The J. Murray & Associates team is a group of marketers, creative designers, writers, advertisers, website developers, and social media gurus. We have designed and developed over 100 websites, brochures and collateral materials. The J. Murray & Associates team takes pride in staying ahead of the game in this ever changing industry.
Jennifer
President and Creative Director
Jennifer’s passion is for the Arts. She is a graduate from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois. Jennifer worked as a Computer Graphic Artist and Designer for Roklan Corporation. Her accounts included Walt Disney Company, Parker Brothers, Scott Foresman & Company, and others. She was a freelance Art Director for J. Walter Thompson Advertising, accounts included Johnson Wax, Sears, Kellogg’s. Jennifer also worked in the printing industry as well as a small advertising agency.
She founded J. Murray & Associates in 1990. Today, she brings her design and technology skills with over 30 years experience in the marketing field to clients around the United States. To keep up with today’s ever-changing technology, Jennifer is always taking classes and attending seminars on Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Digital Marketing, Social Media and working on a Google Partner Certification.
Jennifer is a member of the Greater O’Hare Business Association, Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce, US. Chamber of Commerce, Homewood-Flossmoor High School Foundation, Who’s Who Worldwide and Abby Foundation.
She is the recipient of the Southland Chamber’s prestigious “President’s Award”, Past Vice-Chairman of Membership Development, Past Director of the Chamber’s Board, Ambassador Club and Diamond Club Chairman.
Jennifer was voted “Member of the Year” from the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau. She received awards for the Best Direct Mail campaign, Marketing Program, IPO Music Fest, Flossmoor Festival, Municipality Peers Award for Bones and Blues Fest in Richton Park.
She received the “Gold Medallion of Excellence” Award from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations and the “Best 2 Color Printed Materials” Award from the State of Illinois Tourism Bureau.
Jennifer is a past member of the several Chamber’s of Commerce, Business in the Arts Council, Moraine Valley Community College’s Fine and Performing Arts Advisory Board, and South Suburban College’s Cultural Diversity Council.
In her free time, she volunteers for organizations, enjoys the arts and loves to travel. Jennifer is honored to be an Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards judge.
Content Marketing Writers, SEO, and Social Media
Kara
Social Media Specialist
Kara is the youngest team member at J. Murray & Associates.
Chris
Writer and Designer
Chis is our Mac guy. If you want to know anything about the Mac operating system or various Adobe Creative Suite programs and their capabilities, just ask Chris. He has worked with all the major print design software for over two decades, including QuarkXPress and Macromedia FreeHand as well.
Website Design and Development Team
Joshua
Senior Developer
Joshua is our senior website and app developer. He is proficient HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, ASP, Python, and Ruby on Rails. Joshua is also our Web Security Manager and currently pursuing the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) designation.
Harry
Designer and Developer
Harry loves to write code! He is a seasoned designer and developer with websites and applications. Harry started out in the print industry and moved over to the digital industry. He loves to tackle anything on the back-end of a website. Harry’s new passion is creating apps for mobile devices and tablets.
James
Designer and Developer
James has worked on social media campaigns, designed and developed websites, designed HTML e-blasts, among many other things. He also designed e-commerce retail websites, restaurant websites, and educational sites. James is proficient with all the Adobe programs and loves working with the digital media.
Bob
Developer
Bob has dabbled in technology for years. As a seasoned business owner, Bob understands the importance of technology. He started editing HTML websites about 10 years ago and progressed to placing search ads (PPC) and updating his business website with keywords and content for Search Engine Optimization. A few years ago, Bob started taking classes in WordPress and loved it! He now develops websites using WordPress.