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Skills
Online
- HTML/ Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)/ Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Dreamweaver/ iMovie/ Final Cut Express
- Fireworks/ Basic Flash
Print
- Illustrator/ Photoshop/ InDesign/ QuarkXpress
- Acrobat Professional/ Microsoft Office
- Typography
- Knowledge of print production
- Electronic and hand drawing
Technical
- OSX/ Windows
- Safari/ Firefox/ Internet Explorer
- Entourage/ Outlook
- Facebook/ Twitter/ Linked In
- Roxio Toast Titanium/ FTP/ Stuffit/ ZIP
- Digital cameras and video cameras
Management/Communication
- Highly organized/ Detail
oriented/ Professional
- Motivated/ Hard working/ Mature/ Punctual
- Highly developed verbal, written and telephone
communications
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with
staff and external suppliers/clients
- Work well as an intricate part of a team or independently with
little supervision
- Creative thinker who strives to keep expanding skill level
with new challenges
- Effective in managing multiple tasks under tight deadlines
- Ability to adapt within various working environments
- Sociable and friendly
Employment History
November 2010 - October 2011
Canpages Inc. | www.canpages.ca
Marketing Designer | Vancouver, British Columbia
- Created and formated video.
- Worked with Senior Manager of Online Media to develop new assets for mobile apps.
- Executed new and modified existing company branded online materials used for web and social media.
- Executed new and modified existing company branded print materials for sales, subsidiary companies, sponsors, etc.
- Created finished art files for all requested materials according to any provided creative brief, project outlines and layouts, within defined timeline and budget parameters.
- Revised project designs according to in conjunction with department requests.
- Sourced required materials (stock photography, audio, etc).
- Department associated administrator in design file management and project management.
- Coordinated with the Marketing Manager, Senior Manager of Print and Products, and other department personnel as needed to meet time-sensitive deadlines.
- Coordinated with other department Designers and provide updated templates to maintain consistant branding.
November 2006 - June 2010
Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon | www.heartandstroke.bc.ca
Design & Production/ Provincial Web Administrator| Vancouver, British Columbia
- Provinical web administrator for the BC & Yukon website. Liasoned with the National web team in Toronto, Ontario on National web initiatives.
- Liasoned with web and communication companies to develop design principles, information structure, navigation conventions and graphic principles of micro-sites according to the provinical foundation's information publication needs.
- Developed and administered provincial social media tools (Facebook, E-Blasts, etc.). Coordinated with National office on National accounts.
- Worked with foundation program staff closely to execute new print designs for fundraising events across BC.
- Executed new and modified existing foundation branded print materials.
- Expanded and maintained a photo stock library.
- Coordinated the sharing of resources, such as logos and ad layouts, with staff, design houses, and print suppliers.
- Photographed events and staff for internal and external use.
- Edited and formatted video for streaming DVD.
- Participated in fundraising events.
- Processed production requests from quotation through to the design, proofing, pre-press, printing, web launch and delivery process.
- Collaborated with the Director, Marketing and Communications and coordinated the design, print, and production of the foundation's communication materials, from small to large in scope and complexity, while meeting deadlines.
- Primary liaison between the foundation and ad agencies, translators and designers to follows critical path schedules in order to meet time-sensitive deadlines.
- Lead coordinator working with gaming company, Genius Factor, to create a new iPhone application for CPR.
November 2004 - August 2006 Full-time (September 2006 Contract)
Swiss Medica, Inc. | www.swissmedica.com | www.O24zone.com
Senior Designer (Web/Graphic Design) | Vancouver, British Columbia | Toronto, Ontario
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Worked with senior Swiss Medica management and an ad and communications studio, Catalyst Creative, Inc., to develop a new Swiss Medica website.
- Updated and maintained the Swiss Medica and PMS Escape® websites and updated visuals for O24™ website.
- Developed, designed and maintained an internal file sharing site (Intranet site).
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Developed a Graphic Standards Policy.
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Worked closely with the President and COO and a marketing and corporate communications company, Fusion Communications, to help build marketing and communication strategies with effective creative and communication pieces.
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Worked with several senior Swiss Medica staff and an ad agency, Big Chair Creative Group in New York, to develop a package design for Swiss Medica's product, O24 Fibromyalgia™.
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Executed new and modified existing corporate branded product packaging and print materials.
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Executed new print designs for corporate events across North America.
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Worked with a photographer to produce quality product shots for all of Swiss Medica's products.
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Expanded and maintained a photo stock library.
