The Dojo means transparency
We are a boutique marketing firm. Boutique means we are a small team focused — devoted — to our clients. When we work for you, there is team of veteran marketing professionals bent on helping you make money or save money.
Jeffrey Selin. CEO. Executive Creative Director.
Jeffrey has extensive agency experience with creative-strategy, management and communications. Since 1995, in brand, broadcast, interactive, print, and outdoor. He is also founder of Writers’ Dojo, a center for literary artists.
Tamara Grigsby. Creative Director. Account Manager.
Tamara is a veteran Art Director and CD with agency, corporate, and production management experience, including a decade with Regence BlueCross BlueSield. Tamara creates, upholds, and polices the creative vision for numerous clients.
Jason Finley. Account Executive.
Jason is a sales and customer service professional. He has worked in sales for a decade holding management positions. Jason is a phenomenal listener and problem solver. He is often the Dojo’s initial connection with prospective customers.
John Stricker. Designer.
John is a graphic design pro. He works in print, Web, outdoor, packaging, and production. John is our point man for numerous clients, ensuring that we are on time and on brand. John is also a photographer and artist.
Rachel Selin. Director of Client Services. Office Manager.
Rachel helps ensure clients remain long-time loyal fans of the Dojo. She has extensive sales experience in B-to-B and B-to-C industries. She is also an actor, graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Meet Our Preferred Creative Contractors
We maintain strong working relationships with select contractors. Tactically, we are a production powerhouse. We often work with up to 20 contractors at a time on behalf of a project.
Jim Frost. Social Media, Writer, Project Manager. @jamesbfrost
James’s technical writing career spans twelve years, including stints at Excite@Home, Perks at Work, and Baby Wit. He is the author of the novel World Leader Pretend, and the award-winning travel guide The Artichoke Trail.
John Hartman. Interactive Strategist. @ihaverobots, @feedia
John has 18 years experience with technology and media, working with fortune 500 clients. He is a Partner at Robot 22 a transmedia creative agency and an Adjunct Professor at Portland State University teaching Social Media Marketing.
Barry Cadish. Senior Creative Writer, Brand Strategist.
25-year advertising copywriting career, beginning with BBDO/West. Afterwards, it was on to J. Walter Thompson in LA. Learn more at BarryCadish.com.
Kimberly Lofgren. Creative Director.
20-years of professional design experience. In addition to creative vision for our clients, Kim has designed for the hottest agencies in Portland. Her work includes Intel, Jeld-Wen, Outrigger Hawaii, and many more.
Kelly Coughlin Casey. PR Director, Publicist, Strategist.
Kelly builds national advertising and public relations platforms, negotiates national media and sports/entertainment sponsorships, and creates interactive platforms supported by SEO/SEM practices. She is the principal and owner of Annex Communications.
Mykle Hansen. Programmer, CMS, Technical Support.
Author of the acclaimed short-story collection Eyeheart Everything, several dozen ‘zines, a religious self-help column in the Portland Mercury, and over fifty thousand lines of Perl and PHP. Help! A Bear Is Eating Me! is his first novel.
Kevin Peoples. Technology Director.
Kevin has worked with dozens of brands, in IT and marketing functions. He defines programs and tactics that drive results. He spent 7 years managing Web dev for adidas-Salomon Group. He is co-founder of WeClick and manages US operations.
Cary Ray. Videographer, A/V Specialist, Post Producer.
Specializing in interviews and promotional videos for the web. Cary makes adding high-quality video production with multiple camera shoots in HD an affordable option.
Joan Rogers. Copyeditor/Proofreader.
For over a decade, Joan has been dedicated to polishing text and presenting writers at their best. Her clients include the Transformational Voice Institute, real estate agents, and numerous fiction and nonfiction writers.
Partner Organizations
Rex Post: has earned a reputation for quality post production work in the Pacific Northwest over the last 20 years. From core competencies in audio, video, design, for production and post-production, Rex now has extensive experience in consumer and marketing communications segments.
Charlton Engel Marketing: Our partners at Charlton Engel are experts at retail media buying. They understand the value and power of results, analyzing demographic data, finding the pipeline of communication shared by the target audience, sifting volumes of numbers to ensure cost efficiency.
WeClickMedia: works in many business sectors in the UK and USA. They provide online media solutions that bring fresh ideas and new technology to life. When it’s time to develop advanced, interactive concepts, eCommerce solutions, mobile and smart apps for our clients, we often partner with WeClick.
Direct Marketing Solutions: When we need direct mail and metrics experts, we connect with DMS. Nearly 30 years of proven results, with a 67,000-square-foot production facility and warehouse to complete the entire production process without outsourcing.
Annex Communications: offers world-class strategic thinking, with over 30 years of experience in media buying and public relations. We connect with Annex on national campaigns for media leverage, spin and ink.
