WATERTOWN, Mass.-Design group Big Blue Dot has hired Jan Craige Singer as the Watertown-based facility’s studio head.
Prior to joining Big Blue Dot, Singer spent two years as a Watertown-based educational/ multimedia/television development consultant. Her clients included smarterkid.com and e-commerce company Red Rocket, both of Boston. While she was a consultant, Singer also studied at Harvard University, where she graduated with a master’s in education.
Before her consulting gig, Singer served as head of development at Hearst Broadcasting Productions, Boston.
Prior to Hearst, Singer served as VP of programming for five years at Discovery Communications in Bethesda, Md. She joined The Discovery Channel, one of Discovery Communications’ networks, as director of on-air promotions. After one year, she was promoted to VP of program services. Three years into her stint at The Discovery Channel, Singer headed over to The Learning Channel (TLC) – which Discovery Communications had recently acquired as VP of programming. Singer was the founding executive producer for TLC’s Ready, Set, Learn!, a six-hour commercial-free block of children’s programming.
Big Blue Dot specializes in print, broadcast and multimedia design for companies that specialize in children’s products. Its clients include ABC, PBS, Scholastic, Nickelodeon, TBS and the Canadian children’s network YTV.
