EXTENDED RESUME

>EXPERIENCE

Jacob Cote Creative Services

Belleville, ON // Aug 2011 - Present

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• Photography (food/product & commercial)

• Video & Live Streaming Production

• Graphic Design

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• Launched and created two custom real estate home websites that sold for over $2.02 million and $3.5 million respectively

• Developed branding strategies while incorporating client wants & needs

• Increased client’s Instagram following by +3000 with pro photography and Videography including the implementation of a YouTube channel

• Generated analytic reports for clients’ web and social traffic/reach

Jr. Photographer - Purdys Chocolatier 

Vancouver, BC // August 2017 - September 2019

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• Supported Sr. Photographer and internal departments and their needs of original photography and video for internal, and external stakeholders

• Maintained a digital media database of all content created

• Increased Social Media-generated transactions by +421%

• Facebook engagement per post increased by +102%

• Instagram followers increased by +70%

Production Assistant - National City Films 

Vancouver, BC // Sep - Oct 2016

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• Production Assistant for a scripted Warner Bros. TV series

Professor - Loyalist College 

Belleville, ON // Sep 2014 - May 2016

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• Instructed over 100 students in a single semester over multiple programs: TV & Film Production, Graphic Design, and Film History

• Implemented conflict resolution skills with various student matters 

• Spearheaded the General Education course creation of Film History - Created and scheduled social media content and website updates

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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

Festival Director -  Hollywood North Film Festival

Bay of Quinte Region // Feb 2015 - Nov 2019

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• Managed all divisions of the annual non-profit international film festival operating with a $15,000 budget

• 300+ in attendance, including filmmakers from across Canada and USA

• Coordinated, monitored, and analyzed all media coverage

• Fostered community engagement with tourism and hospitality sectors

• Designed and created all print and digital materials

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Festival Coordinator - Belleville DocFest

Belleville, ON // Oct 2015 - April 2016

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• Coordinated multiple areas of the sold-out documentary film festival

• Attended weekly board meetings while contributing updates

• Developed the creation of festival print materials and festival program

• Successfully photographed and updated social media channels during the festival weekend reaching over +15,000 people

• Produced a post-festival written report with recommendations

Photographer - Lifetouch Canada 

Vancouver, BC // Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

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

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

• 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

>PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• 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, R6 & R5 

• 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