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DESIGNER

Available · Ontario · Open to remote & relocation

If it's on a screen,

I can make it.

Video. Motion graphics. Graphic design. Course design. Photography. AI content. Web platforms. Live events. Five years, four organizations, every medium — always owning the full pipeline from brief to delivery.

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Clients & Organizations

Ivey Business School

Western University

Dialpad

Global SaaS

Learning Bird

EdTech

Renison University College

University of Waterloo

Veld Music Festival

Festival · Toronto

Sonny Fodera

Artist · Defected Records

Adventure Club

Artist · Electronic

Escapade Music Festival

Festival · Ottawa

Illsoniq

Festival · Montreal

Field Day

Festival · Australia

Ultra Australia

Festival · Ultra Music

ATS Automation

Industrial

Graphic Design·Adobe Suite·Video Editing·Motion Graphics·UX/UI Design·Photography·Event Production·Content Creation·Next.js·Connect·Graphic Design·Adobe Suite·Video Editing·Motion Graphics·UX/UI Design·Photography·Event Production·Content Creation·Next.js·Connect·

Every medium. Full pipeline.

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Multimedia Design & Content Production

5+

Years professional experience

1,000s

Assets delivered

100s

Videos produced

50+

Clients served

Five years. Four organizations. 300+ assets. One pipeline, owned end to end.

I've spent my career at the intersection of complex subject matter and visual clarity — producing content that teaches, engages, and moves people. Currently at Ivey Business School contributing to the technical and creative launch of Ivey Online: heavy graphic design, video production, course architecture, HeyGen AI avatar creation, and AI-powered roleplay simulations built directly into Canvas LMS and Uplimit.

Before that: 100+ training videos for Dialpad's global LMS launch in six months. 200+ culturally sensitive educational assets for Indigenous communities across Canada at Learning Bird. 2.5 years of brand, video, and digital media at Renison University. And 250+ freelance projects across 50+ clients in Canada and Australia — festivals like Veld, Escapade, Ultra Australia, Illsoniq, and Field Day; artists including Sonny Fodera and Adventure Club; real estate and brand work for Farhi Developments and others. Built entirely on referral.

Video ProductionMotion GraphicsGraphic DesignCourse DesignAdobe Premiere ProAfter EffectsIllustratorPhotoshopLightroomInDesignFigmaHeyGenCanvas LMSUplimitCamtasiaLMS DesignStoryboardingAI AvatarsAI Roleplay DesignBrand Identity

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Events & Creative Direction

1,000+

total attendees

Co-founder of KAMA Events. We produce live music shows across Kitchener, Waterloo, and Toronto with thousands of attendees across all events. I own creative direction, artist bookings, marketing, and full event operations.

Event ProductionCreative DirectionPhotographySocial ContentBrand Identity

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Development & AI

Solo

concept to product

Built Summon — a full-stack platform — entirely solo, currently pre-launch. I also build AI agents, design AI-powered learning roleplays for Ivey, and use Claude Code daily. Supplementary to creative work, but genuinely useful to the teams I'm on.

Next.jsTypeScriptReactSupabaseAI AgentsClaude CodePrompt Engineering

Video Work

15 videos · Ivey coming soon

Ivey Business School course videos to be added upon release · Photography available on request

Experience

Learning Experience Specialist

Ivey Business School

Nov 2025 – Present

Contributing to the technical and creative launch of Ivey Online — a flagship online course platform. Heavy graphic design, video production, course architecture, and AI-powered content creation across Canvas LMS, Uplimit, and HeyGen. Build AI agent roleplay simulations for executive learners. Deliver multimedia for programs reaching senior business leaders worldwide.

Field Sales Representative

TTI (Techtronic Industries)

May – Nov 2025

Managed multi-location retail accounts across Cambridge and Kitchener, driving sales through product demonstrations and relationship management.

Multimedia Designer

Learning Bird

Jul 2024 – Jan 2025

Designed and produced 200+ culturally relevant educational assets — video, motion graphics, and interactive materials — for Indigenous communities across Canada. Fully remote, full pipeline ownership, zero missed deadlines.

Instructional Multimedia Designer

Dialpad Inc.

Jun – Dec 2023

Produced 100+ training videos, motion graphics, and animations for a global SaaS company's company-wide LMS launch. Scripting, recording, editing, animation, and delivery — all in six months.

Co-founder / Event Producer

KAMA Events

2024 – Present

Co-founded and operate an independent live music events company with thousands of attendees across shows in Kitchener, Waterloo, and Toronto. Full ownership of creative direction, marketing, artist bookings, vendor coordination, and event operations.

Multimedia Designer

Renison University

Oct 2020 – Jan 2023

I developed video content, social media campaigns, and web assets that increased brand awareness and drove student engagement through creative storytelling and motion graphics.

Digital Media Designer

ATS Automation

2022

Created wireframes, style guides, and prototypes for web and mobile applications within a global industrial automation company. Developed brand and digital assets across multiple departments.

Freelance Creative

Self-employed

Jan 2018 – Present

Photography, videography, and graphic design across Canada and Australia. Shot Veld, Escapade, Illsoniq, Ultra Australia, and Field Day festivals; artists including Sonny Fodera, Adventure Club, Funtcase, and Barely Alive; real estate for Farhi Developments and others. 250+ projects, 50+ clients, built entirely on referral.

Kind Words

James consistently delivered high-quality multimedia content ahead of schedule. His ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, engaging video content made a real impact on how our teams learned the product.

Working with James on the Learning Bird project was a pleasure. He brought both cultural sensitivity and creative excellence to every asset — the communities responded to the content in ways we hadn't seen before.

James produced content for us that elevated the entire brand. He understood the vision immediately and executed with minimal direction. Rare to find someone who's equally strong in design and production.

Get in touch

James McKeand

Whether you have a project, a role, or just a question — my inbox is open.

jamesmckeand@gmail.com

(519) 998 – 9133

Ontario · Open to remote, Australia & US

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