Dana Koch, Ma Email & Phone Number

British Columbia, Canada

Providing creative development, art direction, design and project management for numerous organizations across Canada, Dana directs a team that consistently provides fresh, innovative designs within the boundaries of either modest or substantial budgets. Projects involve strategic consulting, marketing plans, brand development, and the creation and implementation of digital and print strategies that promote products and strengthen brand.• Project lead responsible for coordinating teams comprised of writers, designers, and programmers.• Application of principled communication strategy in assessing client needs, creating measurable goals, developing strategic direction, and creating content across various media.• Writing and editing of communication materials.• Web and new media strategy and implementation.• Contract negotiation, major client relations, and project budget management.• Creating brand standards and strategically extending brands across programs and media.• Business functions including budgeting, reporting, marketing, forecasting, and business development.• Quality control of all aspects of the creative process including client relations, appropriateness of solution, production specifications, and disaster recovery planning.

Applied Business Technology - School of Business and Economics

Kamloops Bc

Weyerhaeuser Canada was one of largest forest products companies in Canada and operated in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. • Sole visual communication specialist for Weyerhaeuser’s Canadian operations. • Administered corporate brand strategy to all Canadian operations and responsible for brand consistency in both internal and external communication in alignment with business strategy. • Created and administered first company website.• Planned, designed and produced communication materials for safety, lumber, pulp, timberlands, distribution businesses, and corporate communications.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Magnus created award winning interactive touch screen applications. Applications included KYAC – Knowledge for Youth about Careers, in partnership with Simon Fraser University; TIP-DART – Drug and Alcohol Responsibility in Teens, a partnership with Province of BC Education; and TIP-AIDS – sexually transmitted disease education for teens, a partnership with Province of BC Education. Magnus was a multiple winner of the Nebraska Videodisc Excellence awards.• Supervised team of designers in developing graphics for use in interactive laser disc products, setting working schedules and targets, and monitoring deadlines.• Storyboarded scene changes and illustrated how to clearly graphically represent the decision points presented to the user.• Programmed video and graphic interface with emphasis on graphic animation.• Created and edited manuals for installation and use of the kiosks.• Office management duties in the absence of executive staff.• Promotional video can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MkDfosWJPI

Master Of Arts (Ma), Professional Communications

My research explored the impact of new collaborative technologies on creative industries using a lens of Creative Destruction. I focused.

Computer Systems: Operation And Management, Computer Programming

Digital Art And Design, Graphic Design