Jennifer Bell
Partner
Jennifer began her career in the San Francisco advertising industry where she remained for ten years. She spent the first five at Goldberg Moser O’Neill/San Francisco, formerly Chiat/Day. At GMO, she worked on Dell Computer, Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Kia Motors, Rollerblade and others. She later lead consumer research projects for clients Old Navy, California Pizza Kitchen and Lane Bryant for Tattoo, a brand consultancy. She also served as strategic planner on the Visa account at AKQA, and on the Cisco Systems account at Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners/West. Jennifer returned to her hometown of Eugene in 2004 and was most recently the Marketing Director at the Science Factory Children’s Museum.
Jennifer is one of the first University of Oregon Journalism grads to pursue a career in advertising account planning, which was new in the U.S. at the time. Part anthropology, part psychology, and part sociology, it’s the planner’s job to help the agency and clients to understand the target audience, often using a mix of primary research (focus groups, one-on-ones), observation, and secondary research. This in-depth understanding leads to smarter, more effective communication for clients and is practiced in nearly every large agency in the country. Jennifer is the only account planner in Eugene. Jennifer has also served as an adjunct instructor in the UO School of Journalism & Communication.
David Funk
Partner
David has provided design, marketing and advertising expertise for a variety of Fortune 500 companies as well as local businesses of all kinds in his 30+ year career, winning more than 100 graphic design awards. In 1980, he founded Rubick & Funk (now Funk/Levis) in Eugene, a firm he sold in 2007. David is also a co-founder of the Ulum Group, a statewide public relations firm.
David is the lead author of Conscious Branding published in 2009 by Business Expert Press. He lectures on marketing communications, creativity, design, design management, corporate identity and brand development at colleges and other venues.
David has extensive experience serving as a board member on more than twenty-five boards, task forces and commissions in Oregon. He is currently a Commissioner with the Eugene Sustainability Commission and several other boards. He was the Mid-Oregon Ad Club’s Ad Person of the Year in 1988 and also received the Pacific Rivers Council Conservation Achievement Award that year. He received the National Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Award in 1989 for his leadership in river conservation in Oregon.
David is a graduate of California State University at Los Angeles and was the 2004 recipient of the University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Check out David’s book Conscious Branding.
Brianne Beigh
Designer
Brianne was hired in January 2011 as a designer at bell+funk. Formerly the Creative Services Supervisor at the Oregon Daily Emerald, Brianne specializes in design and project management. She loves to learn new techniques and programs, so her skill set is constantly growing.
She graduated from the UO with a double major in Journalism and Spanish. Since college she has been working as a graphic designer, both in-house and as a freelancer.
Brianne lives in Eugene with her husband, Dan, and enjoys travel, photography and long-distance running.