Canpages
I worked in the phone book industry for over 10 years. The company changed hands a few while I was there. Phone Directories to Canpages, and then Canpages got bought out by Yellow Pages.
I have designed thousands of ads! Desktop Publishers had a daily quota of 8 ads a day – so you do the math!
I had the most fun working on the sales support materials. Canpages had a healthy budget for employee events and fundraisers which I volunteered my graphic design skills for too.
Future Shop
I worked as a full-time employee with Future Shop until there was a massive company lay-off. I did contract work with Best Buy and Future Shop several times after that – during their Christmas Season Rush as a Contract Production Artist.
- Desktop Publisher
- produce english and french store flyers and catalogues
- adhere to branding specifications
- multiple layered flyer pages for different product cost and product in different provinces
- E Newsletter / signage
Nathan Allan
I wore several hats here as the marketing coordinator and loved it. Nathan Allan manufactures unique kiln-formed glass. A dozen employees provide exclusive, in demand product around the world – every body knows how to do everything – except for the art design behind the “glass” scene.
Marketing Coordinator Oct 2005 – Sept 2006
• design/develop/maintain web and print collateral
• website positioning (sem, seo, analytics)
• collect/distribute/maintain 5000+ chimp newsletter subscriptions/press release
• work directly with outside suppliers