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Jason M. Vermes
304-171 Lrsklne Ave., 1oronLo, Cn M4 1?8
(647) 981-0471 ! [ason[[asonvermes.neL ! www.[asonvermes.neL
Profile

8yerson unlverslLy 8adlo and 1elevlslon ArLs graduaLe and 81unA award wlnner focused on Lelllng unlque, Lyplcally
unheard sLorles as well as produclng and advocaLlng accesslble medla for audlences who are bllnd, deaf, hard of
hearlng, or have low vlslon.

Education & Personal Development
kyerson Un|vers|ty, 1oronto, CN 2009 - 2013
8achelor of ArLs, 8adlo and 1elevlslon ArLs rogram, Ponours
WroLe a Ma[or 8esearch aper on Lhe quallLy and lmpacL of closed capLlonlng on ueaf/Pard of Pearlng audlences
nants Last kura| n|gh, M||ford NS 2003 - 2009
nova ScoLla Plgh School CraduaLlon ulploma, LaLe lrench lmmerslon
Work Experience
AMI-aud|o (Access|b|e Med|a Inc.), 1oronto CN
Audlo 8ecordlsL SepL. 2013 - resenL
roduce orlglnal programs and segmenLs for AMl-audlo lncludlng a half-hour, on-locaLlon documenLary abouL Lhe
collapse and bankrupLcy of ueLrolL
ConLacL and lnLervlew guesLs abouL a varleLy of Loplcs on a weekly basls
8ecord and edlL audlo uslng varlous audlo producLlon sofLware, lncludlng Adobe AudlLlon
AMI-aud|o (Access|b|e Med|a Inc.), 1oronto CN
roducLlon lnLern SepL. 2011 - AugusL 2013
roduced orlglnal programs and segmenLs for AMl-audlo and AMl-Lv lncludlng an 81unA award-wlnnlng
documenLary on bullylng feaLurlng 8lck Mercer
ConLacLed and lnLervlewed guesLs on a varleLy of Loplcs
AsslsLed ln Lhe launch of AMl's Slrlus SaLelllLe 8adlo channel
roduced maLerlals Lo sLreamllne and sLandardlze Lhe AMl-audlo brand ln accordance wlLh Lhe AMl brand vlslon
Starbucks, 1oronto CN
8arlsLa leb. 2012 - !an. 2013
rovlded legendary cusLomer servlce whlle dellverlng orders ln an efflclenL manner
Vo|cer|nt (Access|b|e Med|a Inc.), 1oronto CN
Summer SLudenL May 2011 - Aug. 2011
CaLhered arLlcles and produced audlo-only news programmlng for llsLeners of volcerlnL
CoordlnaLed schedules for 100+ volunLeer readers
CreaLed and co-execuLlve produced a speclal for volcerlnL LlLled !"#$%&'

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Work Experience (cont.)
arks Canada, Lou|sbourg NS
vldeographer - LxLernal 8elaLlons May 2010 - Aug. 2010
lndependenLly produced four, 4-6 mlnuLe vldeos ln varylng genres, sulLable for vlewlng on ?ou1ube
Chased and conducLed lnLervlews, fllmed, and edlLed pleces
Lngaged currenL and fuLure vlslLors of arks Canada whlle provldlng supporL Lo Lhe exLernal relaLlons Leam on-slLe
and aL evenLs
Community Involvement
r|de 1oronto, 1oronto CN
AccesslblllLy 1eam Member Aprll 2013 - !uly 2013
kyerson Un|vers|ty, 1oronto CN
81A ln Chana leb. 2013
LG81 outh||ne, 1oronto CN
eer SupporL volunLeer CcL. 2011 - Aprll 2012
Vo|cepr|nt, 1oronto CN
volunLeer news 8eader CcL. 2010 - Aprll 2012
References (available upon request)