I am a Creative Director with 25+ years across Media, Telecom, and Food & Hospitality, including 15+ years leading in-house creative teams and 7+ years as an executive-level brand and campaign strategist. I’m known for aligning creative vision with commercial outcomes, shaping brand narratives, driving revenue growth, and elevating brand differentiation across multi-brand portfolios. I have extensive experience ideating, pitching, and executing creative content across all platforms, including YouTube, Meta, Tik Tok and Google PMax. From curated thumbnails, to attention grabbing video structures, I am well versed in how to grab an audiences' attention, and how to keep it.

Amanda Cronin

I am a Creative Director with 25+ years across Media, Telecom, and Food & Hospitality, including 15+ years leading in-house creative teams and 7+ years as an executive-level brand and campaign strategist. I’m known for aligning creative vision with commercial outcomes, shaping brand narratives, driving revenue growth, and elevating brand differentiation across multi-brand portfolios. I have extensive experience ideating, pitching, and executing creative content across all platforms, including YouTube, Meta, Tik Tok and Google PMax. From curated thumbnails, to attention grabbing video structures, I am well versed in how to grab an audiences' attention, and how to keep it.

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I am a Creative Director with 25+ years across Media, Telecom, and Food & Hospitality, including 15+ years leading in-house creative teams and 7+ years as an executive-level brand and campaign strategist. I’m known for aligning creative vision with commercial outcomes, shaping brand narratives, driving revenue growth, and elevating brand differentiation across multi-brand portfolios.

I have extensive experience ideating, pitching, and executing creative content across all platforms, including YouTube, Meta, Tik Tok and Google PMax. From curated thumbnails, to attention grabbing video structures, I am well versed in how to grab an audiences’ attention, and how to keep it.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Creative Director at Franworks Group of Companies
November 1, 2023 - February 1, 2026
Directed brand, content, and marketing creative strategy across five national restaurant brands, leading 360° campaigns from brief to execution and introducing executive-ready presentation formats. Guided AI tool adoption within creative workflows and ensured brand differentiation across five distinct identities while maintaining scale and velocity.
Manager, Creative Services & Video Production at Shaw Communications
November 1, 2017 - November 1, 2023
Led enterprise video production, brand, and creative services supporting multiple business units nationwide; advised executives on rebrands, product launches, national campaigns, and sponsorship activations; managed a multidisciplinary team; modernized video approval systems to increase transparency and speed.
Creative Producer at Shaw Communications
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2017
Managed $150K+ commercial production budgets, acted as liaison between agency creative directors, internal marketing, and production teams; oversaw cast, crew, post-production, and animation pipelines; helped transition marketing and corporate programming into a unified Creative Services model.
Video Editor — Promos & Branding, Specialty Networks at MTV Canada
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2004
Edited promos and branding for specialty networks; managed post-production pipelines and contributed to branding initiatives during early cable/TV promotions era.

Education

CTS R Program — Honors (Jason Lang Scholarship) at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2001
Indigenous Canada (Online Certificate) at University of Alberta
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

AMPIA Award — Best Commercial
January 1, 2013 - April 14, 2026
Jason Lang Scholarship (SAIT CTSR Program — Honors)
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2001

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services, Other