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John McClave, President & Creative Director

John is a veteran communication strategist and creative director with over 20 years of experience spanning advertising, marketing and corporate communications. From 1991 to 2003, he held creative director posts at three agencies: Grey Advertising in San Francisco, London-based Citigate Group (where he was also a managing director and served on the North American executive board) and Thunder Factory in Silicon Valley. He launched JMc Communications in 2004.

An integrated marketing practitioner throughout his career, John has written or supervised the creation of everything from print and broadcast advertising to e-mail blasts and websites, direct marketing, brochures, annual reports, white papers, bylined articles, corporate videos and brand identities. He has worked with clients in fields ranging from finance to fine wine, technology to trucking, education to agriculture. And his work has won awards in a wide range of industry forums.

Early in his career, John tried a little of everything — media buying, broadcast production, account service and even client-side marketing with Bank of America — before finding his place as a copywriter. As a result, he brings a broad strategic vision to the creative process.

Associates

JMc Communications taps into a vast network of senior-level, independent communications professionals, including designers and art directors, brand strategists, market researchers, media planners and buyers, direct experts, web developers, project managers and PR specialists. We will put together a top-flight team to match the requirements of the client or the project.