Summary
Jay Perry is a Baltimore-DC–based freelance designer, illustrator, and front-end developer with 11 years of professional experience and a freelance practice running since 2007. He blends art direction, interface design, and information architecture to deliver interactive storytelling, longform experiences, and e-learning products for clients ranging from international NGOs to media brands. Former Design Director at Høst Creative, he led projects for organizations like the World Bank and UNICEF, and has taught interactive design and front-end fundamentals at General Assembly. Comfortable shipping both visual systems and production-ready front-end code, he brings a multidisciplinary sensibility—pairing magazine-grade publication design with web-native interaction patterns. Notably, his career combines award-winning publication roots with a sustained focus on knowledge management and longform interactivity.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
UMBC
Sanskrit, French, English