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Coordinated the sharing of resources, such as logos and ad layouts, with staff, design houses and print suppliers throughout North American, Mexico and Europe to ensure the correct media files and formats are provided for printing.
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Interacted with design/print companies to secure production quotes.
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Worked closely with French and Spanish translators.
January 2001 - March 2004
Kids Help Phone | www.kidshelpphone.ca
Web/Print Designer | Toronto, Ontario
- Developed, built and designed corporate website.
- Developed design principles, information structure, navigation
conventions and graphic principles of websites and pages according
to the organization's information publication needs.
- Designed and published web pages and kept information on websites updated.
- Worked with the Systems Support Specialist in the development
of a data driven web-based application.
- Designed and developed new electronic templates for organization's
"Stay in Touch Program" (i.e. emails, electronic newsletters
and invitations).
- Executed new print designs for corporate fundraising events
across Canada.
- Executed new and modified existing corporate branded print
materials.
- Expanded and maintained a photo stock library.
- Executed a photo shoot where I photographed teens to expand the photo stock library.
- Coordinated the sharing of resources, such as logos and ad layouts,
with staff, design houses and print suppliers.
- Interacted with design/print companies to secure production
quotes and to ensure the correct media files and formats were
provided for printing.
- Worked closely with French translators.
- Photographed/ Videotaped events for internal and external
use.
- Participated in internal commitees and fundraising events.
April 2000 - January 2001
MICA Management Resources | www.micaworld.com
Junior Web Developer/ Graphic Designer | Toronto, Ontario
- Assisted an outside web supplier in the development of the
corporate website.
- Html formatted content within database using MS Access and maintained
site.
- Designed some course workbooks for print under tight deadlines.
Freelance
January - July 2007 (Freelance)
Haldimand Archaeological Project
Web/Graphic Designer | Vancouver, British Columbia
- Developed and designed a poster for volunteer recruitement.
- Developed, designed and maintained their first website.
January - July 2007 (Freelance)
Attraction Enterprises™
Web/Graphic Designer | Toronto, Ontario
- Developed, designed and maintained the Life Coach's first website for her training services.
- Developing and designing her first logo
August 2006 - October 2006 (Freelance)
Kids Help Phone | www.kidshelpphone.ca
Graphic Designer | Toronto, Ontario
- Re-designed the annual "Being There for Kids Dinner" ticket and program.
September 2006 (Freelance)
Association of BC Forest Professionals | www.abcfp.ca
Graphic Designer | Vancouver, British Columbia
- Designed two ads. One for the UBC Forestry Grad Student Handbook and one for National Forest Week published in the Vancouver Sun and other local publications.
June - July 2006 (Freelance)
Haldimand Archaeological Project
Web/Graphic Designer | Vancouver, British Columbia
- Developed and designed their first logo and business card.
May - June 2006 (Freelance)
High Performance Group© Canada (HPG© Canada)
Web/Graphic Designer | Vancouver, British Columbia
- Developed and designed a new company logo.
March 2004 - July 2005 (Freelance)
Vancouver College Millennium Foundation | vc.bc.ca
Graphic Designer | Vancouver, British Columbia
- Developed, designed and maintained Foundation's official semi-annual newsletter.
- Developed sports program covers for the football and basketball team.
Volunteer
November 2010 - Present
Canpages Inc. | www.canpages.ca
Burnaby, British Columbia
- Volunteer my time and skills on the Social Committee.
November 2006 - June 2010
Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon | www.heartandstroke.bc.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
- Volunteered my time and skills for various events held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
January 2001 - April 2004
Kids Help Phone | www.kidshelpphone.ca
Toronto, Ontario | Vancouver, British Columbia
- Volunteered my time and skills for various events held in Toronto, Ontario and in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Education
March 2011
Final Cut Express Workshop
Dave Hardy's Motion Picture Workshops – Vancouver, British Columbia
August 2010
Adobe InDesign CS5 Workshops (two)
Simon Fraser University – Vancouver, British Columbia
July 2008
Digital Photography Workshop
Vancouver Park Board Recreation – Vancouver, British Columbia
December 2004
QuarkXpress 6 and Flash MX (Part-time Evening Training Courses)
British Columbia Institute of Technology – Vancouver, British Columbia
October 2000
Internet Management (Post-Graduate Program)
Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology – Toronto, Ontario
June 1999
Illustration Technical (Animation/Multimedia) Program (High Honours)
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology – Toronto, Ontario
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