Resume

Areas of Expertise

Communication
- Clear, concise writer and accurate editor
- Personable, socially outgoing and humorous  speaker
- Skilled critic, able to temper opinions
- Experienced in media relations, interviews, public speaking, and hosting

Event Planning and Music
- 12+ years of successful event and production planning and presentation
- 10+ years of music promotion
- Juror for the Juno Awards, FACTOR, etc.
- Skilled at re-shaping events and venues to maximize impact

Web and Social Networks
- Currently maintaining candaceshaw.ca, popcultureaddict.com, danhill.com, nationalcanoeday.net, and ptbofolkfest.ca
- Familiar with Wordpress, some HTML and DruPal
- Active on Twitter, Facebook, Livejournal, Tumblr
- In the past, responsible for maintaining themoho.ca, pauart.ca
- Familiar with Adobe Photoshop, some experience with Illustrator and GoLive

Video
- Videographer with 12+ years of experience in Digital Video
- Editor, familiar with Adobe Premiere
- Experienced in training new users on DV cameras and editing suites

Work Experience

Canadian Canoe Museum 2010 canoemuseum.ca nationalcanoeday.net
Coordinator, National Canoe Day 2010
-  Creating event plans, guides, and documents supporting the growth of National Canoe Day in Canada
- Coordinating efforts in conjunction with volunteers and Mountain Equipment Coop Staff to ensure a strong CCM/NCD presence at MEC Paddlefest events in Toront, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver
- Coordinating and running the local National Canoe Day event on June 26, 2010

Murray Point Media 2010
Social Media Consultant
- Working primarily with client Dan Hill to establish an online brand and community supporting the release of the album ‘Intimate’ (distributed by Universal)  the paperback ‘I Am My Father’s Son’ (Harper Collins), and general touring.
- Utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and the website danhill.com to create a sense of community, buzz around release dates and articles, keeping website up-to-date and active
- Consulting on website redesign (in progress)
- Travelling to media appearances, events and concerts to document, interact with fans, generate content
- Some photography, video editing

Candace Shaw Digital Video 1999 – present
Owner/Operator
- Ongoing work on digital video; shooting and editing projects such as training videos, live concerts, mini documentaries, promotional videos, etc.
- Owner/Operator; bookkeeping, time management, customer service, billing, promotion.
- Voice over, hosting, writing, subtitling
- Visit my Video page for a detailed list of projects and samples of my work.

Peterborough Folk Festival 2006-present  www.ptbofolkfest.ca
Director
- Coordinating and running a volunteer-run three-day folk festival which draws over 8,000 attendees annually.
- responsible for day-to-day operations and funding as well as artistic vision and long-term growth.
- Increased funding by 40% in two years.
- Re-branded the festival, restructured organization.

Arbor Theatre Company 2008  www.arbortheatre.com
Marketing Consultant
- Marketing the 2008 season to elementary schools across Ontario

Peterborough Arts Umbrella 2005-2007  www.pauart.com
Administrative Coordinator
- Administration of the office, publication editor, accounts receivable.
- Maintaining a professional face for for a multi-disciplinary community arts centre playing a key role in the region.
- Training artists and consulting on projects, gallery management, sales and customer service, scheduling, communications.

The Montreal House 2004-2005 www.themoho.ca
Booker/Promoter
- Creation of the five-nights-weekly MoHo Music Revue, showcasing the best in new independent music, revitalizing the music community in Peterborough and re-branding the Montreal House as a youth bar.
- Increased bar revenues by 30%.
- Promotions, artistic vision, public relations, website design.
- The Montreal House continues today to be the most successful and consistent local music venue.

Trent University Audio-Visual Department 2002-2004  www.trentu.ca
Technician/Editor
- Production of multi-media presentations.
- Training and facilitating media technology for students and teachers, including lighting for theatrical productions and set-up for conferences, presentations.
- Digital Video shooting and editing for training videos

Lang Pioneer Village 2000-2002 www.langpioneervillage.ca
Historical Interpreter
- Speaking to large school groups and small private groups, explaining the history of the buildings, conservation,
- Demonstrating day-to-day activities of regular people in the 19th century
- Knowledge of 19th century crafts such as hearth baking and cooking, embroidery, butter-churning, spinning, candle-making
- Retail sales and customer service

B3 Productions 1999-2002
Production Manager, Writer, Actor, Co-Director, Host
- Writing, editing, and re-writing a feature script
- Resource management and scheduling
- Managing a team of 10-20 actors and crew
- Miscellaneous tasks taken on as an integral part of a three-member team working on a micro-budget feature film
- Host and creator of web series ‘B3 World’

Humber College 1996-1997 www.humber.ca
English Tutor
- Proof-reading, editing, correcting, teaching
- Teaching students of all ages, and from all walks of life
- Teaching English as a Second Language students

Bryston Limited 1995-1996 www.bryston.com
Electronics Assembler
- Assembly of circuit boards
- Soldering
- Occasional office work, answering phones, data entry

4th Line Theatre 1994  www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca
Actor
- Cast as Kathleen Collins in the 1994 re-mount of the wildly successful Cavan Blazers
- Working with fire, animals, babies and children in outdoor theatre