Chris O'Keefe Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Canada Area

'Children Ruin Everything' S4 (Series; 2024, New Metric Media)1st Assistant Art Director'My Dead Mom' (Web Series; 2023, Bell Media)Art Director'A Nice Indian Boy' (Feature; 2023, Wayfarer)Title Cards, Main on End Credits'Don't Feed the Children' (Feature; 2023, Independent)Graphics'Children Ruin Everything' S3 (Series; 2023, CTV)1st Assistant Art.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Selected Clients:
• Infinity Ward/Activision (COD:MW 2019), Sony Pictures Animation, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Electronic Arts (EA), Elections Ontario, Français du Monde, Artemide Canada, University of OttawaServices:
• Conceptual design and final digital illustrations for film and video games; logo creation; digital typography and layout; copywriting and editing services; advertisement designSuccesses:
• 100+ Sprays/Emblems for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
• Background graffiti elements for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation)
• Front-end UI development, interface design, background graffiti, character illustrations, and creation of digital elements for use in web-based and print promotion for Need for Speed Nitro (EA)

Toronto (Remote)

Visual Development work for the upcoming film, 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' and the associated Metro Boomin' lyric music videos: Calling, Annihilate,

Hiphop/Funk/Soul/Motown/MashUps/Blends/Cottage Rock/Pop/Whatever You Need.Holler at your boy Mittens.[djmittensonthedecks@gmail.com]

150 Bloor Street West

• Created, implemented and maintained databases for internal request management system, resulting in a centralized portal that provided better customer service to employees and meaningful analytics for goal measurement
• Developed all outgoing department communication initiatives and training materials, liaising with multiple teams to ensure clear, effective and consistent messaging
• Managed department intranet space, including daily content updates and creation of internal association-wide communication campaigns
• Created and facilitated internal onboarding system for new hires and a series of ‘Welcome to the OMA’ communication memos, streamlining the onboarding process to ensure quicker integration for new staff
• Monitored, tracked, and reviewed mass print communication initiatives, as Editor-at-Large in the OMA print shop, capturing errors and typos prior to production and saving time and money
• Provided quality control and copy editing for external communication initiatives

Bloor West Village

A Toronto retailer dedicated to becoming an educational and social hub for the local canine community; if you need dog stuff, all you gotta do is Fetch.Fetch: Your Dog Store is an upcoming brand new retail establishment that will strive to offer you the highest-quality dog toys and accessories, the most nutritionally-appropriate dog foods and consumables.

Entailed managing a high-end retail pet goods store in one of Toronto's most densely dog-populated neighbourhoods. Consummate customer relations and an in-depth understanding of our products, our clients, and our industry were foundations of the business model. Annual gross sales peaked at $750,000 during my tenure as store manager. Other duties included.

Providing support to the Director of the Business Cluster Policy Secretariat, and facilitating coordination for the team of five employees. Responsibilities included scheduling and organizing appointments, meetings and conferences; facilitating employee status changes and maintaining up-to-date contact information; typing letters, memoranda, emails and.

Contract work for the Montreal studios of the international video game developer and distributor, Electronic Arts (EA). Projects included creation of three fonts for use in their upcoming Need for Speed Nitro Nintendo Wii game, in-game background graffiti and character illustrations, as well as numerous vehicles' skin designs for this latest installment in.

Freelance advertising design for a lighting company based in Toronto and Montreal. Published ads have appeared locally in Toronto Life Magazine, Toronto Life City Guide, Design Lines Toronto, and The Globe and Mail, as well as in Plaisirs de Livre and Design Lines in Montreal, and Avenue Magazine in Alberta.

Various data entry related to the ongoing Honours & Awards Volunteer Service Awards public recognition ceremonies. Duties included reviewing nomination forms, contacting nominators to ensure information completeness, data entry, proofreading of entries, preparation of materials to be mailed to recipients, guests and MPPs, assembly of items for distribution.

Graphic Design

Ossd

Mostly hacky sack and skateboarding, plus a lot of drawing and writing.

Non-Credit, Advanced Gesture Drawing

Art and junk...

Education record

I wore a tie every day, so there's that.

Education record

Had a great time in Peterborough, that's what I did.