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Skill

Quality + brand consistency oversight

Applied in the following roles & initiatives

Utilised across roles that shaped this practice.

Tailor for

Utilised during tenures at Shawn Van Daele Creative / Photography, Chai Lifeline Canada, St. Joseph's Hospice of London, Jarden Consumer Solutions / Newell Brands and The Drawing Hope Project.

  1. Founder & Creative Director

    2009 - 2021

    Shawn Van Daele Creative / Photography

    Founded and scaled a two-studio creative business to $1.5M+ annual revenue across Toronto/Milton and Cambridge, owning strategy, operations, marketing, sales, talent, customer experience and creative quality

  2. Marketing & Communications Manager

    2025 - 2026

    Chai Lifeline Canada

    Created executive messaging, donor comms, digital content and reusable AI-enabled workflows that protect brand and editorial standards at speed

  3. Director, Marketing & Communications

    2019 - 2021

    St. Joseph's Hospice of London

    Created the enduring brand platform 'We are here for you...because of you,' strengthening community ownership, emotional connection and donor engagement

  4. Creative Director, Consumer Brands & CPG

    2005 - 2009

    Jarden Consumer Solutions / Newell Brands

    Led and mentored a 4-6 person in-house creative team responsible for international brand, packaging, retail marketing and product-launch execution across an 18+ brand portfolio

  5. Founder + Executive Creative Lead

    2011 - 2016

    The Drawing Hope Project

    Partnerships with hospitals, foundations, families and consumer brands

Commonly paired with

Creative + comms team leadership, Executive advisory + CEO/Board counsel and Cross-functional partnership.

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