Charon
O'Brien -
604-885-6733
I am so darn busy no time for for extra freelance
work!
Go Figure
2002 - Present
Coordinator
& Graphic Designs
Coordinator and liaison for
Go Figure, an active wear company for women size 10 to 24 plus.
Go Figure is available in 12 Hudson's Bay stores. (The Bay -
HBC).
My work, includes web development, print media and communications
with staff. I have been a PR consultant and liaison for the
re-design of the web site re-launched this summer 2008
As a graphics person I have designed posters, brochures, the
logo, media kits, letterhead, business cards, POS flyers, invitations,
stickers, labels, price lists, order forms, etc. Contact Company
Owner: Kim Ellis
Durity: 604-526-4489. Web site and Online catalogue: gofigurego.com
EBL -
Ellis Business Lawyers 2007 - Present
Marketing
Manager/Director
Marketing director for a boutique British Columbia law firm
with an emphasis on debt collections law and business dispute
resolution. Located in downtown Vancouver. Contact Meldon
Ellis or Leslie
Brunanski. Web site: ellislawyers.com
Niagara River Taxi
Web
Site Design
Creation of exclusive Niagara Pennisula, Ontario, Canada taxi
service web site. Contact Dave
Hippolyte Web site: niagararivertaxi.com
Shea
D Duo
Design
of Music Artists Web Site
Assisting with the future design of jazz duo web site. Contact
Juliet Dunn: Juliet Dunn
or Peter O'Shea.
Web Site: sheadduo,com
Balance Fitness Studio
Web
Site Updates
Many smaller web site updates as requested by the client.Contact
Bonnie Giampa or Briar
Krieger Web site: balancefitnessstudio.ca
Juliet Dunn June 2007
Web Site
Design
Designed a quick website for Juliet Dunn that was launched on
Thursday, June 1st, 2007. Contact Juliet: Juliet
Dunn Web site: julietdunnn.ca
Makeover
Magazine 2004 - Present
Design
and Editorial Consultant
Branding and initial design concept of successful new home renovation
consumer magazine, and ongoing consulting services regarding
design and editorial. Free copies available at your Home Hardware
store. Contact BIV Editor: wieditor@biv.com
Magazine: homemakeovermagazine.ca
Green City Magazine
March 2005 - Cancelled in June 2005
Graphic
Design and Layout - Art Director - Web Master
Design and layout of Green City magazine that was to be released
Fall 2005 and distributed throughout Home Depot. Created media
kit and web site. Closed web site: Greencityonline.com
Contact publisher: Michael
Siddell.
Basis Applied Technology January
1999 - July 2003
Graphic
Animation Production Artist - February - July
2003
Graphic animation production for educational children's software
company. My fun full-time job included colouring and compositing
animations using Flash and Director.
Producer
Assistant
May 2002 - July 2002
Script writing, editing, proofing,
testing for internal contract with LeapFrog, USA. Short-term
contract that should be reinstated.
Media
Assistant January 1999
- July 2001
Multi task duties included capturing video,
video editing, compression of audio; video and image files and
graphic design touch ups of images and video stills. Tools used
were Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Debabelizer,
MS Word, MS Excel, Appleworks & Macromedia Director.
Contact Basis Applied Technology, CEO: Scott
Fearnley.
Harbour Publishing June
2003 - 2004
Book Designer
Design and layout of four books. "Skookum Sal, Birling
Gal", "Raincoast Chronicles 19", "How to
get your Lawn and Garden off Drugs", plus "Back
Alley Reporter", (Mike McCardell's newest book) Check
your local bookstores. Published by Harbour publishing, located
in Madiera Park, BC. Web site: harbourpublishing.com
Contact Executive producer: Vici
Johstone.
Urban Development Institute 1995
- June 2005
Calligraphy
Calligrapher for the bi-annual awards of excellence. Layout
and design of place cards which include, hand cutting, lettering
and gold trim plus laser printing of tent cards. Web site: udi.bc.ca
Contact Ginny Normandeau.
Calligrapher for the Canadian Home Builder’s Association
1993 - 1996. Over 2000 awards. Calligrapher for the "Registered
Housing Professional" and "Certified Registered
Builder" certificates two years in a row. I still produce
awards when requested.
Paradigm Global Management Inc.
(PGMI) October 2001 - April
2002
Director
of Marketing, Web Design & Development
Directed contract web designers and off shore staff on the design,
creation and management of 10 online casinos and sportsbooks.
Other duties included search engine optimization, submissions,
ftp upload, and transfer of sites, management and tracking of
sites. See
portfolio.
Western Front Multimedia Ltd.
1999 - 2000
Administrative
Assistant
Audited eighty students for fifteen positions in twenty-nine
week multimedia course. Also administered emails, telephone
calls, faxes, data entry, file management and company daily
activities while completing the course.
Wadda
Duck October 2005 - Present
Children's
Picture Book
Submitting my first children's book to publishers.
"Wadda Duck" is a 58 word rhythmic picture book inspired
by a Plasticine duck created by my niece. There are so many
visual elements a growing child is exposed to that "Wadda
Duck" is simple with vivid colours and charming illustrations
allowing the child to learn with Wadda, interact with the reader
and use their own creative imagination.
Postcardrecipes.com June
2005 - Present
Online
Postcard Recipes
Caring
to share - We will deliver! Postcard recipe service that sends
out your recipes around the world for loved ones.
River City Auto Sales Ltd. February
2005 - Present
Web Design
Under
construction - Design
and layout of River City Auto Sales web site, a BC car dealership.
IN PROGRESS web site: rivercityautosales.ca
Contact company owner: Troy
Cale.
Freelancer 1986 - Present
I chose to be a home-based desktop publisher, calligrapher and
freelancer while raising my two children now ages 19 and 21.
I still assist my husband with his editorial business.
Charon O'Brien
Creative Expressions
charon_@dccnet.com
Tel: 604-885-6733
Cell: 604-740-4733
Fax: 604-885-9695
|
