Summary
Jason Solak is a multidisciplinary creative leader and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building high-end print and web experiences as co-founder of Pittsburgh’s HitchHiker Studio. He combines hands-on design and front-end skills (HTML/CSS/WordPress) with project and business management, guiding work from concept through delivery for clients ranging from local shops to national corporations. Jason’s background spans creative direction, editorial coordination, and CRM/operations work, giving him a rare fluency across marketing, client relationships, and production workflows. Known for thriving under deadlines, he pairs inventive visual thinking with pragmatic processes—often writing the playbooks and scripts teams use to stay organized. Based in Pittsburgh, he describes himself simply as “coding all my life,” reflecting a long-standing comfort with technical tooling alongside creative craft.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Graphic and Communication Design, Bachelor of Science, Graphic and Communication Design at La Roche College