Shawn Van DaeleShawn Van Daele
Skill

Workflow architecture + operations

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 and Ascend Fundraising Solutions.

  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. Creative Director, Marketing & Communications

    2021 - 2023

    Ascend Fundraising Solutions

    Built reusable messaging frameworks, briefs, templates, approval workflows and AI-enabled production systems; governed Asana across 10+ concurrent initiatives

Commonly paired with

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