Mike Halak
About Mike Halak
Mike Halak is a Visual Designer at Massmutual Financial Group in Springfield, Massachusetts, with a rich history in art direction and interactive design.
Current Role at Massmutual Financial Group
Mike Halak holds the position of Visual Designer at Massmutual Financial Group in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. He joined the company in August 2019 and has been contributing his expertise in visual design since then. In this role, he focuses on creating custom AMPscript for micro-sites, landing pages, and email/mobile campaigns. Additionally, he designs responsive HTML and CSS layouts and produces infographics, leveraging his broad skill set to deliver successful design projects.
Previous Experience at Phylum Data Suite
Prior to his current role, Mike Halak worked at Phylum Data Suite as a User Experience Designer from 2016 to 2019. Based in North Salem, New York, he spent three years improving user experience design processes and creating user interfaces that enhanced customer satisfaction and interaction.
Tenure at Kaplan University
Mike Halak had an extensive tenure at Kaplan University in Chicago, Illinois. He initially joined as an Interactive Designer from 2009 to 2011 and was later promoted to Art Director, Interactive, a position he held from 2011 to 2016. Over these seven years, he led interactive design initiatives and directed art projects that innovatively supported Kaplan’s educational offerings.
Early Career and Art Direction
Throughout his early career, Mike Halak amassed considerable experience in art direction. He served as Art Director at Media 1 Interactive from 2005 to 2009, Axis Interactive from 2004 to 2005, and as a Game Developer at Thompson Course Technology from 2003 to 2004. These roles allowed him to refine his skills in visual storytelling and interactive design.
Education and Academic Background
Mike Halak’s academic background is entrenched in the fine arts. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from Florida Atlantic University, where he studied from 2014 to 2017. Before that, he completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting at Syracuse University, graduating in 1998. He also briefly attended the School of Visual Arts in 1997 for International Studies, adding further depth to his artistic education.