Owner - Entrepreneur | Artful Ideas

​2004 - present  | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

 

print media designer: logo design; brand development & campaigns including stand-alone ads, brochures, posters, signage complemented by online materials; publication layout; corporate collateral including press releases and media kits; social media creative; student of web design; photographer

 

 

Lead Designer, Print Media | Lifestyle Markets

​2004 - present | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

 

work remotely; provide print and web components to promote this health food chain of stores on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. stand-alond ads for glossy magazines and newsprint; posters; monthly 8-page flyer for print and web; site banners; vehicle wraps

 

 

Volunteer Graphic Designer | CAAGLOP

​2011 - 2012  | worked remotely for client in the U.K.

 

​reworked logo; formatted articles for The Centre for African Affairs and Global Peace website 

 

Graphic Designer | National Arts Centre of Canada

​2012 - 2014  | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

 

​contractor designer; print media to strict brand guidelines; design of advertisements; print campaigns; posters; inserts; brochures; web ads; social media components; invitations; collateral packages; billboards; powerpoint presentations; event collateral; promotional material

 

 

Senior Designer + Production Artist | Black Press

​2006 - 2008, 1999 - 2004  | Victoria, B.C., Canada

 

produced print collateral for 21 newspapers on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; powerpoint presentations; rate cards; newspaper special supplement layout and formatting; assisted with event planning and promotions; internal and external advertising