In February I was honored to be the Business Journals featured professional. The article highlights many of my professional accomplishments over the last 10 years, what I'm currently working on and some big things I have planned for the future.

Jason Arend will be one of the featured speakers at this years Video Commerce Summit in Seattle, Washington. He will be exploring the future of Video Commerce in his presentation on Extending the Video Commerce Opportunity through Mobile & Television and will join a panel with REI and Overstock.com to discuss Workflow & Automation in Online Video Production.

Jason Arend will be speaking at the Streaming Media East conference in Manhattan, New York City on May 11. The presentation will include case studies of successful multichannel video marketing strategies in retail and e-commerce, video SEO, branding, increasing viewer/customer interaction, distribution and syndication.

I've put together an animated portfolio consisting of static visual works including packaging design, web design, poster and promotional design, logo design, corporate identity and brand design, user interface design, poster design, national print campaigns and more.

I've been invited to speak at the Streaming Media West conference in Silicon Valley on November 17. I'll be discussing the successful multichannel video commerce strategy I developed for PFI and the branded video commerce portal developed by myself and Myke Bates. From increases in conversion rates to the fantastic results we have in the SERPS I will be covering the benefits of video commerce in online retail and the future of interactive video commerce.

PFI is looking for a Senior Web Developer who will mainly work on development of enterprise scale ecommerce and video commerce platforms. Applicants must possess a vast working knowledge including but not limited to the following topics.

This is an experimental film made up of over 35,000 photographs. It combines an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques.

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PFI is looking for a Senior Graphic Web Designer. This position is in charge of creating websites, landing pages, email campaigns, designing print materials, product packaging, interactive promotions, occasional television graphics and more. Main responsibilities include promotional and product merchandising through graphic design and web design.

PFI is looking for a photographer and graphic designer with the ability to thrive in an fast paced, high volume environment. This is an in-house production environment, almost exclusively product on white, focusing on footwear, apparel and accessories. You will be responsible for executing high-quality digital photography for our online catalog, maintaining consistently high standards for accuracy, aesthetics, and productivity.

Stunning time-lapse video showing the galactic center of the Milky Way rising over a Texas Star Party