Our Team

Let us introduce ourselves!

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  Jason Parkin

  President + Chief Creative Officer

  Jason Parkin is a passionate advocate of business as a force for good; both in addressing the climate crisis as well as the intersecting social justice issues that are so deeply a part of it.

  Professionally, he has more than 25 years of experience specializing in creative strategy, interactive/user-centered design, and animation. He is a founder and former Design Director of Motionbox, a personal video sharing company that was acquired by HP Snapfish in 2010, where he helped create a then new, and now widely used interface for viewing online video. His work has been recognized by various award bodies including the Webby’s, the MIN Best of the Web Awards, OMMA, and the One Show Interactive Awards.

  Prior to founding Compose[d], he was the Creative Director for Maxim Digital – where he headed up all creative for both advertising and editorial content, and Art Director for CondéNet’s Creative Services division. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Jason lives in Harlem with his wife Nicky and their dogs Shiloh and Ryder. He's a former USCF Category 3 bicycle racer, and now enjoys a slightly more leisurely approach to cycling, snowboarding, ice hockey, hiking, and climbing.

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  Jason Apolinario

  SVP, Digital Production

  Jason has over 20 years of experience, including client services, operations, product management, scrum, design, UX. He has worked for companies in New York, Los Angeles, and San Diego, including Digitas, Condé Nast Digital, and Saatchi & Saatchi. Jason has deep experience in web apps, digital asset management, eCommerce, and industries such as CPG, Health, Publishing, Automotive.

  Jason is also the owner and founder of Eat Your Feelings Ice Cream, an artisanal ice cream company that creates original flavors based on feelings and expressions. He has a professional certificate from The New School of Cooking and has cooked for various restaurants and catering companies. 

  In his spare time, you can find Jason exercising, playing with his lab-coonhound, Beau,  riffing on guitar and piano, and watching his beloved LA Kings. 

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  Misaa Becker

  VP, Digital Marketing

  Misaa specializes in, and is passionate about building brand marketing and consumer-centric strategies within the digital space. Her approach is metric-driven and value-to-customer focused. She joins Compose[d] from the brand side, where she lead eCommerce and Digital Marketing practices across Shiseido, Clé de Peau Beauté, and Clinique.

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  Jaclyn Tokarz

  Senior Art Director

  Jaclyn joined the Compose[d] team in 2013, after working as a designer for La Mer and Trish McEvoy cosmetics. With each of her clients, she most enjoys the challenge of balancing brand personality against its potential for evolution.

  In her spare time, Jaclyn can often be found reading with a cappuccino in hand. She is most passionate about traveling, hand lettering and calligraphy, and Game of Thrones. Especially Game of Thrones.

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  Drew Elovitz

  Director of Content Strategy

  Drew Elovitz is a social and digital content strategist with 10+ years of professional experience in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Upon receiving her Masters in Media & Pop Culture at NYU, Drew began her career on the agency side as the Twitter voice of Barbie. She then graduated to leading social media at Teen Vogue for three years, and was the driving force behind social-first video content creation at Entertainment Weekly. Most recently, Drew has created influencer programs for a variety of fashion and beauty brands, and consulted for industry disruptors such as Drybar and Sweetgreen.

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  Tein Gueorguieva

  Senior Visual Designer

  Born in Bulgaria and raised in Queens, Tein traded the N for the 4 and now lives in Yorkville. While studying Communications Design at Pratt Institute, he nurtured his love for typography, illustration, and design. When Tein is not at Compose[d] creating, he can be found in the dog park chasing after a mischievous golden retriever, Beau, or at home plotting world domination with Lola, a long haired tuxedo cat.

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  Mike Hickey

  Lead Backend Developer

  Mike Hickey is a software developer with a passion for open source software, music and more recently health and fitness. After attending the New Jersey Institute of Technology, he helped found radiotakeover, a streaming music service for independent artists and labels. He went on to work as a Software Developer at Nontoxic Group, Indie Merchandising, Jakprints, 27 Cubes and Sprokets, among others. Mike enjoys focusing on the process of increasing software quality though the adoption of community supported standards, best practices, and other workflow improvements. He is also a father, runner, crossfitter, homebrew enthusiast and dog lover – and he played keyboards in The Killing, a metal band from Greater Philadelphia.

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  Ian Schneider

  Lead Banner Developer

  Ian is a native New Yorker who holds the world in his fingertips. What began for him at BBDO has blossomed into an 8+ year career in oh-so-clickable banner creation. If there’s one thing Ian loves, it’s coffee. So much so that he used to be a coffee roaster before he began his career in development.

  In his off-hours, you can find Ian playing darts at his favorite local haunt. (It’s almost more than a hobby for him at this point.)