I have 5 years design experience, working mainly in Adobe Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite. My freelance graphic design work includes:Social media graphicsProduct labelsMarketing materialPresentation graphicsWebsite designWebsite graphicsTools:Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignCanvaWordPressWixSquareSpacePortfolio: www.kileywhittal.com

My copywriting experience includes all types of creative content, articles, SEO optimized internet content, social media copy, advertisements, commercials, brochures, data sheets, and publications (both print and digital).Current publications:Paddling Magazine (digital and print)Whitewater Magazine (digital)WorldAtlas (digital)Portfolio: www.kileywhittal.com

At Long View I managed branding, graphic design, social media, digital content, events coordination, and digital leads generation.I supported our practice area teams, sales team, sales operations, response management, branch offices, and executive team with both internal and external marketing.Social: paid and organic social media management, campaign management, content creation, post mining, posting, monitoring and reporting.Graphic Design: working in the Adobe suite, mainly Illustrator, I do the graphic design for all of Long View's branding, internal marketing, and external sales and marketing material.Leads Generation/Tracking: development and execution of digital marketing strategy and tactics to generate top of funnel leads, implementation of internal processes for leads tracking and follow up with the sales team, ongoing reporting in PowerBI.Events Coordination - Long View hosts 2-3 large scale events per year across Canada. For each I was responsible for planning, securing sponsor funding, coordinating with vendors, managing the budget, communicating with all attendees and speakers, coordinating with the venue staff, designing and creating all event-specific artwork including print and digital, and acting as the point person for all contacts on the day of.Market Development Funding: day-to-day MDF management for 15-20+ partners including working closely with partner marketing managers/partner account managers, management of MDF portals, activity and claim entry, proof of execution gathering and submission, creating and submitting quarterly budget proposals with partners, reporting on ROI.

At AMTRA I was responsible for digital marketing strategy creation and execution, including social media marketing, management of post scheduling for our sales team through Hootsuite, product launches, SEM, social selling, graphic design, website design and maintenance, content writing, and copy writing.

Hot Soup Marketing Group is a creative practice based in Vancouver with offices in Calgary and Toronto. We provide AD, web, social media management, and graphic design services to clients within retail, professional services, fashion, hospitality, real estate development and mining/exploration.

Expert in Recruting For: Architects, Interior Designs, Landscape Architects, Architectural Technologists, Specification Writers, Architectural Drafters, Structural Engineers, Civil Engineers, Municipal Engineers, Structural Engineering Technologists, Municipal Engineering Technologists, Civil Engineering Technologists, Project Managers, Traffic and Transportation Engineers, Registered Architects, AAA, SAA, MAA, OAA, NCARB, LEED, LEED AP, RAIC, APEG, APEGBC, P.Eng, B.Eng, Revit, AutoCAD, AutoCAD 3D, SolidWorks, Solidworks, Inventor, AutoDESK, AutoPLANT, Catia, Illustrator, Photoshop, ArchiCAD, SketchUP.

Aerotek, founded in 1983, is a subsidiary of Allegis Group and is the largest privately held staffing company in North America. In order to meet the staffing needs of their current and potential clients, Aerotek has nine customized divisions to facilitate the growing needs of the different labour markets. These include:Aerotek Aviation, Aerotek Automotive, Aerotek CE, Aerotek Commercial Staffing, Aerotek E&E, Aerotek Energy Services, Aerotek Performance Resources, Aerotek Professional Services, Aerotek Scientific. I worked in Contract Engineering. As a recruiter working on technical skillsets, I was responsible for identifying the best candidate for each client. By efficiently working through the recruitment life-cycle, I was able to effectively produce qualified candidates to our clients in a timely manner. In addition to utilizing our internal database, I also specialized in strategic sourcing by acquiring qualified referrals and attending networking events. Moreover, I am an expert at screening candidates, engaging in behavioural type questions to ensure the candidates match the company's culture. The types of positions I typically recruited on are: Software Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Mechanical Designers/Drafters, Mechanical Engineers, and Project Managers.

As a Bartender at The Pint, I worked with a diverse group of guests to ensure an engaging customer service experience in a fast-paced, volume-driven atmosphere. The area of the business that I was routinely responsible for encompassed: tasking bartenders assistants with various duties as they related to equipping the bar for each night, ensuring accountability regarding the completion of those tasks, organization of all alcohol, mixes, garnishes, etc., signing off on all inventory numbers and assuming responsibility for all stock, managing and being accountable for a large cash float, end of night cash-outs, and ensuring cleanliness and safety standards are upheld.

I worked at Earl's during my post-secondary education and after, as a bartender, manager, and Night Manager. In my role as the Night Manager of Earls Calgary Tin Palace, I was responsible for all day-to-day details as pertained to the operation of the business from 4pm-close. This included, but was not limited to: scheduling, forecasting, accounting for profit and loss, preventative maintenance, planning of events, performance reviews, sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring, and training new employees, running pre- and post-shift meetings with 20+ people, and managing employee engagement. As a shift manager I assisted in operational functions related to the daily business cycle. These responsibilities included liaising with the kitchen management, servers, bartenders, porters, updating team members on menu changes, speaking with guests to ensure excellent service, following up and taking appropriate actions when issues arose, and stepping in where needed to cover staff shortages/ overwhelmed employees.