Senior Graphic Designer in the marketing department of Richcraft Homes. Promoted from Graphic designer to Senior in just 2 months.

Responsible for all creative output in the department working closely with the creative director. Working closely in a leadership/mentoring role with design interns and production designers.

Past projects/responsibilities include:

• Re-designing two of Richcrafts main websites ( inclusive of visual design and UX, while working closely with outside web developers and agencies to ensure build matches design )
• Working directly in WordPress and sometimes HTML updating and creating website content
• Designing brand identities for communities and developments ( inclusive of signage, campaign and social media awareness, illustrating amenity and community maps )
• Creating extensive interactive presentations for creative concepts
• Designing social media and PPC ads
• Working with AutoCAD Architecture floorplans making changes and preparing documents for print and web
• Designing print materials, such as move-in packages, sales and marketing brochures, magazine ads and any other promotional materials
• Illustrating and animating videos for web and promotional bumpers in places like Canadian Tire Centre.
• Work closely with outside Agencies on collaborative projects like video, web and print material.
• Completing advanced photo editing using photoshop/lightroom for all product and promotional photography.

Freelance graphic designer and artist for the Ottawa region

Past projects include:

• Visual, UX and UI design for websites
• Branding identities and logo design
• Custom promotional signage
• Motion graphic social ads
• Swag branding and execution
• Branding for Bachlorette/Bachlore parties
• Custom paintings
• Custom sculptures

Head of the props ( property ) department for a stage production. Responsible for acquiring, designing and building all props for three major main stage productions.

Prop designs to note:

• A glass figurine that was to be shot in the middle of a production, had to blow up on queue and not be a danger to actors or audience members.
• A chair that an actor would use for sitting and then would later break when sat in later in the show
• A wound that would progressively get worse throughout the production, done through a series of layers in a single bandage.
• Designing and building a character mask that would progressively get more grotesque ( through lesions and abnormalities ) as the show progressed.
• Designing and building fake food
• Designing and building a giant 4-foot tall metal statue of a greyhound

Stage Manager for two children’s theatre productions. One production was working solely with adults on a Robert Munsch production and the other was working with a summer theatre camp. A stage manager facilitates communication across all creative and technical departments and works directly with the director.

Responsibilities include:

• Record directors notes and blocking for production
• Manages actors and ensures rehearsals stay on schedule ( inclusive of running performers through warm-ups and Director notes )
• Communicates the director’s wishes to designers and stage crew
• Works with an assistant stage manager
• Supervisings preshow activities such as technical and safety checks
• Oversee sets, props, lights, and sound
• Records and organizes production’s sound, lighting, and set cues
• Works in the booth every production night calling technical cues during performances
• Ensures that everyone is ready for curtain and in the wings in time for their entrances
• Ensured the safe work enviornment for children and was in constant communitcation with parents
• Ran fun threatre exsersizes with the kids, teaching impovation skills, confidence builders and promoting physical activities