Professional Experience
Creator/producer of 2015 Jean-Michel Cousteau's "Ambassadors of the Environment" transmedia series. Sesame Street TV writer, travel author/photographer Michelin, Penguin + Fodors. 2014 BLUE Ocean Film Festival judge. Winner 2014 Royal Reel Award @ Canada International Film Festival. Winner 2013 Rogers Documentary Fund Award. Executive-Producer of feature documentary film "Legends of Magdalen" broadcast on CBC, The Documentary Channel, plus onboard all Air Canada flights worldwide. Winner 2012 StoryNet Doc Film Challenge. Writing projects for National Geographic Society, Smithsonian Institute, Virgin Airlines, Explore Magazine and Jane Goodall Institute. Winner 2011 Story of the Year (Caribbean Tourism Organization).Producer of Rolling Stone Magazine's Anniversary Documentary for CBC. Creator of "Universal Jazz" series: CBC/Ideas + Radio-Canada International, 15 one-hour documentaries tracing the history of jazz music and creators, producers and writers.
Expertise
Producer (television)
15 Years
Writer
25 Years
Other, Specify
15 Years
Specialty
Environment & Nature
18 Years
Lifestyle
15 Years
Other, Specify
20 Years
Industries
Broadcasting - Ent - Radio (National)
25 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
15 Years
Other
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
The Globe & Mail Dreamscapes Magazine (10+), American Airlines Latitudes Magazine (10+), Northstar Travel Media (Intelliguides) (10+), Travel Weekly Magazine (6-10), Ulysse Magazine (Paris) (6-10), VIA Rail Canada Destinations Magazine (3-5), National Geographic Traveler Magazine (3-5), LIAT Airlines ZiNG Magazine (3-5), Michelin Travel Guides (3-5), Doctors Review Magazine (3-5), Ensemble Vacations Magazine (3-5), EYEWITNESS TOP TEN TRAVEL MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY (3-5), FODOR'S 2011 Montreal & Quebec City (1-2), Canadian Geographic Magazine (1-2), Groupe PVP (1-2), Hachette (Paris) (1-2), Home & Abroad LLC (1-2), EXPLORE Magazine (Taca Airlines) (1-2), Asian Sources Magazine (1-2), Cambridge Publishing & IIPTT (1-2), AAA Living Magazine (1-2), Smithsonian Magazine (1-2), VIRGIN Airlines First Class Magazine (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (10+), Southam News Group (10+), Studio 333 Photo + DeBelle Photography.com (3-5), VIA Rail Canada (3-5), Globelite Travel Marketing (3-5), Better Nutrition Magazine (3-5), Cote Nord Tremblant (3-5), Courrier International (Paris) (3-5), Home and Abroad LLC (3-5), Jane Goodall Foundation (3-5), JED New Media (3-5), Koolivoo Australia (1-2), Jean-Michel Cousteau TV Series (1-2), International Institute of Peace Through Tourism (1-2), Minister Quebec Tourism (1-2), P/S/L Group (medical news) (1-2), ParaFilms (see PlanktonChronicles.org on TED ED) (1-2), Parafilm's Plancton Chronicles (1-2), PURE Canada (Canadian Tourism Commission) (1-2), Grenadines Estate Villas (1-2), Explore Magazine TACA Airlines (1-2), Walking Down A Dream (1-2)
Other Work History
CANADIAN NATIONAL (CN) OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT - content production. VIA Rail Canada President & CEO (speech-writing)
Grenadines Estate Villas large-format book
Rolling Stone Magazine Anniversary Documentary
The Oscar Peterson Story (Biography)
"Willie Dixon: I Am the Blues" (Biography)
The Pointer Sisters Special (Biography)
Roberta Flack Special (Biography)
Olympus America Inc.
Canadian Airlines International (CP)
Jane Goodall Foundation
The International Ecotourism Society
Tourism & Travel Marketing/Press Materials
Technical Skills
Video interviewing/hosting, music editing, sound editing/mixing, photo/video editing, aerial photography, video production, documentary project management, graphics creation, website design and implementation, Ecommerce tooling, wildlife photography & original editorial content.
Foreign Language Skills
French at a fluid level in reading, writing & conversation & Spanish at more than basic level in all three areas.
Some basic Italian & German too.
Unions
Society of Canadian Composers & Authors (SOCAN)
Association of Canadian Television & Radio Artists (ACTRA)
ELAN
Computer Skills
Final Cut Pro, InCopy, Flash, Word, Excel, Mac OS 10.10.1, Photoshop, Adobe Professional
Equipment
MacProBook, Olympus EM-1 Professional DSLR camera & Tough underwater camera, Nikon D90, Flip Video HD camera, Sony LCD-TX50 pocket recorder, Livescribe PULSE pen, iPod & iTalk for interviews, plus a fully-equipped digital photography studio at: www.333photo.com
Work Permits & Visas
I work around the world on an ongoing basis, including the U.S., Great Britain, Europe, Asia and Central America.
References
Gina Roitman, writer, filmmaker & owner of G.Roitman & Associates. www.ginaroitman.com
Donna Vieira, Editor-in-Chief, Dreamscapes Magazine
www.dreamscapes.ca
Antonio Saladino, President, Canouan Resorts Development, Canouan Island, Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines, www.canouan.com
Awards
2014 Royal Reel Award from Canada International Film Festival
2013 Rogers Documentary Fund
2012 Winner of StoryNet Film Contest (Heritage Canada)
2011 Story of the Year 1st Prize from CTO (CaribbeanTourismOrganization) for "Guadeloupe: A Diver's Dream" published In Ensemble Vacation Magazine.
2008 Travel Guide of the Year Award (Guardian Newspaper Global Competition) for DK's Eyewitness Top Ten Travel Guides (Penguin).
Sesame Street Television Show awards
Critics Choice Award
Literary Press 1998
Canada Council for the Arts (Explorations Grant)
Ontario Arts Council Grant
Associations
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)
International Travel Writers Alliance (ITWA)
Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
Jazz Journalists Association (JJA)
MediaBistro
Freelance Success
Travelwriters.com
Canadian Tourism Commission
Association of Canadian Television & Radio Artists (ACTRA)
Qubec Writers Federation (QWF)
English Language Artists Network (ELAN)