Proficient with Photoshop, AfterEffects and Illustrator. 10+ years experience creating graphics for television - has experience installing new graphics packages on Avid Deko and Ross XPression, and configuring for use with newsroom automation. Good knowledge of HTML and CSS.
Native speaker of English, with above average spelling skills. Fixed spelling and grammar mistakes, while working as a CG operator for news for 10+ years.
Experienced with using Unicode fonts for text in European and Asian languages, with Adobe Suite, Xpression and HTML
Work Experience
Graphic designer & motion graphics artist, Rogers Sports & Media
October 2022 - present Toronto, Ontario
Motion graphics and production graphics artist for CityNews and OMNI News daily shows. Also worked on graphics for special projects such as Lunar New Year shows.
CG operator, Omni Television
September 2017 - October 2022 Toronto, Ontario
Xpression operator for Omni News, for 7 daily national and local news shows, airing in Toronto and Vancouver.
Graphic production artist, Omni Television
March 2014 - September 2017 Toronto, Ontario
Set up graphics package and operated live news with Ross XPression. Also prepared daily graphics for use with Overdrive automation.
CG operator, Rogers Media
August 2012 - March 2014 Toronto, Ontario
CG Operator for Fox Soccer News and Sportsnet Soccer Central.
CG operator, Omni Television
January 2002 - August 2012 Toronto, Ontario
Called up lower third graphics for live news and taped magazine programs, checked for errors, using HD Avid Deko with Autocue automation. Prior to that, worked on Chyron Infinit for same TV broadcasts. Used Quantel SQEdit to create lower third graphics for packaged shows.
Audio operator, Rogers TV
1999-2002 Mississauga, Ontario
Audio operator and VTR operator for daily news program at community TV station.
CG operator, Rogers TV
1997-1999 Newmarket, Ontario
Volunteer CG operator and audio for hockey games and other mobiles, helped with setup and strike.
Education
Media Arts, 2001
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1995
York University, Toronto, Ontario
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