About Ashley
★ Overview
Hey there! My name is Ashley and I am a graduate of Multimedia, Design, and Production and post-graduate program, Advanced Multimedia at The School of Contemporary Media at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. With several years experience working in the digital media industry, I have taken part in the design, web development and email development and deployment of a range of successful creative design projects, websites, and email campaigns.
I am always freelancing and have also worked in full-time roles as well. I have worked full-time for Trimark Sportswear Group, Infor, and Therefore Interactive Inc. At Infor, I worked with in‑house teams including global field marketing, corporate communications, creative services, and editorial services. At Therefore Interactive Inc., I took part in multiple projects for agencies and partner companies as well as proects fo these clients: Canada Lands Company (arms length federal Crown corporation of the Government of Canada), Saint Elizabeth Healthcare (Markham), and FonAngle (New York). I also worked on projects for clients in the food and beverage, legal, energy solutions, not‑for‑profit, and life coaching industries.
I have done freelance work for ChiDAES Canada, Ariad Communications, Educators Financial Group, Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto, Grand & Toy (an OfficeMax company), and Blue Lemon Media Inc. At Ariad Communications, I worked on projects for high‑profile financial agencies, property management firms, and consumer goods corporations that are household names in Canada. At Blue Lemon Media Inc., I took part in projects for healthcare‑related clients including Queensway Carleton Hospital and Foundation (Ottawa, Ontario), Queen Elizabeth II Hospital and Foundation (Grand Prairie, Alberta), St. Joseph's Healthcare Toronto (Toronto, Ontario), Bridgepoint Health (Toronto, Ontario), and The Village Spa (Toronto, Ontario).
I have experience managing and multi‑tasking a number of projects and have worked directly with clients to train them on how effectively maintain their websites and send their own email campaigns with both online conferences and written documentation.
As a visually oriented thinker, visual communication and usability are important to me. I enjoy composing projects that are tailored to meet the needs of specific audiences. I believe in creating user interfaces that are easy and intuitive to navigate in order to provide end users with the best experience possible.
I am a self‑starter who can organize multiple projects independently in fast‑pased environments using either a Mac or a PC. I am very detail‑oriented and crazy about composing high‑quality work. I put my heart into everything that I do.
I also enjoy listening to music (pop, pop punk, hardcore, post‑hardcore, and metal) and watching NHL hockey (GO LEAFS GO!). I am also a MAC/Sephora addict and like playing around with artistic make up in my spare time.
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★ Education
Advanced Multimedia *
School of Contemporary Media, Fanshawe College
London, Ontario, Canada
September 2008 – April 2009
- Completed the one-year Ontario College Graduate Certificate Program (post-graduate program to Multimedia, Design, and Production).
- Placed on the Dean’s Honour Roll for the final term of the program.
- Graduated with a program GPA of 3.75 out of 4.2.
- Completed a thesis web application related to online social networking.
* Program now known as Interactive Media Specialist.
Multimedia, Design, and Production *
School of Contemporary Media, Fanshawe College
London, Ontario, Canada
September 2006 – April 2008
- Completed the two-year Ontario College Diploma Program.
- Placed on the Dean's Honour Roll for all four consecutive terms.
- Placed on the President's Honour Roll upon graduating with a program GPA of 4.11 out of 4.2.
- Top 2 finalist for a collaborative web project in partnership with the Toronto Zoo. Responsible for the website portion of the project. The website was based on a proposed Flash game.
The Toronto Zoo is considered on of the largest zoos in the world. - Top 5 finalist for a collaborative digital marketing campaign for a telecommunications company in partnership with EK3. Responsible for the website portion of the project.
EK3 is an agency based in London, Ontario, Canada that specializes in instore digital merchandising and has high-profile clients all around the world.
* Program now known as Interactive Media Design and Production.
Media, Info, and Technoculture
Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario *
London, Ontario, Canada
September 2004 – April 2005
- Completed one year of the program which included extensive studies on media theory and analysis.
* School now known as Western University.
★ Interests
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★ Frequently Asked Questions
Talk about something that makes you happy.
Ashley: “It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy when I feel as though I’m making a difference in my immediate environment. I put my heart into everything I do and feel good when I can have a positive impact on those around me.”
Is there a long‑term goal that you’d like to achieve over the course of your career?
Ashley: “Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to be mentored by some extrordinary people who have shared their experience of the industry with me. They are passionate about what they do and I have learned so much from them. In the future, I would hope to be able to return the favour by sharing my knowledge with the next generation and also be able to learn from them as well. I think it’s important to continue learning with every opportunity possible in order to keep growing.”