JS Creative Hires Tom Hinson

Jackson Spalding Division Now Has Five Designers

ATLANTA (April 3, 2007)—JS Creative, a division of Jackson Spalding, has hired Tom Hinson as a creative director. Hinson brings 15 years of design experience and extensive Web expertise to the JS Creative team.

“Tom has a multi-faceted skill set,” said Mart Martin, head of JS Creative. “His considerable experience, particularly in Web applications, make him a valuable addition to our growing creative shop.”

JS Creative provides marketing services in corporate identity, graphic design, Web site design, multimedia production and advertising creative and placement.

Before joining JS Creative, Hinson served as a senior graphic design specialist for Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. While there, he provided training, creative direction and feedback to other designers while also managing design-related budget planning. He also directed and produced an award-winning book chronicling the hospital’s 125-year history.

Earlier, Hinson was vice president of the graphic design department of Prudential Financial’s Atlanta group for eight years. In this position, he wrote and designed a variety of marketing materials ranging from statement inserts to the company’s intranet site.

“JS Creative is expanding even more quickly than we anticipated,” said Glen Jackson, founding partner of Jackson Spalding. “We are responding to the growing needs of our clients, and Tom will help us service these needs and those that will undoubtedly arise in the future.”

Launched in Fall 2006, JS Creative offers clients a broad range of branding services, from naming companies to website development, and is led by Mart Martin, who joined Jackson Spalding last year after 20 years with The Coca-Cola Company.

Background on Jackson Spalding

Jackson Spalding is one of the largest independent communications firms in the Southeast, with offices in Atlanta and Athens, GA serving clients around the corner and around the world. It is a full-service image creation, cultivation and communications firm, representing companies “from first step to blue chip.” JS Creative, a division of Jackson Spalding, provides complementary marketing services in naming, corporate identity, graphic design, advertising creative and placement, Web site design and multimedia production. Together, the operation includes 55 professionals working across many business and organizational sectors. Clients include Barry Real Estate Companies, Chick-fil-A Bowl, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Delta Air Lines, Orkin Inc., Post Properties, Publix Super Markets and The University of Georgia. Jackson Spalding is a partner in Public Relations Organisation International, a network of independent public relations consultancies.

Since 2003, Jackson Spalding has been named:

among Atlanta Magazine’s top places to “keep your balance” in its annual “Best Places to Work: Dream Jobs” issue;
a finalist in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “A+ Employers: The Best Places to Work in Atlanta” awards;
one of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Top Privately Held PR Firms in Atlanta”; and,
one of the 20 “Best Agencies to Work For” by The Holmes Report, a PR industry trade publication.

Jackson Spalding also was recently honored with several national industry awards for PR excellence, including a 2004 Silver SABRE Award and a 2004 Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation by the Public Relations Society of America.

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