Ashley (Ash) Tanasiychuk
Multimedia artist + creative director
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
00.1.778.881.8932
be.net/formatnoauto
Visual artist & arts advocate, I create artistic events and promote the arts through documentation
Work Experience
SFU's Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences
Director, Marketing and Communications
Taking the creative lead in all marketing and communications for SFU's largest faculty. I bring fresh perspectives and focus on setting an example for conscientious and inclusive communications in the areas of gender, sexuality, and women's studies, Indigenous studies, labour studies, philosophy, literature, humanities... Proud to be part of this team.
October 2021
-
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
SFU's Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences
Communications Officer
As Communications Officer for SFU's largest faculty, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, I'm involved in all aspects of internal and external communications. This includes (but is not limited to): website redesign and updates, social media campaigns, photography, videography, video editing, writing and editing stories. I also generate new ideas to improve all aspects of the faculty, including student recruitment and promotion of our faculty members' research, publications, speaking engagements, and awards. To ensure that our team's work is completed and measured efficiently, I create strategies for all of the above work. This truly is a role where the full breadth of my artistic, communications, and leadership skills are all being exercised.
June 2019
- October 2021
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
VANDOCUMENT
Founder, Publisher, Editor in Chief, Photographer, Video Editor
VANDOCUMENT highlights the best emerging artists in Vancouver by photographing, video recording, and writing about their creative events and publishing our documentation online
May 2013
- August 2020
British Columbia, Canada
SFU's Office Of The Vice-President, Research
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Assisting in SFU's priority to advance & support research excellence across all disciplines at all three campuses, I plan & execute communication initiatives to raise the profile & support the objectives of the Office of the Vice-President, Research.
Responsibilities include: coordinating photography and video for events and news stories, tracking and analyzing social media accounts, scheduling social media campaigns, writing and editing news stories and speaking notes, creating visual strategies, creating strategic plans.
Responsibilities include: coordinating photography and video for events and news stories, tracking and analyzing social media accounts, scheduling social media campaigns, writing and editing news stories and speaking notes, creating visual strategies, creating strategic plans.
January 2018
- May 2019
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
SFU: Simon Fraser University
Creative Studio Videography Technician
Creative Studio is SFU's team of creative media professionals who produce high-quality, interactive solutions for SFU and external clients. As a contract videographer, I provide support to the team, recording live events such as talks and panels for broadcast across SFU's Vancouver and Burnaby campuses, as well as scripted, on location educational shoots.
May 2017
- December 2017
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Do604
Content Manager
With the owner and sales person, our team launched Austin, Texas-based DoStuff in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 2015. DoStuff is an arts and entertainment online calendar that also engages directly with artists, promoters, and venues to help highlight the city's creative events and nightlife.
I was the sole content creator for the company. During that time, I interviewed, hired, trained and supervised an intern each semester to help with our content and to share my skill.
Project manager: Write and schedule all editorial and social media for platform
Graphic designer: Create for Do604 website, app, and promotional material
Photographer and videographer: Events in Vancouver, BC, and Austin, Texas
Mentor: Hire, train, and manage interns from Capilano University
I was the sole content creator for the company. During that time, I interviewed, hired, trained and supervised an intern each semester to help with our content and to share my skill.
Project manager: Write and schedule all editorial and social media for platform
Graphic designer: Create for Do604 website, app, and promotional material
Photographer and videographer: Events in Vancouver, BC, and Austin, Texas
Mentor: Hire, train, and manage interns from Capilano University
July 2015
- November 2017
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
VIFF: Vancouver International Film Festival
Photography Coordinator
Contract position for 2016 Festival. Assemble team of volunteer photographers & schedule to shoot all events throughout VIFF's 2016 programming, from galas to interviews to live music and more. Work with Marketing team to create comprehensive shot lists and deliver galleries of photos for social media, promotion, print, and archival purposes.
August 2016
- October 2016
British Columbia, Canada
Beatroute
Event photographer
Shooting live music events for Western Canada's online & printed music mag.
April 2012
- July 2015
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Format No Auto Creative Projects
Creative Director
At Format No Auto, I bring the fine arts into media production.
This includes: web design, graphic design, print design, multimedia design, logo creation, business cards, brochures, posters/banners, and Flash animation.
I am an illustrator, photographer, writer, and graphic designer.
I combine these skills to produce the most effective and most unique results for each job.
This includes: web design, graphic design, print design, multimedia design, logo creation, business cards, brochures, posters/banners, and Flash animation.
I am an illustrator, photographer, writer, and graphic designer.
I combine these skills to produce the most effective and most unique results for each job.
August 2006
- July 2015
British Columbia, Canada
The Snipe News
Event / Live Music Photographer, Assistant Editor
I photograph events in Vancouver BC, mostly live music, everything from up & coming bands in small venues like the Biltmore Cabaret to worldwide superstars in stadiums like Rogers Arena.
Anything is game: I've also shot Cavalia, the horse & acrobat show by Cirque du Soleil's founder.
Anything is game: I've also shot Cavalia, the horse & acrobat show by Cirque du Soleil's founder.
July 2010
- April 2014
British Columbia, Canada
Scene In The Dark
Event / Live Music Photographer
I am a live music photographer for Scene In The Dark, shooting everything from folk artists like Joe Pug to bring down the house DJs like Chase & Status to performance artists like The Blow. Nothing is to big, too small, too difficult, or too weird. I'll capture it all.
