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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Burnaby, BC

Created impactful written and visual communications distributed province-wide. Written communications included interviews with business leaders and specialists, news releases, short-form pieces for newsletter, speaking notes for leaders, and long-form articles. I also created effective graphic design for digital screens, the employee magazine, signage.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Sourcing, costing and managing logistics for special orders, including import and domestic products not available in BC Liquor Stores.

Vancouver, BC

Identity development, advertising solutions, production and communications design, specializing in print collateral, such as brochures, posters, and OOH advertising.Since 2016 I have also been involved in game development, including graphics, art/sound, design and programming. I have worked independently and on small teams.

Vancouver, BC

I directed the 2015 campaign for VAFF, including the photography, and produced the finished creative work. In additional to the main creative, I designed logos, posters, postcards, and other supporting materials. Before 2015, I did a hefty amount of production work, including pagination and layout of the 44-page festival guide.

Vancouver, BC

Marketing and Design duties for a leading fine art supplies retailer.- back end website support (Drupal CMS)- flyer, newsletter, and advertising design- copywriting, html for e-blasts, online and print advertising- product photography- social media

Print design contracts at various firms including Canadian Cancer Society, Nature's Path, United Way, Corporate Graphics, and Identica Branding.Responsibilities ranged from art direction to print production, using Adobe CS and Quark Xpress.

Art direction, design and production of bi-weekly and themed flyers. Managed assistants, photographers and stylists. Designed and produced fashion window posters. Post-processed and color-corrected fashion photography. Ultimately responsible for accurate and timely delivery of advertising material.

Used Photoshop and Illustrator to process and prepare images (100-300+ per day) for the flyer layout team. Managed database of product images according to production schedule. Co-ordinated with vendors for images and logos, and with layout artists for priority scheduling.

Pagination of phone books involved line-by-line typesetting and manual adjustment for the information to comfortably fit each section.

Purchasing assistant, documentation, engineering updates, spreadsheet design, and inventory control.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Forever the student, I returned to school to start a new degree part time.

Management Certificate, Media Techniques And Marketing Communications

Activities and Societies: Includes Marketing, Media and Business Law subjects"This hands-on program is designed to combine the strategic.

Graphic Design

Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Writer for The Other PressMajor subjects: Organizational Psychology, Business management, Sociology, Japanese.

Education record