institutions, and government agencies.

Prior to founding ADI in 2001, Jeremiah worked as a creative director at The Washington Agency; a senior art director at Bernard Hodes Group; and an associate creative director at Mouncey Ferguson & Associates. He has conceived, designed, directed and managed projects ranging from corporate identity and brand communications to advertising campaigns and annual reports for Fortune 500 clients such as ExxonMobil, GE, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, MCI, Marriott, Verizon, and the Washington Post. Jeremiah’s work has been recognized by the Art Directors Club, the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, the Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington (ADDYs), Communication Arts magazine, Print magazine, and the Type Directors Club. In addition, Jeremiah holds an adjunct professorship in the Department of Art at Shepherd University, where he teaches graphic design.

Jeremiah received his BFA in graphic design from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia (formerly the Philadelphia College of Art).