HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:
-Eight years of agency and freelance copywriting and graphic design experience
-Prize-winning copywriter for "Conceivable", winner of Best Print Ad at the Best of 2002 Canadian Agricultural Marketing Awards
-Recipient of a Diploma in Creative Communications, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
-Experienced in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, GoLive, Premiere, After Effects, and QuarkXPress

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Reseller communications specialist
SMART Technologies
September 2006 to present
-Developed and oversaw the design and launch of the SourceWire and SMART News Flash e-newsletters
-Coordinate and write all outgoing communications to the reseller channel including e-newsletters, invitations letters, news bulletins, sales pieces and custom e-mails
-Maintain and update content for the SOURCE reseller website
-Work with editing department to ensure all outgoing communications conform to SMART style guides
-Liase with executive management, product management, marketing specialists, training specialists and other departments to ensure information presented to the reseller channel is accurate
-Work directly with channel marketing group during product launches to ensure marketing materials and web pages are in place in time for launch and assisting with creation and editing if required
-Create and launch e-mail campaigns using e-marketing software

Web designer
Datanet Consultants, Montreal
Fall 2004, January 2006 to June 2006
-Designed a variety of client sites, and designed company’s own promotional website

Digital effects and storyboard artist
Merge Records, Chapel Hill
August 2005
-Assisted in the development of digital effects and animation using Adobe After Effects for the Arcade Fire’s music video “Neighborhood # 1 (Tunnels)”
-Illustrated storyboards for animated sequence in music video

Copywriter
Paragraphics, Montreal
June 2005 to July 2006
-Wrote packaging/advertising copy and help develop brand identity for new products

Graphic designer
Youth With A Mission, Dunham
April to August 2005
-Designed and developed promotional materials, Flash animation and a print ad for YWAM’s 2006 programs

Subtitle editor
Softitler Canada, Montreal
February to March 2005
-Edited grammar and created notes about idioms/cultural references to prepare subtitles for translation into other languages
-Clients included Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, and Fox for recognizable TV series such as “Quincy”, “Six Feet Under” and “Garfield and Friends”

Graphic designer
Recording artist Michael Knott, Los Angeles
October 2003 to August 2004
-Designed CD insert, tray insert, and CD label for Michael’s “Comatose Soul” album

Graphic designer
McGill University
Spring 2004
-Designed professional-looking annual student journal for the North American Studies group

Graphic artist and communications officer
Curieux artistic community
September 2002 to July 2006
-Design posters and publicity
-Plan events

Production and administrative assistant
Precision Graphics, Montreal
April 2002 to April 2003
-Organized, proof-read and prepared advertising for promotional advertising note boards
-Ensured advertising was up to clients’ standards, and increased level of communication between graphics team and clients

Assistant copywriter
Fusion Communications, Winnipeg
September to October 2001
-Wrote copy and developed creative concepts for print ads
-Assisted Senior Writer with research, proofreading and editing
-Developed content for high-traffic websites

Communications officer
Intrinsix Canada, Winnipeg
Summer 1999 and Summer 2000
-Wrote story-generating press releases for Intrinsix-developed sites
-Developed content for Intrinsix sites
-Contributed news and opinion stories to increase traffic for www.intrinsix.net
-Developed and wrote site proposals to heighten interest of potential clients and contacts
-Wrote promotional pieces about Intrinsix web pages for distribution at trade shows and to potential customers

EDUCATION:
Creative Communications Diploma: Advertising Major
Red River College, Winnipeg
September 1998 to June 2000

Bachelor of Arts: English Literature
University of Winnipeg
September 1992 to June 1996

REFERENCES:
Available upon request
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