Matthew Dupuis Email & Phone Number

Guelph, On, Ca

Guelph And Toronto

Boutique design and editing firm, founded by brother and sister Matt and Katie Dupuis. Font nerds. Book worms. TV connoisseurs. Movie fanatics.Services include, editorial packaging, proofreading, design, copywriting, illustration and digital or self-publishing help.

Stratford, Ontario

■ Creating print material with close attention paid to information accuracy and brand guidelines working projects both independently and as in house marketing design team.■ Design and deliver files optimized for web deployment and including social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram keeping in mind graphical variance of such sites across mobile platforms.■ Specialized in larger project requiring attention to fine details. For the past 2 years this includes designing all house programs, donor listings, visitor guide listings section and the bio section of the of the souvenir program.■ Work with others, such as printers, programmers, developers or other technicians.

Contracted to illustrate monthly maps of popular Toronto neighborhoods for Today’s Parent magazine’s (Toronto editions). Working closely with an art director to find a fun family-oriented style. These pages grew in popularity and became sought-after by advertisers.

Waterloo

TitanFile Inc. is a Canadian company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia and with offices in Waterloo, Ontario. TitanFile is a professional online file sharing and collaboration service. The company is one of the secure cloud computing pioneers advocating for stronger privacy policies in Canada as well as USA.TitanFile provides secure document transfer solutions at a reduced cost to non-profit organizations and is accepted by many government organizations due to full privacy policy compliance.Graphic Designer duties include:•Plan concepts by studying information and materials.•Illustrate concepts by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts.•Design and deliver files optimized for web deployment.•Maintains technical knowledge by attending design workshops; reviewing professional publications; participating in professional societies.•Working with others, such as printers, programmers, developers or other technicians, to complete the final product.

Kitchener, Canada Area

•Coordination, project management and designing of marketing materials such as member newsletters, community flyers, event postcards, other advertising (newspaper ads, event flyers, recreation guides, display materials etc.)•Coordination of all out-of-house Gallery printing, including research and recommendations for the most appropriate and cost-effective solutions and negotiation with suppliers•Providing support for the production/design of curatorial publications as required •Website graphic support and content management. Ensuring the site’s effectiveness as a communications, marketing and administrative tool, including researching “best practices”, testing and assessing functionality and creating and updating the site’s content to ensure repeat visitation, accuracy and timeliness of content. •Gallery photography to serve marketing and development purposes as required.•Assisting with the development of an annual marketing plan and budget, including researching strategies, audience and market segmentation, measurable goals and timelines.•Management, tracking, comparison to budget and regular reporting of marketing expenditures, including in-kind agreements•Development and implementation of marketing partnerships and cross promotions with community agencies, events and individuals•Develop strategies for the collection and analysis of marketing statistics, and regular reporting of the data as required

Guelph

• Photograph homes to accurately depict the size/layout of rooms, including use of 360 degree panoramic photography.• Use Photoshop and Illustrator to design ‘Feature Sheets’ and brochures for agents open houses.• Updating realtor websites on an ongoing basis to ensure higher search engine positioning.• Record all aspects of marketing materials ordered by agents and prepare monthly invoicing.

SKILLS & SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Administered the Business Innovation Dept’s TechExcel ServiceWise database, used for incident and resolutions monitoring through Support; functioned as first line of response for all incoming issues, and adeptly handled urgent matters.• Maintained schedule of work to be done, assigned work to technicians with set deadlines, tracked time spent on each assignment and acted as the primary contact for the client. • Helped project managed the implementation and training process for new clients including maintaining a calendar of events, collation of implementation binders or contract documents and the ordering of new hardware on behalf of the client.• Conceptualized a Game Show as a conference presentation; completed all of the writing, visuals and organization.

SKILLS & SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Coordinated training programs offered through the Product Education Dept. including all communications with clients, managing registrations, preparing schedules & agendas and making staff aware of when clients would be in the office. • Worked as a writer and editor for the Product Education Dept. during the creation of Online Help files.• Handled all incoming Statements of Work. Scheduled and notified technical staff of urgent or scheduled upcoming work for clients in a timely manner.• Maintained a number of databases regularly needed by technicians and made sure details were correct and current.• Wrote, organized, directed, edited and acted in a 15-minute short film for Annual Users’ Conference’s Gala dinner.• Created humorous and purposely unforgettable email campaigns.

SKILLS & SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Acted as the sole tester for the company’s web-based utility bill payment system; this involved tracking discrepancies and backwards engineering issues to determine how errors occurred during beta testing; resulted in a reduction in discrepancies.• Applied a high level of creativity to a number of diverse projects and acted as the “go to” creative person for such things as brainstorming sessions and the company’s annual ‘Adopt-a-Family’ Christmas fundraisers; ideas were always commended and the majority were implemented. • Performed scripted actions for any given process within the Advanced Utility CIS software as it related to the day-to-day activities of a utility company.

Cert., Digital Media

Approached a return to school in 2007 with the goal of improving on a well established skill set and injecting elements that exceeded.

Cert., Adobe Photoshop Levels I & Ii

Cert., Macromedia Dreamweaver Levels I & Ii,

Cert., Filmmaking

"Dov S-S Simens has been called the “Champion of Independent Filmmakers.” He’s the self-proclaimed greatest film teacher in the world.

Ba, Film Studies And Communications

Helped develop my deep appreciation for all things visual, a love of storytelling in every form and a wealth of knowledge relating.

Screen-Writing 101