Our Team
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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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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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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.
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?
Let’s meet for coffeeCool 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]