Online Marketing and website design are fast growing and ever changing industries. With a passion for high end design, expertise and customer service, the Longevity Graphics team continues to grow.
Gaby Salazar is a new addition to the Longevity Graphics team in the Data Entry Marketing Coordinator role. To help introduce her to our clients and followers, read below for a brief Q and A.
1. What is your experience prior to joining the Longevity Graphics team?
I graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2002 and have traveled the world professionally since. I’ve worked on multiple projects that included Data Management and Marketing, most recently on the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games project. My time spent working abroad on large and small projects alike has given me the ability to adapt to change quickly and work with professionals of all disciplines effectively.
2. What are your hobbies and interests?
I love sports and can often be found either watching or playing everything from basketball to baseball, golf, ringette, etc. I also love the outdoors and have become an avid hiker since moving back to British Columbia. My mission is to hike over 52 different trails in 52 weeks. So far I’m on hike #29 – more than halfway completed!
3. What do you bring to the Longevity Graphics team?
I bring a great eye for detail, a positive outlook, and a can-do attitude. I believe where there is a will, there is always a way. My vast experience working in different environments combined with my driven personality will undoubtedly help my transition on to the Longevity Graphics team go smoothly and successfully.
To connect with Gaby, email her directly at [email protected].
The Longevity Graphics team is made up of local industry experts that help clients get results. We specialize in online marketing services and website design and development. If you are looking to increase revenue from online leads, get in touch with us now. Set up a 1 hour free consultation on all of the services we offer.
Online Marketing and website design are fast growing and ever changing industries. With a passion for high end design, expertise and customer service, the Longevity Graphics team continues to grow.
Ashley Scott is a new addition to the Longevity Graphics team in the Marketing and Sales Coordinator role. To help introduce her to our clients and followers, read below for a brief Q and A.
1. What is your experience prior to joining the Longevity Graphics team?
I graduated from the University of the Fraser Valley’s Bachelor of Business Administration program with a concentration in Marketing in June 2015. This program gave me the opportunity to work with a great group of like-minded marketing professionals as well as companies in the local community. After graduation, I worked for the local newspaper in my community, in a marketing role.
2. What are your hobbies and interests?
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time outside and exploring local trails in the Lower Mainland. Just this past weekend, I hiked the Buntzen Lake trail – I highly recommend it. I also enjoy growing my skill set with Photoshop and working on my latest art project. Recently, this has been scrapbooking pictures, ticket stubs, and everything I collected from my travel adventure to the United Kingdom and Europe.
3. What do you bring to Longevity Graphics?
I am an extremely positive, hardworking, and driven individual. I believe that I will fit in perfectly with the Longevity Graphics team! My university education, combined with the hands-on marketing experience I have obtained over the years, will allow for a smooth transition into this position.
To connect with Ashley, email her at [email protected]. To get in touch with the Longevity Graphics team in regards to online marketing services or website design and development, get in touch with us through our website. We offer a 1 hour free consultation on all of the services we offer.
Ellyl Faith Llavore is the newest addition to the growing team at Longevity Graphics as a Graphic Design and Marketing Intern. Currently, she is a second year student of the Digital Design and Development diploma program at BCIT. She has a passion for design and has a keen eye for detail. In addition to her skills in design, she is able to develop responsive websites and has interest in social media marketing. Working at Longevity Graphics as a marketing intern is a new experience for Ellyl and she is looking forward to working with industry experts and learning more about the industry she wants to pursue upon graduation.
What is Digital Design and Development?
The program helps students build a stronger understanding of design, development, and creating interactive applications on various platforms. Students learn how to work in teams to design and develop web/mobile apps, produce video and audio assets for interactive media apps, and much more!
The program is split into three parts:
- Design
- Web programming
- Marketing
Design
The program covers the technical skills when using programs from Adobe Creative Suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Students learn how to efficiently create logos, brochures, flyers, website mockups, etc. They are also taught how to produce audio and visual assets for projects using Premiere Pro, Audition, and After Effects.
Web programming
Students learn both front and back-end of developing interactive and responsive websites for clients using HTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript, MySQL and PHP. The program also goes over the use of CMS such as WordPress.
Marketing
Helps the students learn the essentials of both on and offline marketing and how the concept can be applied in any type of business. Other courses under this category include relationship selling and entrepreneurship, which help students learn how to develop a successful business plan or sales pitch.
As part of the program, students must participate in an internship. This is a great opportunity for students to work in the field that they wish to pursue in the future and build their portfolio along the way. The program is designed overall to broaden the student’s knowledge and prepare them for future employment in the digital arts industry.
To learn more about the Digital Design and Development program at BCIT, visit their website.
Who is Ellyl Faith outside of Longevity Graphics and BCIT?
