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, 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

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