Combining a passion for the arts, entertainment, and media.
Education
Concordia University (Montreal, QC)
2007 -
- Communication Studies BA (in progress) specializing in Video/Television
Champlain Regional College (St. Lambert, QC)
2005 – 2007
- Creative Arts DEC with specialty in Film/Video
Vincent Massey Collegiate High School (Montreal, QC)
2000 – 2005
- General Education
Work Experience
The Kelly Alexander Show (Podcast) (Montreal, QC)
Technical Producer
August 2009 – present
- Production of weekly podcast
- Jingle and production elements designer
3 Dummies Productions (Montreal, Quebec)
Director of Photography/Camera
April 2009 – present
- Composing shots and visuals
- General video assignments
MontrealMusicScene.com (Montreal, QC)
Web Coordinator, Contributor, Media Coordinator
June 2007 – present
- Update and maintain website and online graphics
- Represent organization at local events and shows
- Write, edit and post content, reviews and interviews
- Re-launch and oversee involvement in local media
Astral Media Radio (formerly Standard Radio) (Montreal, QC)
Technical Producer, Board Operator, Music Department, Promotions Department, Socan
September 2005 – present
- Taking requests and phone calls, executing logs, airing commercials and program elements, and other off air duties for CHOM FM, CJAD AM and CJFM FM
- Swing Morning Show producer for CHOM FM and CJFM FM
- Cataloguing and scheduling using RCS Selector/Linker, Music Master, and Maestro for CHOM FM, CJAD AM, and CJFM FM
- Set-up and take down promotions/remotes for CHOM FM, CJAD AM, and CJFM FM
- Reporting station activities to national regulatory bureaus for CJAD AM
- Writer of Hot Adult Contemporary weekly countdown for CJFM FM
- Swing Weekend Traffic Reporter
- General office duties
Just For Laughs (Montreal, QC)
Zoofest Assistant
June 2009 – August 2009
- Location scouting
- Online networking updates
- General Duties
Insight Productions (Montreal, QC)
Canadian Idol 6 Production Assistant
March 2008
- Set-up and take down equipment and signage / Loading vehicles
- Assist locations manager and crew
- Interact with show contestants
- General Duties
CTV Television Inc. (Montreal, QC)
Summer Promotions Assistant
June 2007 – September 2007 & June 2008 – September 2008
- Set-up and take down station promotions/events
- Interact with viewers
This Space For Rent Productions (Montreal, QC)
Media Relations, Boom Operator
June 2004 – present
- Represent company at launch parties and events
- Promote productions within local media
- Record and capture sound for company productions
Personal Skills and Attributes
- Knowledgeable in Mac and PC operating systems
- Knowledgeable in various media-based computer applications including Adobe Suite, Office Suite, Final Cut Pro, Logic, ProTools, and HTML
- Fluent in English, French, Italian, and Spanish
Awards and Honours
- Recipient of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Ruth Hancock Award Scholarship for 2007-2008
- Recipient of Rosemount’s Optimist Club’s “Bourse D’Excellence” for 2005
- English Montreal School Board Certificate of Bilingualism
Contact
You can reach me by e-mail at e_vargas@live.concordia.ca. Other contact information available upon request.