Currently, Ellyl is a Civilian Instructor at 2893 Seaforth Highlanders cadet corp in Port Coquitlam where she helps out with the pipe band. She was once a cadet herself, received awards through the years, and has enjoyed everything that she has learned through the program. What she has learned, she wants to pass down to the younger generation of cadets within the corp, thus choosing to be involved as an instructor.
Ellyl also loves to volunteer around the Lower Mainland and in her community whenever she is available. Annually, she volunteers for Relay For Life in Coquitlam. Lastly, Ellyl is an active member at her church as the youth leader and one of the praise and worship leaders. Ellyl enjoys being in the outdoors, playing the guitar, and playing volleyball.
Karen, Website Developer
One on One with Karen, Expert Developer and part time dodgeball Ninja
Karen is the newest addition to the Longevity Graphics team. She has a wealth of experience in web design and we are truly excited to have her with us.
Karen excels at online design and building websites in WordPress by day, while tearing it up in the local dodgeball league at night.
Below is a short interview I had with Karen this morning
Ben: Hi Karen, welcome to the team! What are you working on right now?
Karen: Hi Ben, thanks a lot! I’m just working on a mobile site for one of our clients. It’s coming along great.
Ben: That’s awesome, I was wondering if you could tell our readers about yourself? Could you start with your previous experience?
Karen: For sure, I’ve been doing web development for a long time. I’ve worked for agencies and done freelance work as well.
My favorite job before coming here was working as the information and technology leader for the Coquitlam Dodgeball League. I actually still do a bit of work for the organization, I’m really passionate about the sport so it’s kind of fun to work on.
Ben: What you do at Longevity Graphics?
Karen: I’m the designated web designer for the company. If the company is contracted to build a website, chances are I’ll be working on it.
Ben: What are you best at within web design?
Karen: I am especially good at making WordPress sites. I’ve made dozens and dozens of them.
The best part about making websites is that you are given something with structure, so you know it will turn out well, but at the same time you have creative control to work around the base and be creative. I like making every website a little bit differently and that’s what keeps things interesting.
Ben: Tell us about your education
Karen: Well, I went to BCIT on and off for about six years in total. I kept going back to upgrade courses and learn the latest technical applications of web design. It’s really important to me to be on top of all of the recent technological updates so that I can make sure that the quality of my work is top notch.
Ben: I heard you are pretty good at dodgeball, is this true?
Karen:I’m actually considered to be one of the fastest throwing females in both the Vancouver and the Coquitlam dodgeball leagues, you might even say I’m in the top 2-3% of female players.
Ben: Wow, could you tell us more?
Karen: Yeah, it’s pretty intense because it’s co-ed, so I play with a lot of guys as well.
I am one of the fastest throwing females in the Coquitlam dodgeball league. I play three nights a week in the A tier category- That’s the highest level.
Ben: That’s pretty amazing!
Thanks for doing this interview Karen, I’ll let you get back to that site!
We are really excited to be welcoming our newest member of the Longevity Graphics Team.
bOB HOmer is joining us as an SEO consultant and graphic designer. bOB has worked in the industry for over 15 years.
Who wants to get to know bOB a bit better?
We asked him a few questions to get to know him a little better.
1. What are your hobbies and interests?
I think of myself as a little geeky. I like collect vintage Apple Computers. The pride of my collection is the Newton message pad 150. Other areas of interests include photography, which I ran my own photography company and creating art of all types.
2. What do you bring to Longevity Graphics?
I have worked in the industry my whole life and have worked on a lot of great projects. I think I have done just about every job in the industry from production work to sales and marketing.
3. Why did you get into the industry?
I love being creative. It has been the driving force in my life.
4. What is your favorite part of the work you do?
I like being able to work on projects that I get to design and create new and creative things for my clients. I try to create unique solutions that will help take their business to the next level.
5. Any words of wisdom that you would like to share with our readers?
Do what you love.
There you have it folks. We are really thrilled that bOB has decided to join our team. If you would like to interact with bOB, you can shoot him an email [email protected]
Longevity Graphics is excited to introduce Benjamin Weir. Ben started on September 24th, 2013 as the newest addition to the team. He is taking on the role of Marketing Assistant, and with experience launching marketing campaigns for well known brands such as Gold’s Gym, and devising social media campaigns for television shows, we are sure he will do great.
Currently he is studying Communications and Business at Simon Fraser University. Ben is passionate about his disciplines and mixes them into his own uniquely creative style of marketing. He is currently in his third year of University and plans on completing a five year degree.
Outside of school, Ben splits his time between advising the start up “Guitar Porn”, and working on his own marketing projects. He is currently working on creating information products on relationship advice and interpersonal skills.
Benjamin is extremely passionate about internet marketing, and hopes to use his abilities to make a name for himself as an internet entrepreneur in the coming years. He believes that Internet Marketing, whether it be SEO, Social Media or PPC are important tools for the arsenal of any business in the modern economic landscape.
Ben enjoys martial arts, meditation, going to the gym, and freestyle rap.