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Tara Codrington

Tara Codrington

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior DesignOps Strategist at Canada Revenue Agency - Agence du revenu du Canada

  • Education

    • Simon Fraser University

      2005 -
      Certificate In Liberal Arts

    • Simon Fraser University

      2001 - 2005
      Bachelor of Arts English Literature, Publishing

    • British Columbia Institute of Technology

      2007 - 2009
      Diploma of Technology Broadcast Media & Communications

  • Experience

    • LiveCast Mobile

      May 2009 - Oct 2009
      Copywriter

    • Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium

      Nov 2009 - Mar 2010
      Production Manager Assistant, Broadcast of Opening/Closing Ceremonies

    • Paperny Entertainment Inc.

      Feb 2012 - May 2014

      • Assistant/Additional Editor

        Jun 2010 - May 2014

      • Post Production Coordinator

        Feb 2012 - May 2013

    • Tara Codrington

      Mar 2014 - Jun 2018
      Freelance Content Writer

    • City of Surrey

      Feb 2016 - Mar 2019
      Content Designer

      Collaborated on projects with communications, IT, and municipal government departments to create a better online experience for the people of Surrey. Key accomplishments:• Led the update to the Surrey Style Guide to include inclusive language.• Led the creation and implementation a life cycle plan and content optimization for the Property and Payment Services division that decreased customer calls & emails during property tax payment season.• Organized and facilitated in-person user research testing for the new Surrey.ca Show less

    • Government of Alberta

      Mar 2019 - Feb 2021
      Senior Content Designer

      • Created original content for the InvestAlberta.ca microsite, matching Alberta.ca’s voice & tone guidelines & implementing SEO tactics.• Prepared website handover for the InvestAlberta.ca to the Alberta Investment Agency, including producing a content inventory and content management system documentation.• Provided editorial assistance on internal data news articles, including creating writing guidelines and data visualizations

    • Design & Content conference

      Jul 2020 - Jul 2021
      Emcee

      Emcee 2020 and 2021 for the Design & Content conference (RIP). Design & Content conference was one of the industry's first conference where practitioners and leaders teamed up to share how we craft experiences and tell stories that shape the future of the web. • Prepared timing and introduction of speakers over two days• Moderated question and answer sessions with all speakers, including taking live questions from the audience via Slack

    • Canada Revenue Agency - Agence du revenu du Canada

      Mar 2021 - now

      • Senior DesignOps Strategist

        Jun 2023 - now

      • Senior Content Designer

        Mar 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certification, UX Design

      BrainStation
      May 2017

    • Certification, Systemic Design Training Intensive

      Government of Alberta CoLab
      Oct 2019

    • Diploma in Web Content

      Contented.com
      Feb 2016

    • German - Goethe-Zertifikat B1

      Goethe-Institut e.V.
      Jun 2014