Tim Fitzgerald has over 15 years of experience in graphic design, photography, writing and editing. He has worked in communications roles for organizations like Celerity Global Development, Silver Star Mountain Resort, and various newspapers. His experience includes creating marketing materials, managing social media, photography, layout design, and serving as a reporter. He has proficiency with programs like InDesign, Photoshop, and HTML.

1. TIM FITZGERALD
Graphic Design, Photography, Writer, Editor
timfitzgeraldphotography@gmail.com
Experience
Graphic Design/Branding Specialist/ External Communications - Celerity Global Development - February 2016 -present
• Design, lay out and produce a variety of marketing collateral, graphics, and signage in various formats
• Research, write, design and edit communication pieces including CGD collateral, data sheets, direct mail pieces, and presentations
• Generate ideas for and initiate integrated marketing campaigns that maximize brand awareness
• Develop and design marketing deliverables to support development, marketing and organizational communications
• Identify creative opportunities to maximize CGD’s message across all constituents
• Identify opportunities to maximize positioning and messaging across all communication channels
• Manages complex branding projects; brand development and positioning.
• Responsible for key projects and ongoing actions that advance the branding and public relations strategy of CGD and its clients.
• Developing and executing a social media strategy; creating newsletters and special communications to stakeholders
Freelance Reporter/Photographer - Black Press (Maple Ridge News, Abbotsford News, Mission Record, Tri-City News) May 2012 - January 8, 2016
• Lead photographer for The News in Maple Ridge, as well as general assignment coverage of news, education and community beats.
• Responsible for the graphic layout of pages in arts, sports and special sections using InDesign.
• Responsible for all graphic cutouts used in design of paper, using Photoshop CS 6
Communications/Social Media Manager - Silver Star Mountain Resort - 2007/11 and 2013/14
• Responsible for the management and graphic creation of Silver Star’s social media content on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Flikr as well as
graphic creation and programming on its in-resort TV channel.
• Official photographer and videographer for Silver Star, responsible for shooting, coordinating, and archiving all resort imagery for use in
print, web and editorial content.
• Responsible for creation of all written and graphic design needs for e-news letters.
• Maintaining and updating the Silver Star website using HTML code as well as all web-based communications.
• International and national media representative responsible for the writing and distribution of press releases as well as media liaison in
familiarization tours at the resort.
• Lead Graphic designer and print coordinator of all in-resort and external marketing materials, including arranging printing quotes, including rack
cards, event posters, in-resort signage, menus, brochures, web graphics and print advertising using Adobe InDesign.
• Lead graphic designer and writer on all standardized media kits using Adobe InDesign.
• Lead graphic designer for all in-resort staff presentation documents and annual staff handbooks, both summer and winter, using Adobe InDesign.
Owner, Photo Finish Media Services - 2006 - 2007
• Official photographer for Silver Star Mountain Resort.
• On-mountain photographer for hire by guests, ski clubs and special events.
• Responsible for graphic design off all promotional materials, including rack cards, sales posters, in-resort signage, print and web advertising, and
web graphics using Adobe InDesign.
Reporter/Photographer, Business Editor, The Morning Star -Vernon, B.C. - 1999 - 2006
• Covered wide range of beats, including serving as business editor, weekend sports reporter and staff photographer.
• Responsible for the graphic layout of pages in business, general news and special sections using Adobe InDesign and Quark Xpress.
Reporter/Photographer, Shuswap Sun -Salmon Arm, B.C. - 1998 - 1999
• Covered wide range of beats, including serving as business editor, weekend sports reporter and staff photographer.
• Responsible for the graphic layout of pages in sports, general news and special sections using Quark Xpress.
Intern, The Ottawa Sun; Ottawa, ON - April/May 1998
• Coverage of the floods which occurred in the aftermath of the 1998 ice storms, a two-page Sunday page 3 full-colour bear hunting feature,
and the accidental death involving a wood chipper following the ice storms.
• Responsible for the graphic layout of pages as assigned by the editor.
Education
• Durham College, Oshawa, ON - Honours graduate with a 4.27 GPA, journalism diploma; 1996/98
Darren Goldberg
Owner, Global Creative
1051 N Cole Ave. #b
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-939-2900
darren.goldberg@globalcreative.com
Michael Hall
Editor, The News
22328 119th Ave.,
Maple Ridge, B.C.
V2X 2Z3
604-467-1122
editor@mapleridgenews.com
Mitchell Gossett
senior vice president, CESD Talent
10635 Santa Monica Blvd. #130
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-475-3336
mgossett@cesdtalent.com
timfitzmedia.com
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