Make !t Flop

In choosing not to link this job title to the company’s site, I am alluding to their lack of integrity. Due to how I was treated at the end of my long tenure, I have little respect for this establishment.

Despite contributing significantly, including stepping into a leadership role during major internal changes after the owner left, I took on most of his responsibilities under the newly given title of Creative Director. In practice, I became an unnamed partner, helping steer the company forward. Collaborating with external teams like neKEY and InCore to enhance MIP’s digital presence, despite the company falsely claiming it had a digital department, was another example of how the company operated. Yet my efforts felt dismissed amidst the upheaval of the pandemic. 

When management demanded a return to the office during the COVID-19 pandemic, directly violating New Jersey’s executive stay-at-home order, I stood firm. I was then removed from the schedule and falsely labeled as having “voluntarily retired.” Who retires when they’re still in their thirties? That narrative was as absurd as it was insulting, leading to a legal dispute that left me owing the state of NJ thousands of dollars.

It wasn’t the first time the company had been less than transparent. On my very first day, having prepared myself with literature about Atlantic Medical Imaging, at the time one of their biggest clients, I discovered I’d be designing for strip clubs, a detail conveniently omitted during the interview process. Though extremely shocked by the content I’d be photoshopping, a conversation with my grandmother helped me see the humanity in the work. I pretended it was a digital twist on figure drawing live nudes in college.

While I no longer promote the company, I am, indeed, proud of the work I did while I was there. With a team of four or less, I was very hands-on, learned a ton, and did produce high-quality work. This page highlights some of the projects I created, reflecting the depth of my experience.