Our Team

  • Jason Parkin
    Jason Parkin

    Jason Parkin

    President + Chief Creative Officer

    Jason Parkin is a passionate advocate of business as a force for good; prioritizing solutions for sustainability and climate action. He is an active member of the Board of Directors for the Outdoor Industry Association, and sits on the Membership, Events, Education and Marketing  (MEEM) subcommittee as well as the Sustainability Working Group of People for Bikes.

    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 and editing online video. His work has been recognized by various award bodies including the Webbys, the MIN Best of the Web Awards, OMMA, and the One Show Interactive Awards.

    Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Jason splits his time between NYC and VT with his wife 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, climbing and anything else that gets him outdoors on the snow or trails.

  • Jason Apolinario
    Jason Apolinario

    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. 

  • Misaa Becker
    Misaa Becker

    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.

  • Jaclyn Tokarz
    Jaclyn Tokarz

    Jaclyn Tokarz

    Senior Art Director

    Jaclyn joined the Compose[d] team in 2013, after working as a designer primarily in the beauty space. 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, musical theater, and exploring the city with her family.

  • Drew Elovitz
    Drew Elovitz

    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.

  • Tein Gueorguieva
    Tein Gueorguieva

    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.

  • Mike Hickey
    Mike Hickey

    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.

  • Ian Schneider
    Ian Schneider

    Ian Schneider

    Lead Front End 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.)

Brewing Now

Without the fuel, there’s no fire. Here’s what’s in our cup now.

Irving Farm

Rainforest Foundation Project

This blend created in tribute to our partnership with the Rainforest Foundation is a house favorite at Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, and at Compose[d]. Certified USDA Organic, it tastes great, and helps to secure the rights of indigenous peoples and restore the earth’s rainforests. What’s not to love about that?

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Cool Things

Here's what we've been geeking out on lately.

94% of Adult Consumers Say a More Sustainable Lifestyle is Important Finds Study From Compose[d] x MaCher

Sustainability Significantly Impacts Purchasing Behavior and 47% Would Pay More for Sustainable Products New York, NY — May 6, 2021 — A new study, Sustainability & Consumerism: U.S. Consumer Behaviors and Preferences, released today by Compose[d], a digital creative services and strategy agency, and MaCher, a promotional product and design company, takes a deep dive […]

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The Underswell: 2020 Sustainability Roundup + Thoughts on 2021

Our Sustainability Partner, Derek Sabori/The Underswell gives his thoughts on this crazy year that we’ve had, some positive takes from it, and what we can look forward to in the year ahead. What a mixed bag 2020 has been, right? I don’t know about you, but I came into 2020 thinking it was all good, […]

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Oil Companies Want to Eliminate Their Own Carbon Emissions

According to a Vice article, the largest six oil companies announced a large initiative to eliminate their own carbon emissions using carbon capture and storage (CCS) off the shores of the UK. The way CCS works is by “siphon(ing) off the CO2 emissions from industrial facilities and pipe them into a saline aquifer beneath the […]

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Work + Play

Our pursuits inspire our creativity.