Ken Burns Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

I create brands for all Spark Conference events, and assist driving awareness and ticket sales through digital content creation and website user experience.• Content creation for 10+ conferences (brand, logo, website, images, teaser videos, video on-demand sessions, pitch decks, conference documents)• Implementation of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Ads campaigns to increase acquisition of marketing qualified leads for multiple conferences.• Creating and maintaining a… Show more I create brands for all Spark Conference events, and assist driving awareness and ticket sales through digital content creation and website user experience.• Content creation for 10+ conferences (brand, logo, website, images, teaser videos, video on-demand sessions, pitch decks, conference documents)• Implementation of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Ads campaigns to increase acquisition of marketing qualified leads for multiple conferences.• Creating and maintaining a cohesive website experiences through WordPress.• Proofreading and copyediting conference web and material copy. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

I freelance digital marketing and graphic design, mainly working with small to mid-size businesses to create websites, B2B & B2C digital ad campaigns, marketing content (images, video, ebooks), copywriting, social media management, and email marketing.Clients include an event management firm, sales & marketing consultancies, YouTube creators, entertainment businesses, and various other small businesses.

Toronto, Canada Area

Tasked with fully revitalizing marketing strategy and execution. Championed a completely new website build.- Produced educational content for B2B sellers and sales leaders.- Worked with content producers to shoot and edit video for monthly content libraries.- Managed HubSpot marketing.- Led implementation of new tools and onboarding.

St. Catharines, Ontario

Wrote informative entertainment videos for a well-known Los Angeles based YouTuber.• Researched and pitched script topics relevant to current events and viewer interests.• Wrote over 50 currently published scripts.• Published scripts have more than 60 million views combined.• Channel has seen a subscriber increase of over 1 million since my involvement.

461 Park Road South, Oshawa, Ontario

Tasked with designing games for a brand new escape room business, and establishing an online marketing presence to drive game sales. • Co-created a total of 5 games.• Designed company logo and branding.• Established and managed social media and online presence (Facebook, Twitter, TripAdvisor, Google+).• Launched various advertising campaigns on Facebook and AdWords to drive repeat business and customer retention• Trained employees on social media best practices.• Invited… Show more Tasked with designing games for a brand new escape room business, and establishing an online marketing presence to drive game sales. • Co-created a total of 5 games.• Designed company logo and branding.• Established and managed social media and online presence (Facebook, Twitter, TripAdvisor, Google+).• Launched various advertising campaigns on Facebook and AdWords to drive repeat business and customer retention• Trained employees on social media best practices.• Invited escape room community influencers to play and review our games.• Worked with external contractors to create an attractive and user-friendly web experience.• Created game props and marketing content with the Adobe Creative Suite Show less

4448 Queen St, Niagara Falls

A founding team member who helped to launch and market the first escape room attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Worked to design and optimize the customer's entire gaming experience.Marketing • Tasked with the management of all social media accounts and online advertising campaigns.• I grabbed a DSLR camera and took shots of what we we creating in our games. Edited them in Photoshop to create content for online campaigns.• Watched digital campaign performance closely and… Show more A founding team member who helped to launch and market the first escape room attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Worked to design and optimize the customer's entire gaming experience.Marketing • Tasked with the management of all social media accounts and online advertising campaigns.• I grabbed a DSLR camera and took shots of what we we creating in our games. Edited them in Photoshop to create content for online campaigns.• Watched digital campaign performance closely and A/B tested for engagement and ROI. • Built a large online presence from the ground up. Facebook page had upwards of 8,000 Likes and thousands of positive comments and interactions. • We hit #1 on TripAdvisor’s ranking of attractions for all of Niagara Falls on July 31st, 2014.• Created an ongoing Facebook campaign offering free nicely edited and watermarked group photos to drive organic social media growth, word-of-mouth, referrals, and repeat customers.Producing • Worked with a small team to design, build, tweak, and run live escape games for all ages.• Strengths in: room theme aesthetics, graphic design for puzzles, and correcting flaws in game flow or puzzle logic.Gamemastering• Solely ran and hosted hundreds of games for groups of players ranging from 3 to 20 or more.• Provided players with entertaining and easy-to-understand explanations of game rules and objectives.• Focused on group's games so that I could give them meaningful guidance through clues and detailed post-game feedback. Customers always felt accomplished or satisfied with the experience.• Oversaw the setup and operation of several large scale escape-events with multiple game-masters. Show less

720 Oval Court, Burlington

• Assembled and packaged point of sale advertising displays for shipment to customers.• Operated and provided basic maintenance on large machinery for cutting and lamination.• Trained various temporary workers on proper assembly and packaging techniques.

Ontario College Diploma, Advertising And Marketing Communications - Management (Honours Student)

Ontario Secondary School Diploma