Karen Du Plessis Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver

Leading the UBC Ortho operational and administrative team.

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Lectured various classes in the Media and Communications Department, including new media, media studies, branding and philosophy

Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

Managed a core team, and coordinated workflow of writing center. Acted as liaison between writing center respondents, students and lecturers. Developed writing center policies. Developed general- and marketing policies for writing center services. Developed and implemented pro-active strategies for issues and conflict management. Secured continued funding for writing center. Generated and distributed surveys regarding the services of the writing center. Interpreted data, generated reports. Accomplished significant growth in writing center reach within the Arts Faculty of NMU.

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Managed corporate marketing and communications. Explored and identified business opportunities. Established relationships with internal and external shareholders. Liaised with clients. Product management, brand management, advertising, development of brand’s strategic narrative. Analyzed business context in order to expand business venture. Responsible for creative direction of projects. Worked independently. Released iOS game on South African App store.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

I taught several modules in the Visual Studies stream in the Visual Arts Department, including New Media, Art History and Research Methodology.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Philosophy

Philosophy of difference, with a focus on contemporary culture, values and meaning making. Specifically as it relates to food and eating.

Master’S Degree, Visual Culture Studies/Communications, Ma (Visual Studies)

My thesis provided an in-depth look at how the game play and narrative of video games, such as The Last of Us and BioShock, contribute.

Ba (Hons), Visual Culture Studies/Visual Culture Studies/Communications

Classes completed during this year include: Marketing and Branding, Art History and Communications. My Honors treatise proposes that indie.

Bachelor’S Degree, Visual Culture Studies/Communication, Ba (Visual Studies)

I majored in Marketing and Branding, Visual Culture Studies and Communication and I minored in Accounting, Business studies, Multimedia.