Executive Marketing Leadership

Jason Powers

Marketing & Growth Leader|Multi-Location & Organic Growth|Creative Direction

Jason Powers is a marketing executive and Creative Director who built and scaled Zoom Tan from 3 locations to 100+ nationwide. 29 years leading brand, digital, and technology operations across multi-location consumer brands and enterprise environments.

Jason Powers — Marketing and Growth Leader
29
Years of Leadership
3 → 100+
Zoom Tan Locations Scaled
$1M+
Annual Marketing Budgets
+20%
Lead Generation Lift
Executive Summary

Marketing and growth leader.

Jason Powers is a marketing and growth leader with 29+ years leading full-spectrum creative, digital, and technology operations across multi-location consumer brands, franchises, and e-commerce. Not a strategist who delegates — a builder who executes at scale, and who writes the code and builds the attribution behind the work.

Leadership

  • Creative Director & Technology Architect at Zoom Tan — de facto head of marketing and technology
  • Managed cross-functional teams: designers, developers, field marketing staff
  • Led company through 3 → 100+ location scaling following major angel investment

Budget & Growth

  • Managed $1M+ annual marketing budgets
  • Drove 20% increase in lead generation
  • Built complete digital marketing operation from zero for a $20M regional business

Technical Depth

  • Built custom SMS platforms and POS infrastructure
  • Produced national broadcast campaigns
  • Designed enterprise UI/UX for Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Career Achievements

Sole architect of brand, growth, and the systems underneath.

Jason Powers has held senior marketing leadership roles at Zoom Tan, Loudon County Fence, B&B Industries, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Four engagements that show range: national franchise scale-up, federal enterprise UX, e-commerce ERP integration, and a from-zero regional digital operation.

2009 – 2018

Zoom Tan

Creative Director & Technology Architect

Functioned as de facto head of marketing and technology, reporting directly to the CEO — sole architect of all creative, brand, digital, and technology infrastructure as the company scaled from 3 locations in Naples, FL to 100+ locations across Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia following a major angel investment.

  • Team Leadership: graphic designers, software developers, field marketing staff
  • Budget: $1M+ annual marketing budget across all channels
  • Performance: 20% increase in lead generation through managed SEO, SEM, PPC
  • Technology: proprietary lobby display system, custom PHP SMS platform, co-developed three generations of POS infrastructure
2025 – Present

Loudon County Fence

Digital Marketing Director

Built complete digital marketing operation from zero for a 50-year-old, $20M regional business with no existing digital presence.

  • 897K Google search impressions, 739K YouTube views, 518 inbound leads, 200 Google reviews in 13 months
  • Facebook: 882K+ total views, 182K+ unique viewers, 34 days watch time
  • +57% organic search clicks YOY, search position improved 17.3 spots average
2022 – 2025

B&B Industries

E-Commerce Manager

Owned the full digital function — e-commerce, digital marketing, SEO/SEM, and web design — as a department of one, including full ERP integration with Adobe Commerce (Magento).

  • Managed Google PPC campaign with $30K/month ad spend
  • Increased marketing ROI 15% through strategic SEO, email, and PPC optimization
2020 – 2022

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

UI/UX Designer & Web Developer (Contract)

Remote contractor engaged to modernize legacy enterprise interfaces for DOE national laboratory systems spanning Oak Ridge and Palo Alto.

  • Designed UI/UX for web-based authentication systems bridging modern platforms with legacy infrastructure
  • Worked within Agile methodology, coordinated with SMEs across departments

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Notable Clients & Projects

Range across enterprise, Fortune 500, entertainment, and consumer.

Jason Powers has worked with Toyota, Carnival Cruise Line, Lucasfilm, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., IBM, Unilever, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and others across a 29-year career.

