MICHAEL JUSTIN YOUNG

As founder, responsible for all strategic planning, design, build & execution of EV.Guide web & mobile product portfolio, owning digital strategy, user experience, site operations, product road map, engineering, technical development, and content development.

Product Design • Market Research • UX / UI Design • Business Development • Pitch / Presentation • Market Testing • Prototyping • Content Development • Vendor management • Team building • Team management • Data architecture • Engineering • Automation • DevOps

Money Experience develops innovative software and curriculum to teach personal finance and quality of life concepts to young people.

As a founding member of the team, led UX design and development of the company’s product porftfolio, including a highly sophisticated interactive “life simulator”. Brought two platforms to market, resulting in multiple awards and nominations, as well as a utility patent. Hired and managed a contract team of engineers to spin up product beta, and subsequently built the company's in-house product team. Brought two platforms to market from research through ideation, concept, design, development and market acceptance. Hired and managed teams around marketing, curriculum development and product development.

Product Design • Market Research • UX / UI Design • Business Development • Pitch / Presentation • Market Testing • Prototyping • Content Development • Vendor management • Team building • Team management • Agile development • Roadmapping • Specification writing

Redstar Media produces cutting edge live music & technology events as interactive content, broadcasting live to global audiences.

Led the marketing and branding of various web series, and marketed video content to online audiences. Designed event formats as interactive experiences, allowing at-home audiences to participate live with their favorite artists via social media. Led business development and sponsorship. Included the Emmy® Award winning series Behind The Album, UberSessions, the Amanda Fucking Palmer Salon and more.

Branding • Identity design • Asset creation • Pitch / Presentation • Business development • Client service • Graphic design • UX / UI design • Product development • Merchandising • Social media strategy • Content development • Copywriting • PR • Promotions • Prototyping

Professional photography services for the music, fashion and event industries.​

On-site event photography for clients such as Live Nation, Starwood Hotels, Stuff Magazine, Boston Phoenix and various music & fashion festivals. Experience includes portraiture and weddings. Skills include natural light photography and drone flight.

Photography • Photo editing • Videography • Video editing • Drone operation • Client service • Print design • Project management

Citi Performance Arts Center is a world-class historical downtown theatre hosting a wide range of big-ticket entertainment events.

Designed and implemented integrated regional marketing campaigns for national touring artists promoted by Madison Square Garden Entertainment. Facilitated marketing and sponsorship for visiting concert promoters including AEG, Live Nation & Bowery Presents. Created and maintained promotional partnerships, executed media buying and social campaigns. Danced in a Foofa costume, as necessary.

Media buying • Promotions • Street team activation • Sponsorship activation • Asset creation • SEO • CPC • Adwords • PR • Social media strategy • Content creation • Graphic design • Client service • Vendor management • Reporting • Budgeting • Conflict resolution • Negotiation

GO2 Media was a pioneer in the mobile web, developing bite-sized WAP content for devices before the advent of the smartphone.

Based on tech and user trends, developed new products and content to increase engagement among the millions of unique users who would visit go2 Media’s portal through their Verizon dashboard.

Product management • Market research • UX / UI design • Specification writing • Content development • Copywriting • Graphic design • Prototyping • Editing • Quality Assurance • Data analysis • Trend watching • Market testing

BzzAgent was a word-of-mouth marketing company, attempting to sell conversations as a marketing channel.

Project management and client services for national word-of-mouth media campaigns. Clients included Fortune 500 companies such as Hershey Co., Anheiser Busch, Unilever, Hachette Filipacchi Media, and many more. Developed branded product sampling campaigns with supporting collateral.

Project management • Client service • Design direction (print, email) • Logistics • Content development • Copywriting • Reporting • Vendor management • Print proofing

Instant Live was the first recording company to provide live concert CDs to thousands of fans at a venue, just minutes after a performance.

As one of the first three employees, led branding and design of all marketing assets and product portfolio. Maintained business development relationships with artist teams, agencies, record labels distributors and sponsors. Managed sponsorship activation nationally. Became youngest Vice President within Live Nation Entertainment. Ask me about the time our tour bus broke down in Connecticut.  

Marketing strategy • Branding • Promotions • Media buying • UX / UI design • Merchandising • Content development • Copywriting • Graphic design • Prototyping • Retail distribution management • Business development • Client service • Touring • Product design • PR