Owen Goward - Creative Works
Current position: Lead Web Designer, [company classified]
Responsibilities: overseeing the design projects of a very busy web department; maintaining, updating website pages, developing vision of current and future projects.
Current location: Kelowna, BC
Account Manager
April 2005 - January 2007
Acro Media, Inc.
Kelowna BC
Hired in April 2005 as a design implementer; invited into the role of Account Manager after 5 months, managing projects with clients from initiation to delivery, development within the team, and meeting deadlines and project goals. Also responsible for managing client relationships and developing client repeat work opportunities.
Demonstrated clear understanding of company procedures and design standards, and applied to projects with high measure of ownership, creativity and foresight.
Managing Partner, Lead Designer
April 2002 - April 2005
Unibyte Online, Inc.
Victoria BC
Originally began working as a contractor providing website design solutions (2002), progressed to being invited on as a managing partner of the company from February 2004 to the present. Providing input to
strategic vision of company, writing new business proposals, overseeing the design department. While in
this role productivity and revenues of my department increased by 200% over the 2004 year.
Highlights of position include: re-branding the Unibyte Company, as well as creating identities for divisions of
the company such as AcroVoice.com, being accepted into the nominations of the 2004 Juno Awards for a
CD Cover that I designed, gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced, production oriented environment,
being responsible for conducting interviews with employee candidates, putting together business proposals,
working as part of a multi-faceted team, and producing creative solutions for our clients that knocked their
socks off!
