EXTENDED RESUME

>EXPERIENCE

Photographer - Jacob Cote Photography

Belleville, ON // Aug 2011 - Present

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• Freelance photography business for weddings, food/product, and commercial client-based productions

Jr. Photographer - Purdys Chocolatier 

Vancouver, BC // August 2017 - September 2019

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• Supported internal departments and their needs for original photography and video for social media, web, email, print, in-store, and catalogue images. Maintaining a digital database of produced imagery. Creating video content for online and retail marketing.

• 2018/2019 highlights include:

  • Social initiated online transactions +421% 

  • Facebook engagement per post increased +102%

  • Instagram followers increased +70%

Production Assistant - National City Films 

Vancouver, BC // Sep - Oct 2016

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• Production Assistant for a scripted Warner Bros. TV series

Festival Coordinator - Belleville DocFest

Belleville, ON // Oct 2015 - April 2016

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• Coordination and designing of print materials, website/social media updates, and design

Festival Director -  Hollywood North Film Festival

Bay of Quinte Region // Feb 2015 - Nov 2019

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• Creation and operation of the Bay of Quinte region’s first film festival

• Coordinating films, committee members, web design, and media relations

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Photographer - Lifetouch Canada 

Vancouver, BC // Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

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• Photographing students in elementary schools and high schools across British Columbia

Professor - Loyalist College 

Belleville, ON // Sep 2014 - May 2016

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• TV & Film Production:

  • Graphic Design

  • Motion Graphics

  • Editing (AVID)

  • Script Writing (Film & TV Commercials)

  • On-air Promos & Theatrical Trailers

  • Art of Communication

• Graphic Design:

  • Digital Applications (motion graphics)

• General Education: Film History

  • Development and creation of the course and instructing several classes

Content Coordinator - Bay of Quinte Tourism 

Belleville, ON // Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

• Development of web video series, web & print graphic design, social media execution photography to promote tourism to Southern Ontario and upstate New York

>CREATIVE SKILLS

>PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Photography (studio & natural light)

• Videography/film production

• Scriptwriting

• Photo & Video editing

• Graphic Design

• Typography

• Art Direction

• Food styling

• Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Photoshop

  • Lightroom

  • After Effects

  • InDesign

  • Illustrator

  • Premiere Pro

• Content Coordinating

• Community Marketing

• Social Media Campaigns & Planning

  • Instagram, Facebook, Twitter​ & YouTube

• Event Planning

• Team Management

• Copywriting

• Branding

• Fundraising

• Public Relations

• Volunteer Coordinating

• Project Coordinating

• College Instructing

• Google SEO & Analytics 

>OTHER SKILLS

Operating Systems

• Advanced knowledge of both MAC OS and PC operating systems (I'm a Mac at heart)

Web

• Intermediate HTML & CSS

• Advanced Wordpress 

• Google Ads

• Google Docs, Sheet, and Drive

Cameras

• Canon 5D Mark 2,3 & 4 

• Nikon (various models)

• Sony EX3

Microsoft Office

• Full working knowledge of Office, Powerpoint, Excel & Outlook

>EDUCATION

Public Relations - Certificate

Loyalist College 2013-2014

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• Completed courses in:

  • Writing 

  • Fundraising

  • Communications

  • Social media 

  • Graphic design with

  • Client-based project learning 

• Research experience using SWOP and PEST analyses 

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The Art of Visual Storytelling: By Alex Buono 

Toronto - June 2013

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Television & New Media Production - 3yr Adv. Diploma

Loyalist College 2009-2012

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• Gained a wide range of content creation techniques with full production skills in:

  • Television news & studio-based shows

  • Editing (Final Cut, AVID & Premiere)

  • Film production

  • Live remote event productions

  • Screenplay & commercial writing

  • Marketing & promotions

  • Graphic design & motion graphics

  • Web design