Jennifer Myers Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Contact

6+ years design and art direction for interactive media. Responsible for creating identities (logo/branding design), interactive web site design, creative conceptualization and producing original content. Collaborative work, photography, lifestyle & food writing, video production, client/stakeholder meetings, and creative presentations.

Advanced Knowledge: Mac OS, Windows, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, Office Suite.
Working Knowledge: Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Dreamweaver, WordPress, Joomla, HTML, CSS.

Career Development

October 2010 – Present      Web Designer      Shaw Media

• FoodNetwork.ca,  HGTV.ca,  Slice.ca,  Showcase.ca,  History.ca,  Globaltv.com and various
• Designed Top Chef Canada’s showsite, Shaw Media’s number one microsite across all speciality brands with over 1.4 million pageviews.
• Created Identities for webisodes and internally produced online series
• Working closely with the director and internal stakeholders to design ShowSites and Microsites for the Shaw Brands.
• Working with internal Sales and External Agencies to design contests and sales driven microsites and sponsorships
• Provided direct support as Managers “point of contact” when Out of Office
• Conducting Interviews with “chef celebrities” on behalf of Food Network
• Documented the trials of new home-ownership in an original Blog series on HGTV.ca entitled “Real People Living in Condos” (on going)
• Collaboration and Art Direction
• Design for Social Media
• Content Production; Writing, Blogging
• Multimedia Production; Photography and Video Production/Editing

August 2008 – Present     Principal       1777118 Ontario Ltd.

• Freelance Creative Direction & Professional Web Design
• Providing Creative support and consultancy to various clients
• Designing Websites and working with freelance developers to produce final websites
• Creating Identities (Logo/Branding)
• Project Management

August 2008 – October 2010     Web Designer       Canwest Media Inc. (contract)

• See Shaw Media

January 2005 – August 2008     Creative Director & Managing Partner        Soto New Media Inc.

• Led and directed both full time, and subcontracting designers and developers.
• Worked closely with Sales Teams to develop Creative Briefs and interpret Client’s needs
• Conceived creative concepts, developed comprehensive website strategies and matched strategic direction with appropriate results.
• Aided in production flow and project management
• Leveraged emerging social media platforms to create significant traffic for clients
• Developed effective communication and presentation skills, comfortably meeting with and presenting strategies to clients.
• Demonstrated effective time management, coordination, direction and design skills.

2005     Art Department Assistent and Graphic Artist      CBC & The Orphanage II Production’s ”What It’s Like Being Alone”

• “Puppet” and animation based television series
• Aired on CBC Wednesdays @ 9:30 in late 2006.
• Working in the Creative Department, reporting to the Art Director and Production Designer.
• Built full scale models, designed set interiors, created supplementary graphics