Bruce Hitchen

Experience

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  School District 41, Burnaby

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1987

  Audio-Visual Specialist

  Produced educational media for the school district.

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  BC TEL

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1995

  Creative Services Manager

  BC TEL Corporate Communications• Coordinated & developed speaker support presentation material• Coordinated presentation staging & logistics• Served as corporate photographer for business presentations &collateral material• Developed & maintained photographic library• Produced multi-image shows

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  TELUS

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Sr. Communications Manager

  In addition to managing the Media Solutions group Bruce expanded hisresponsibilities to include the following:• Conceptualizing, planning, implementing and managing a streamingvideo communications channel for the TELUS team. teamVisionwas instrumental in supporting TELUS’ growth strategy byincreasing the visibility of senior leaders and fostering employeeengagement• Supporting internal and external communications of key corporateinitiatives such as TELUS sponsorships and community events.• Coordinating & producing video communications for a multi-mediacustomer communications newsletter to improve customer loyalty. Show less

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  Direct Impact Media

  Nov 2006 - now

  • Producer

    Oct 2006 - now

  • President

    Nov 2006 - Jun 2015
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  BTV - Business Television

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2014

  Segment Producer

  Since 2009 Bruce has served as a segment producer on numerous BTV features and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of BTV's corporate video projects. This includes developing key messages, writing content, directing video shoots.

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  AV Strategies

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2017

  VP, Marketing & Client Services

  Responsible for marketing, brand, and delivering video, multimedia and value added services to corporate clients at AV Strategies.

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  Center Lane

  Aug 2020 - now

  Producer
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  Amparo International Foundation

  May 2022 - now

  Board Member

  Amparo International is committed to improving the lives of children and families in Nicaragua through education. Amparo has built and operates a school in Mango, a very remote region of Nicaragua. With a current enrolment of 130 full-time students, the school is providing children and adults the gift of education. What started out as a dream, followed by many prayers is now a reality. Through the help of donors in Canada and United States, Amparo has made that dream a reality.