Melissa Bashura
Senior Visual Designer at We the Collective- Claim this Profile
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Christie Yuen, RGD
I had the pleasure of working with Melissa during our time together at Spin Master. She often motivated the team to push boundaries and to think outside the box when designing interactive digital experiences for e-commerce and web. I've seen her take on responsibilities to improve work flow and processes to benefit our department, as well as allocating time to pass on her knowledge to her fellow teammates. Melissa is as great a person as she was a manager, and any employer will be lucky to have her.
Jen Nicholson
To work with Melissa is to work with a pro. She's talented, smart, creative and conceptual. She thinks big, aims high, and works fast. We worked together on a few projects during my time at Nurun and I could always count on her to bring fresh ideas and designs to the table. She's a pleasure to work with and the quality of her work is top-notch. Melissa is true leader and a solid asset to any creative team.
Christie Yuen, RGD
I had the pleasure of working with Melissa during our time together at Spin Master. She often motivated the team to push boundaries and to think outside the box when designing interactive digital experiences for e-commerce and web. I've seen her take on responsibilities to improve work flow and processes to benefit our department, as well as allocating time to pass on her knowledge to her fellow teammates. Melissa is as great a person as she was a manager, and any employer will be lucky to have her.
Jen Nicholson
To work with Melissa is to work with a pro. She's talented, smart, creative and conceptual. She thinks big, aims high, and works fast. We worked together on a few projects during my time at Nurun and I could always count on her to bring fresh ideas and designs to the table. She's a pleasure to work with and the quality of her work is top-notch. Melissa is true leader and a solid asset to any creative team.
Christie Yuen, RGD
I had the pleasure of working with Melissa during our time together at Spin Master. She often motivated the team to push boundaries and to think outside the box when designing interactive digital experiences for e-commerce and web. I've seen her take on responsibilities to improve work flow and processes to benefit our department, as well as allocating time to pass on her knowledge to her fellow teammates. Melissa is as great a person as she was a manager, and any employer will be lucky to have her.
Jen Nicholson
To work with Melissa is to work with a pro. She's talented, smart, creative and conceptual. She thinks big, aims high, and works fast. We worked together on a few projects during my time at Nurun and I could always count on her to bring fresh ideas and designs to the table. She's a pleasure to work with and the quality of her work is top-notch. Melissa is true leader and a solid asset to any creative team.
Christie Yuen, RGD
I had the pleasure of working with Melissa during our time together at Spin Master. She often motivated the team to push boundaries and to think outside the box when designing interactive digital experiences for e-commerce and web. I've seen her take on responsibilities to improve work flow and processes to benefit our department, as well as allocating time to pass on her knowledge to her fellow teammates. Melissa is as great a person as she was a manager, and any employer will be lucky to have her.
Jen Nicholson
To work with Melissa is to work with a pro. She's talented, smart, creative and conceptual. She thinks big, aims high, and works fast. We worked together on a few projects during my time at Nurun and I could always count on her to bring fresh ideas and designs to the table. She's a pleasure to work with and the quality of her work is top-notch. Melissa is true leader and a solid asset to any creative team.
Experience
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We the Collective
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Canada
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Visual Designer
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Oct 2020 - Present
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Freelance Design; Self-employed
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Design Services
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Digital Designer — UI/UX. Creative Direction
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Jan 2020 - Present
Helping local businesses on their web creative, promotional, and re-branding needs. Working with daring startups who are dipping their toes into the competitive mobile application world. Aiding companies in all their digital creative and direction needs. Helping local businesses on their web creative, promotional, and re-branding needs. Working with daring startups who are dipping their toes into the competitive mobile application world. Aiding companies in all their digital creative and direction needs.
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Spin Master
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Canada
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Consumer Goods
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700 & Above Employee
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Digital Creative Director
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Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
Spin Master is a Canadian toy and children’s entertainment company. As a self-identified adult child and toy collector working at such a place has given me the perfect opportunities to mix “play” into all facets of the digital consumer experience. As their Digital Creative Director, I had the privilege of leading a small but amazingly multi-talented team of UI/UX, motion, and graphic designers. Together, we shaped all digital touchpoints from e-commerce to experiential and more across all their famous and new toy brands, such as PAW Patrol, Hatchimals, and Bakugan.
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Senior Digital Art Director, UI/UX Lead. Team Project Manager
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Aug 2017 - 2019
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Senior Art Director, Act. Creative Director
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Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
As a member of the Nurun team and the Publicis family, I’ve expanded my knowledge of digital experiences and interactions. Working alongside fantastic UX architects and developers provided me with valuable insight, practice, and learning outside of my regular day-to-day role. I mentored and collaborated alongside creative interns and designers. Together we elevated projects, tasks, and overall work quality. As a member of the Nurun team and the Publicis family, I’ve expanded my knowledge of digital experiences and interactions. Working alongside fantastic UX architects and developers provided me with valuable insight, practice, and learning outside of my regular day-to-day role. I mentored and collaborated alongside creative interns and designers. Together we elevated projects, tasks, and overall work quality.
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Olson Canada
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Advertising Services
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Senior Art Director
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Jan 2013 - Aug 2015
At Olson, my role as an Art Director included managing brand integrity and tone for clients' portfolios. Creatively delivering asset creations, such as logos and icons, brand-guidelines (leading brand and digital). UX/UI design and ideation, storyboarding interactions, and frames for television and digital experiences. While mentoring junior designers on creative strategy and overall skill improvement and quality. Other responsibilities included strategy on CRM, loyalty programs, and launches. AODA compliance training and oversight. Mobile application and product interface design, in addition to asset and creative management on select brands.
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Dare
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Belgium
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Advertising Services
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Art Director, UI/UX Designer
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Feb 2011 - Jan 2013
My time at Rocket Xl / Dare taught me many things and pushed me to think and approach creative without boundaries. I learned from the team how the industry and people work. Together we crafted wild ideas and campaigns for Facebook, mobile games, web experiences, and all things in-between.
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Graphic Designer
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Feb 2011 - Jan 2013
I enjoyed working alongside a multi-talented team at the forefront of the social media boom at DARE (Formerly RocketXL., Currently known as Camp Jefferson - Sister agency of Cossette). I helped support brands by growing their social presence by engaging digital activations and strategies. I mentored and worked with PR agencies, developers, writers, and designers to maintain brand integrity, tone, and creation of integrated campaigns.
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