RUSSELL GRIGG HBA

Graduating from the University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM) as a Visual Culture and Communication (VCC) Specialist, I have been aiding my peers and clients in presenting their ideas and ideals visually with elegance, simplicity, and distinction.

INTERESTS & HOBBIES

Spending time with my daughter & dog

Playing/recording/listening to music

Attending concerts & collecting concert recordings

Personal design projects

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

FEB 2008-PRESENT :: MARKETING COORDINATOR

Clear Channel Outdoor Canada (Toronto, ON) WEBSITE

Maintaining & strengthening the branding efforts of an national marketing firm through printed materials & presentations.

Developing & producing materials to be presented to reputable national advertising agencies & national airport authorities.

Graphically producing simulations of innovative marketing installations & concepts for use & implimentation in advertising campaigns of multi-national brands & products.

Create and develop static and digital out-of-home campaigns

APR 2007-DEC 2007 :: GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Entripy Custom Clothing (Oakville, ON) WEBSITE

Providing customers with digital proofs.

Readying images for spot print, 4-colour-process print & simulated print.

Creative tasks including creating internet/e-mail ads and thank-you cards.

SUMMER 2006 :: ADVERTISING COORDINATOR

UTM Students' Union (Mississauga, ON) WEBSITE

Developed visual concepts & apparel designs for the 2006 UTM Orientation.

Produced and prepared promotional materials for print (posters, postcards).

SUMMER 2006 :: COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR

Knights Table Soup Kitchen (Brampton, ON) WEBSITE

Designed and updated professional-quality promotional materials (brochures, presentations, displays, posters).

Developed new layisout and content for website.

EDUCATION

HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS (2008)

University of Toronto Mississauga (Mississauga, ON)

Visual Culture & Communications (VCC) Specialist

Joint program with Sheridan College – Trafalgar Campus.

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CERTIFICATE (2008)

Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus (Oakville, ON)