RGD Virtual Career Week

Associate RGDs, Student RGDs and other emerging designers (including those not currently Members of the RGD) are invited to sign up for 30-to 45-minute virtual portfolio review and/or mentoring sessions with senior creatives from across Canada. 

During this full week, senior creatives are available to provide feedback on your work, help you practice presenting yourself, answer questions and provide advice on your career path. Meet with the industry professionals of your choice from the list below, with their availability listed. Reviewers are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested in leading portfolio review/mentoring sessions with emerging designers? 

Participating Professionals:

Note: Mentor/Reviewers who have indicated their openness to meet with senior professionals have an asterisk after their name/location.

 

Catherine Baird (she/her), Toronto, ON *

Executive Creative Director, Friends & Enemies

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Print, UI/UX, Web

 

Ally Blunt RGD (she/her), Sault Ste. Marie, ON *

Owner/Operator at Blunt Consulting Inc.

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Print, Signage & Wayfinding, UI/UX, Web, Delivery lead, Project management, System implementations, Marketing strategy and cross-functional delivery

 

Alex Boland RGD (he/him), Toronto, ON *

Creative Director, Design at McCann

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Packaging, Print, Signage & Wayfinding

 

Edo Cuallo (he/him), Toronto, ON

Motion Designer (freelance)

Areas of Expertise: Motion

 

Matthew DeAbreu RGD (he/him), Etobicoke, ON *

Founder, Creative Director at Matt DeAbreu Illustration & Design Inc.

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Print, Signage & Wayfinding, Retail design, Customer journey

 

Giovanni Ferretti RGD (he/him), Calgary, AB *

Lead Designer at Onefluent Inc.

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Motion, Packaging, Print, UI/UX, Web, Design system architecture, Visual hierarchy, Interaction cost reduction

 

Carmelo Galati RGD (he/him), Toronto, ON *

Owner, Creative Director at Galati Creative Inc.

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Packaging, Print, Signage & Wayfinding, UI/UX, Brand storytelling

 

Alan Joson RGD (he/him), Toronto, ON *

Senior Advisor, Creative Services and Projects (Diversity, Health & Safety) at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Print

 

Amanda Khoo RGD, Toronto, ON

Associate Studio Design Director at GALE

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Print, Web

 

Alan Krpan, Burlington, ON *

Design Director at Mindshape

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Packaging, Print, Signage & Wayfinding, Logo design, Typography, Creative copywriting

Able to conduct sessions in Croatian, in addition to English.

 

Tristan Marantos (he/him), Toronto, ON *

Creative Director at Frontier

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Signage & Wayfinding, Strategy, Writing

 

Ryan Megaffin (he/him), Toronto, ON *

Motion Designer at eBay Inc.

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Motion, After Effects, Video production, Freelance

 

Cecilia Mok (she/her), Toronto, ON

Senior Designer, Brand Lead at Sinai Health Foundation

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Print, In-house

 

Nicole Noon (she/her), Montreal, QC

Creative Services Manager and Art Director at Fiera Capital

Areas of Expertise: Print, Signage & Wayfinding, Web, In-house, Team Management, Corporate Hiring Process

Able to conduct sessions in French, in addition to English.

 

Maureen Piggins (she/her), Toronto, ON *

ACD at Works Design

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Motion, Packaging, Print, Signage & Wayfinding, Web

 

Paolo Rinaldi (he/him), Rockwood, ON *

Art Director at OLIVER Agency

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Illustration, Motion, Print, E-commerce

 

Dylan Rekert (he/him), Vancouver, BC *

Creative Director at Very Polite Agency

Areas of Expertise: Branding

 

Carolina Soderholm RGD (she/her), Toronto, ON *

Principal, Creative Director at Design Holmen

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Packaging, Print, Signage & Wayfinding

Able to conduct sessions in Swedish, in addition to English.

 

Heather Stokes RGD (she/her), Toronto, ON *

Creative Director at LandLogic Solutions Inc.

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Print, UI/UX, Web

 

Wade Thompson RGD (he/him), Guelph, ON

Senior Digital Marketing and Design Specialist at Feed Ontario

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Illustration, Print, Videography

 

Alona Topolnisky RGD, Clarington, ON *

Creative Marketing Specialist at Invest Durham & Durham Tourism

Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Branding, Print, Web, Accessibility

 

Jenny Vivar (she/her), Toronto, ON *

Creative Director, Design (self-employed)

Areas of Expertise: Branding, Packaging, Print, Signage & Wayfinding

 

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