Enterprise & Government

Oak Ridge National Laboratory · University of Tennessee / Neyland Stadium · Department of Energy

Fortune 500 & Global Brands

Toyota · Carnival Cruise Line · Philip Morris / Marlboro (via Leo Burnett) · IBM / HotMedia · Allied Domecq · RJ Reynolds · Coors · Maker's Mark · Unilever

Entertainment & Media

Star Wars Episode I — Lucasfilm · Sleepy Hollow — Paramount Pictures · Three Kings — Warner Bros. · Ticketmaster

Consumer Brands

Zoom Tan (100+ locations nationally) · Designer Skin · JWoww · Kardashian Brand Partnerships

Real Estate & Development

DiVosta Homes · Toll Brothers · Pulte Homes · Shell Point Retirement Community

Executive Capabilities

Core competencies across brand, growth, and operations.

Team Leadership & Development
Budget Management ($1M–$3M+)
Multi-Location Marketing Operations
Brand Strategy & Architecture
Performance Marketing & Paid Media
DTC Growth & Customer Acquisition
Digital Marketing Strategy & SEO
Custom Technology Development
Video & Broadcast Production
Analytics, Attribution & Reporting
IT Infrastructure & Systems Admin
Executive Stakeholder Management
Get in Touch

Building marketing engines that compound.

Jason Powers builds and runs full-funnel marketing operations for multi-location consumer brands, franchise systems, and e-commerce businesses — strategy, organic growth, content, and the technology underneath it.

What I Do

  • Multi-location & franchise marketing — one engine, replicated across sites
  • Organic growth — technical and local SEO, content at scale, AI answer optimization
  • Marketing operations — tracking, lead attribution, automation, reporting
  • Creative direction — brand, video production, campaign development
  • Marketing technology — e-commerce, custom platforms, integrations
  • Budgets from $1M to $3M+, teams of designers and developers
Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Jason Powers

Who is Jason Powers?

Jason Powers is a 29-year marketing executive and Creative Director based in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is best known for his nine years as Creative Director & Technology Architect at Zoom Tan (2009–2018), where he functioned as de facto head of marketing and technology — sole architect of the company's brand, creative, digital, and technology infrastructure as it scaled from 3 locations to more than 100 nationwide. He is currently Digital Marketing Director and Creative Director at Loudon County Fence.

What is Jason Powers's experience?

Jason Powers has 29 years of marketing and creative leadership experience across multi-location consumer brands, franchises, enterprise environments, and federal research. He has managed annual marketing budgets ranging from $1 million to $3 million-plus, led cross-functional teams of designers, developers, and field marketing staff, and personally built custom marketing technology including POS systems, SMS platforms, and lobby display infrastructure.

Where has Jason Powers worked?

Jason Powers has held senior marketing roles at Zoom Tan (Creative Director & Technology Architect — de facto head of marketing and technology, 2009–2018), Loudon County Fence (Digital Marketing Director & Creative Director, 2025–present), B&B Industries (E-Commerce Manager — full digital function, 2022–2025), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (UI/UX Designer & Web Developer, contract, 2020–2022). He has also operated Powers Advertising as founder and Creative Director since 1997.

What companies has Jason Powers worked with?

Over his career, Jason Powers has worked with Toyota, Carnival Cruise Line, Philip Morris / Marlboro (via Leo Burnett), IBM / HotMedia, Allied Domecq, RJ Reynolds, Coors, Maker's Mark, Unilever, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee, the Department of Energy, Lucasfilm (Star Wars Episode I), Paramount Pictures (Sleepy Hollow), Warner Bros. (Three Kings), Ticketmaster, Zoom Tan, Designer Skin, DiVosta Homes, Toll Brothers, Pulte Homes, and Shell Point Retirement Community.

What is Jason Powers's biggest accomplishment?

Jason Powers's most notable accomplishment is scaling Zoom Tan from 3 locations in Naples, Florida to more than 100 locations across Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. He served as sole architect of every brand, creative, digital, and technology system during the company's growth following a major angel investment, managing $1 million-plus annual marketing budgets and co-developing three generations of POS infrastructure.

Where is Jason Powers located?

Jason Powers is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, and works with clients and teams nationwide.