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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Editing videos and podcasts for Fidelity’s daily live webcast series, to be distributed to advisor and investor audiences, as well as Fidelity’s official social media platforms.Acting as a live switcher and director on Fidelity's daily live investment news show 'FidelityConnects', working on in-studio and remote episodes.Maintaining the camera and audio signal flow in Fidelity's TV studio, constantly adapting the AV setup to suit the needs of different shows and videos.Travelling to various large-scale events organized by Fidelity to provide on-site live coverage, independently managing the entire AV setup and camera operation as the only on-site representative of the video team.Independently handling a wide variety of video requests for projects across multiple departments, both in studio and out of studio. This includes internal videos, social media content, concept pitch videos, press releases, event coverage, and much more.Working in a fast-paced, highly organized production environment, adhering to next-day turnaround times and distributing finished products to the proper stakeholders.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Constantly working on various creative projects both for myself and for clients, usually taking responsibility of every step of the production process. These include music videos, short films, drum covers, live performance videos, event videography, and much more.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Created the ‘Employer Impact Awards’ video series, working with companies such as Shopify, Splunk, Arup and others to highlight them as Waterloo co-op employers.Handled all responsibilities for this long-term project, including planning, pitching, scripting, scheduling, recording interviews, acquiring footage and editing the videos independently.Acted as the main point of communication between employers and the university. Was recognized as an ‘outstanding’-level co-op student and had an article about my work published on the University’s social media channels.Was offered a part-time position to continue working on the Impact Awards Series and take on other projects after the co-op term concluded in August.Planned, pitched and edited the first few videos in a series to promote the University’s Honors Arts Co-op Program.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Worked as a member of the creative team on the ‘Connect with Nature’ project, an initiative designed to raise environmental awareness in UAE youth. Was able to contribute to much of the overall planning process of the project and managed the video production subproject independently.Edited and color graded 13 videos of different lengths to be used across various social media platforms. Provided photo and video coverage for multiple WWF events in Dubai.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Edited a range of different videos for agency pitches to a variety of clients including the Dubai Museum of the Future, Finish Detergent, and Doritos, creating multiple concept videos and brand manifestos for each.Created animated storyboards for video advertisements for Lays.Worked as an on-set sound and camera assistant during video shoots for infomercials, documentaries and pitch videos.

Global Business And Digital Arts, Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

Activities and Societies: Co-President, Marketing/Outreach and Social Media Manager as well as Videographer and Graphic Designer.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Exchange semester as part of my GBDA365 Study Abroad Program. Completed courses in Marketing, Business, and Film Production.

International Baccalaureate, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

Activities and Societies: Co-lead the school photo and video team. Created various short films as academic and personal projects with many.