Branden On

Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Mountain Warehouse

Store Manager

• Turned around an underperforming store with effective coaching, process improvement (Excel automation), and motivation, leading the sales team to pass the $1M milestone in 12 months for the first time ever while exceeding other KPIs
• Learned inventory management, visual merchandising, and sales skills to excel and be promoted from part-time Sales Associate to Store Manager in under 10 months

Training Works

Multimedia Specialist

• Created 50+ hours of safety training animation using the Adobe Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, etc) that contributed to a 29% decrease in workplace incidents
• Delivered end-to-end media projects with a 100% on-time rate by developing an internal production approval system using Power Automate and Airtable
• Helped secure $500k+ in funding through RFP drafting and follow-up report design using Adobe InDesign and the Microsoft Suite (Word, Powerpoint, etc)

Neighbourhood Dance Works

Marketing & PR Coordinator

• Nurtured relationships with 14+ media outlets and increased social media engagement on Instagram and Facebook to promote NDW events
• Engaged with 30+ dance artists through planning a Virtual Festival Residency during the pandemic using Squarespace, Zoom, Miro, and other digital tools

Classic Hits Coast 101.1 FM

Promotions and Programming Coordinator

• Used attention to detail to program 24/7 music schedules and produce 40+ national and local ad campaigns with Pro Tools and other audio software and plugins
• Automated ad-spot auditing with Python, saving the station 100+ hours annually

Oni Food Co

Owner

• Built a retail business from the ground up on Shopify and at in-person farmers’ markets, achieving 35% ROI in year one and selling 1000+ CPG units

Concordia University

Teaching Assistant

• Supported the success of 30+ students in their studies through teaching media lab tutorials, one-on-one instruction, and end-of-term audio assignment marking

CEED Concordia

Communications and Youth Advocacy Intern

• Provided exposure to five well-deserving Ugandan entrepreneurs, expanding their audience to over 2000 people through producing a monthly radio show
• Developed a documentary on CEED Concordia, providing exposure to the program and teaching media production skills and practices to other interns in the program

UserTesting

Freelance UX Consultant

• Achieved a 5-star rating providing usability feedback on over 100 web tests and prototypes for high-profile companies like Airbnb, Walmart, RBC, and WestJet

Freelance

Sound and Media Designer

• Wapikoni - Created six original soundtracks for use in workshop short films
• Mdex & Co - Produced 30+ chapters of high production value audiobook content
• snapcakes.co - Launched brand through logo design, website setup, brand strategy

Concordia University, Montreal, QC

English

French