Christine Gresham, Cfre Email & Phone Number

Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto

Toronto, On

Toronto, On

Toronto, On

Toronto, Canada Area

Lead creative team, generating marketing, advertising and packaging materials for over 200 DVD releases and approximately 25 theatrical releases annually.Serve as brand manager, collaborating with sales and publicity teams to develop marketing plans, goals and budgets for all home entertainment releases in Canada, servicing all media types – print, online, outdoor and indoor campaigns.Consistently meet print and fulfillment deadlines, maintaining solid rapport with printer and operations team.Accomplishments:Worked with founders and executive team to conceptualize, develop and revamp corporate brand identity.

Lead the V-Girls book club initiative, which promoted friendship and activism in teenage girls. Designed the bi-monthly meeting curriculum and was the main contact for the group.Director and Producer of annual theatrical productions in 2010, 2009, 2006 & 2005. Managed every aspect of production from initial concept through to closing night. Proceeds of the show benefited several local institutions that assist in combating violence against women.Lead two teach-in seminars on the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that featured activists, musicians and journalists from the DRC.

Taught English and Drama at the Primary 6 level (Grade 6) to over 60 students.Helped organize the annual Music, Drama and Dance competition.Led weekly home visits to a rural village and performed monitoring and evaluation assessments on over 80 Grandmothers to determine how OGLM can best provide for their needs.Facilitated weekly social gatherings with female staff of OGLM

Directed and organized all facets of a collaborative workshop-based dramatic group targeting issues faced by HIV positive women in Canada which was performed at the 2006 HIV Conference.Liaised with co-coordinator at VOPW to ensure the project met their mandate and general satisfaction.

Proofread and prepared/edited copy for all marketing, advertising and packaging materials for over 200 DVD releases annually.Managed traffic of Canadian Home Video Marketing materials.Tracked departmental monthly billings.Liaison between creative department and printer to ensure deadlines, budget and product standards were consistently met.

Involved in production and distribution-related matters, working with films from development, through production and delivery. Drafted legal contracts and agreements for financiers, directors, actors and producers.Performed extensive due diligence for production and corporate financings.Strengthened personal and corporate credibility by cultivating relationships with agents, producers, distributors and legal counsel.Organized calendar, travel arrangements and oversaw daily correspondence of Snr. VP. Business & Legal Affairs.Organized Board meetings, including minute recording and post-meeting note distribution.

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M.A, Theatre Directing

B.A. (Hons), Drama