Experience

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  Secret Location

  • Canada
  • Media Production
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Partner | VP Production & Operations

    • Jan 2023 - Present

  • VP, Content

    • Jul 2019 - Jun 2023

    Leader of the Content business at Secret Location where we make content for emerging platforms, with a focus on virtual reality and digital attractions. Oversees a diverse team of people, departments and projects. Contributes to company strategic direction and acts as a guardian for culture.

  • Head Of Content

    • Feb 2018 - Jul 2019

    Kathryn has a background in television at CBC and animation production in the TV and advertising world, and now a focus on virtual reality content. Kathryn was involved in producing Secret Location’s VR projects, LA Philharmonic: Orchestra VR, Insidious 3 VR, the United Nations 360° film Under the Net and Blasters of the Universe.

  • Executive Producer

    • Apr 2017 - Feb 2018

  • Supervising Producer

    • Jan 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Creative Producer

    • Mar 2012 - Dec 2014

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  Head Gear Animation

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Producer

    • Jul 2006 - Feb 2012
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Produced all jobs from bidding to delivery. Created and managed budgets and schedules. Managed internal team and external vendors. Oversaw shoots for photography, stop motion animation and live action.

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  CBC Television

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Producer for Fashion File

    • 2004 - 2006
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Produced show segments from writing scripts, conducting interviews, researching footage, through overseeing edit. Created a new series for the show, inspired by the extensive archival footage holdings at the CBC.

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  CBC

  • Canada
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • News Librarian

    • 2003 - 2004

    Research for all news programming and documentaries in a fast-paced environment (the news!). Created shotlist for daily news programming. Maintained extensive news tape library.

  • Media Librarian

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

    Member of team of specialists tasked to catalogue, organize and standardize massive archival holdings for television on various formats. Managed internal and external requests for footage.

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  ECC LANGUAGE ACADEMY

  • Teacher

    • Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

    Provide English language instruction for students pre-school to adult Created daily lesson plans