Jason Festa

Jason Festa has a long history of work experience in the creative industry. Jason began their career in 2007 as the UX Director at Signature Creative. In 2008, they moved to Tapulous, Inc. as the Design Director and was responsible for creative direction, product design, user interface/experience design, and marketing for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad social games. In 2009, they were the Sr. Art Director (UX/UI) at Juxt Interactive, where they were responsible for user experience and interface design. In 2010, they became the Creative Director/Head of Art & Design at Disney Interactive Studios. In 2014, they were the CEO/Co-Founder of Built In Menlo, Inc., where they created Selfieclub, a consumer application that reached 5 million users on iOS, Android, and Kik. Jason was also the CEO/Co-Founder of Gamebots in 2016, where they developed a network of 100+ chatbots on Facebook Messener, Line, & Kik. In the same year, they were a Design Mentor in Bangkok, Thailand for the 2016 Royal Academy of Engineering & Newton Fund Event. Jason also served as a Design Mentor (1x1 sessions) in Seoul across several classes at Kstartup. In 2019, they were the Creative Director at Uplandme, Inc. and the Product Designer (Adobe XD Accelerator C1) at Adobe.

Jason Festa attended The Art Institutes from 2001 to 2003.