November 2010
- May 2013
British Columbia, Canada
Marley Coffee
Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Artist
Brand development, presentation creation, style guide, promotional asset creation (flyers, posters, stickers, etc), copywriting, editing, video editing, product photography, illustration
May 2011
- November 2012
British Columbia, Canada
VIVO Media Arts
Digital Media Instructor, Web Designer
Custom workshops, one-on-one.
The intention of this workshop is to introduce artists to the creative possibilities of Flash. In Flash, one can create animated movies from scratch, or import graphics, photos, video, and audio created with other programs and use Flash to animate them. The participants will learn about Flash painting and drawing tools (and how they differ from other programs), creating symbols (the three types, and their characteristics), interactivity (including an intro to Actionscript, Flash's programming language), publishing for web, and more.
The intention of this workshop is to introduce artists to the creative possibilities of Flash. In Flash, one can create animated movies from scratch, or import graphics, photos, video, and audio created with other programs and use Flash to animate them. The participants will learn about Flash painting and drawing tools (and how they differ from other programs), creating symbols (the three types, and their characteristics), interactivity (including an intro to Actionscript, Flash's programming language), publishing for web, and more.
April 2007
- November 2012
British Columbia, Canada
Olio Festival
Operations Manager, Illustrator, Graphic Design, Web Design
Handling everything and anything to make sure that Vancouver's Premier Multidisciplinary Arts Festival goes off like gangbusters in September.
This includes being in constant contact with the festival's Directors and Curators for all eight (8) departments: art, music, film, comedy, skate, and fashion. I am the voice that emails, calls, and meets with venues, writes contracts, applies for permits, etc... I'm the glue that holds the various aspects of the fest together.
This includes being in constant contact with the festival's Directors and Curators for all eight (8) departments: art, music, film, comedy, skate, and fashion. I am the voice that emails, calls, and meets with venues, writes contracts, applies for permits, etc... I'm the glue that holds the various aspects of the fest together.
December 2011
- October 2012
British Columbia, Canada
ShowMakers Productions
Multimedia Designer
ShowMakers Productions makes multimedia presentations, websites, video production and more.
It is a small workforce, so since day 1 I was involved in very interesting, very intense projects. No starting small here! Plunged straight into full creative inclusion with the team! Awesome.
In addition to honing my skills at Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Dreamweaver, I learned a ton on the job, such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, and a lot of video encoding software such as TMPG.
It's a PC environment, which has been cool: since I was trained on a Mac and work on a Mac at home, I'm now extremely confident in both platforms.
Work flow, client relations, work ethic, professionalism - these were all learned at ShowMakers, and for that I am forever grateful.
We have a fantastic professional relationship, I work on a contract basis for ShowMakers still to this day.
It is a small workforce, so since day 1 I was involved in very interesting, very intense projects. No starting small here! Plunged straight into full creative inclusion with the team! Awesome.
In addition to honing my skills at Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Dreamweaver, I learned a ton on the job, such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, and a lot of video encoding software such as TMPG.
It's a PC environment, which has been cool: since I was trained on a Mac and work on a Mac at home, I'm now extremely confident in both platforms.
Work flow, client relations, work ethic, professionalism - these were all learned at ShowMakers, and for that I am forever grateful.
We have a fantastic professional relationship, I work on a contract basis for ShowMakers still to this day.
September 2006
- April 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Education
Langara College
Publishing Techniques & Technologies Diploma
This 12month intensive program was excellent at training me in the full Adobe CS suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc), Final Cut Studio, Dreamweaver + Flash, as well as practical design and publishing skills, both print and digital.
September 2005
- August 2006
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Simon Fraser University
Bachelor of Arts, English Lit & Humanities Joint Major
I was traveling and working in England for 2 years ('99-'01) during this time -
it didn't take me 6 years to complete an undergrad! ha ha!
Activities and Societies: Read and wrote A LOT.
Loved it.
The Humanities program is a fantastic overview of the world, combining religious & spiritual studies with societal studies, history, geography...
it didn't take me 6 years to complete an undergrad! ha ha!
Activities and Societies: Read and wrote A LOT.
Loved it.
The Humanities program is a fantastic overview of the world, combining religious & spiritual studies with societal studies, history, geography...
September 1997
- April 2003
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Grant MacEwan Community College
Fine Arts Diploma
Activities and Societies: Acrylic painting, drawing, film photography & darkroom developing, performance, video, installation...
A huge overview of the visual arts world.
Pretty much living in the studio for 2 years!
A huge overview of the visual arts world.
Pretty much living in the studio for 2 years!
September 1994
- April 1996
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Languages
English (Native),
Skills
Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Premiere Pro ,
Asana,
Copy Editing,
Creative Direction,
Drawing,
Eventbrite,
Final Cut Pro,
Graphic Design,
Illustration,
Leadership,
Lightroom,
Mentorship,
Nikon,
PC And Mac,
Photography,
Video Editing,
Video Post Production,
Video Production,
Website Editing,
Writing,
Volunteering & Memberships
Volunteer:
People's Prom, Vancouver Biennale, Quest Food Exchange, Edmonton Art Gallery
Member:
City Of Vancouver Arts & Culture Committee, CiTR, Vancouver Co-op Radio
People's Prom, Vancouver Biennale, Quest Food Exchange, Edmonton Art Gallery
Member:
City Of Vancouver Arts & Culture Committee, CiTR, Vancouver Co-op Radio