A bit about me
I’m Eric Jackson, and I’ve been naming things for a decade. I currently live in the Seattle area and serve as the Naming Director at Northbound, both managing a team of namers and also rolling up my sleeves to create thousands of names and develop naming systems for complex portfolio brands like Microsoft and Cisco.
At Lexicon, I conducted linguistic research and developed names for major clients like Facebook, Coca-Cola, P&G, Clorox, and Abbott. As Strategy Director at Salt Branding, I created naming and brand architecture solutions for Lumen, SurveyMonkey, JLL, HCA Healthcare, and Western Union.
🗣️ I’ve also got an MA in linguistics. ☦️ I’m a Byzantine Catholic and bird lover. 🕊️ And I love telling collaborative stories with friends as a D&D Dungeon Master. 🐉
Agencies I’ve worked at:
Salt Branding (now Material)
Awards my work has won:
Transform NA 2024: Gold — Best naming system (Cisco)
Transform NA 2023: Gold — Best new name (Oleria)
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