John Ibbitson Email & Phone Number

299 Queen St., Toronto, Ontario

• Build and maintain broadcast schedules for assigned Bell Media Specialty Channels in the IBMS system and tree assign corresponding programming.
• Ensure daily schedules are ready for broadcast by maintaining all schedule files and tracking documents, including but not limited to: pick lists, record lists, program advisories, log change reports, program REQs.
• Track various scheduling from Conventional, the US and other Broadcast partners, while acting as a liaison between teams; including: Bloomberg (US), BNN Bloomberg Canada, Producers, Traffic, Master Control, Broadcast.
• Communicate with the Operations, Traffic and Revenue Management teams and assist in the management of scheduling issues.
• Create and distribute scheduling reports (Excel-based and system generated).
• Scheduling of Paid Programming and Infomercials.

• Provided support to over 100 faculty and staff at two campuses with innovative teaching and learning tools.
• Coordinated all video productions from development to post-production for a team of producers, production specialists, and editors.
• Acted as a primary point of contact for production teams on project initiation, deadline management, and timeline creation, as well as offered support on production processes.
• Built strong relationships with internal and external clients, while providing updates on production statuses and ensuring that their videos/creative projects were delivered on time.
• Maintained and updated all production documents and trackers, as well as a library of digital assets.
• Uploaded video content to YouTube channels and maintained a video database on internal servers.

• Creator, designer and Co-Founder of THE BRUNETTES blog
• Authored stories, sponsored articles, and media-requested coverage on the topics of fashion, Toronto events, luxury products, design, and art for the site.
• Responsible for the site’s photography, event-photo coverage, and photo editing.
• Implemented new strategies to drive traffic to the blog and increase site exposure through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Klout, Pinterest, Instagram and Google+.
• Attended Toronto Fashion Week and other fashion-related events as accredited media and as a representative for the blog.
• Leveraged invitations to events as opportunities to create new material for THE BRUNETTES blog and its social media affiliates, to maximize SEO coverage, and to build strong industry relationships.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Coordination of digital assets, video files, copy decks, internal resources and documentation for MYCO (Model Year Change Over) nameplates, SYNC technology pages, nameplate reveals, and out-of-scope projects on Ford.ca.
• Digital project initiation, deadline management, and timeline creation and coordination for multiple account teams.
• Liaison between account teams and developers, as well as over 10 different project teams, including international teams in the US and abroad.
• Managed and prioritized tasks for MYCO-dedicated staff, including account teams, a digital retoucher, content editor, and freelance employees.
• Updated Ford and Lincoln sites, as well as performed daily content maintenance tasks using JIRA ticketing system.
• Added video content to sites and shared content with external vendors and teams using Brightcove video application.

• Wrote, filmed, produced, and edited bumper content for MTV Canada’s hit show 1 Girl 5 Gays and also shot segments at off-site locations for the social media-inspired series Creeps.
• Responsible for equipment and lighting setups for MTV Movie Night and several other MTV productions.
• Acted as a Studio Runner for MTV Live shows as well as occasionally appearing in this show and others as an on-camera guest or in a bit part.
• Transcribed previously aired shows, composed research packs and performed general office duties as assigned.
• Returned on contract in November 2012 to assist the production office with a move to MTV’s new location.

Toronto, Canada

• Wrote and edited trends and sponsored articles regarding food, fashion, lifestyle, luxury, design, technology and art for the world’s most popular online trend magazine, which averages 35 million views per month.
• Optimized exposure to TRENDHUNTER.com through the use of Facebook, Twitter, Klout, Pinterest, and Google+ as social media tools.
• Wrote bios and conference summaries for the launch of TRENDHUNTER.com’s new sister site KeynoteSpeakers.org.
• Interviewed celebrity top model River Viiperi and actor Alexander Ludwig of The Hunger Games for feature articles on Trend Hunter.

Ottawa, Canada

• Responsible for maintaining the visual display elements of the Ralph Lauren retail space within the Bay, Rideau, while contributing to sales and providing excellent customer service to clients.
• Organization and up-keep of all storage areas ensuring easy and safe accessibility.
• Educate customers on newest luxury fragrances for the Bay’s beauty counter.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for on-set sound recording for use in new feature documentary.
• Recorded additional sound effects to be used in sound edit.

Toronto, Canada

• Responsible for microphone setups, booming, and placing microphones on actors.
• Recorded on-set sound effects and dialogue for use in a short film.
• Used sound effects library to build a sound edit in post and cleaned up dialogue tracks.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Digitizing HD and DV footage and Transferring P2 footage.
• Syncing footage with external audio and creating multi-cam setups for the editors.
• Overseeing, teaching, and delegating responsibilities for assistant editors and interns.
• Creating an organizational system for the footage within Final Cut Pro, hard drive files, and files on the server.

Toronto, Canada

• Millennium Minutes cell phone project.
• Picture and sound editor for one-minute historical documentary shorts.

Toronto, Canada

• Post-production editing, hard drive organization, DVD creation, and secretarial duties.
• ‘On The Fly Film Festival’ organization, volunteer co-ordination, and treasurer duties.