I am Dennis Pierre, a creative storyteller and designer who specializes in graphic and web design, UX, and digital content creation. I love turning complex ideas into intuitive visuals that engage communities and elevate brands. I collaborate with Indigenous organizations and cross-functional teams to craft meaningful experiences, empower audiences, and bridge communication goals with user needs.…

Dennis Pierre

I am Dennis Pierre, a creative storyteller and designer who specializes in graphic and web design, UX, and digital content creation. I love turning complex ideas into intuitive visuals that engage communities and elevate brands. I collaborate with Indigenous organizations and cross-functional teams to craft meaningful experiences, empower audiences, and bridge communication goals with user needs.…

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I am Dennis Pierre, a creative storyteller and designer who specializes in graphic and web design, UX, and digital content creation. I love turning complex ideas into intuitive visuals that engage communities and elevate brands.

I collaborate with Indigenous organizations and cross-functional teams to craft meaningful experiences, empower audiences, and bridge communication goals with user needs.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Website Administrator & Digital Project Support at Yellowhead Institute
July 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and developed The Treaty Map in WordPress using Elementor, CSS, and JavaScript. Used Google Analytics to guide design changes that improved user experience. Oversaw and updated Yellowhead websites, ensuring consistent content and functionality. Designed the Risk to Resilience Report, achieving over 3,000 downloads. Contributed to Yellowhead's brand guide redesign.
Senior UX Designer at First Peoples’ Cultural Council
April 1, 2024 - September 3, 2025
Streamlined Songs and Stories CRUD, boosting uploads by 79% in two months. Built a User Management dashboard for assigning community roles. Interviewed community members to refine design concepts, enhancing user engagement. Implemented structured ideation stages for efficient design handoff to developers. Created print and digital content for marketing and communication.
Visual Designer Graphic & Web Designer at First Nations Technology Council
July 1, 2022 - September 3, 2025
Led website redevelopment, improving user experience and visual design. Produced content for print and digital, enhancing brand visibility across platforms. Responsible for maintaining mailing lists and creating quarterly e-newsletters using Mailchimp. Designed multimedia assets with Premiere Pro and After Effects for engaging visual stories. Oversaw social media presence and content creation, utilizing Buffer for management.
Design Officer at Squamish Nation
March 1, 2019 - September 3, 2025
Collaborated with departments to create effective branding strategies and marketing materials. Performed daily maintenance on printing equipment, ensuring high-quality and timely outputs. Enhanced website engagement by updating content on news, jobs, and events sections regularly.
Digital Designer at Diversity Circles
March 1, 2018 - September 3, 2025
Designed a global interactive map of BC IT Indigenous student presence using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Designed marketing materials to enhance event visibility and engagement. Collaborated with teams to ensure accurate representation of Indigenous data. Utilized design skills to create visually compelling and informative content. Achieved increased awareness of Indigenous student contributions at BC IT.
Visual Designer, Graphic & Web Designer at First Nations Technology Council
July 1, 2022 - September 19, 2025
Led website redevelopment, improving user experience and visual design; Produced content for print and digital, enhancing brand visibility across platforms; Maintained mailing lists and created quarterly e-newsletters using Mailchimp; Designed multimedia assets with Premiere Pro and After Effects for engaging visual stories; Oversaw social media presence and content creation, utilizing Buffer for management.
Design Officer at Squamish Nation
March 1, 2019 - September 19, 2025
Collaborated with departments to create effective branding strategies and marketing materials; Performed daily maintenance on printing equipment, ensuring high-quality and timely outputs; Enhanced website engagement by updating content on news, jobs, and events sections regularly.
Digital Designer at Diversity Circles
March 1, 2018 - September 19, 2025
Designed global interactive map of BC IT Indigenous student presence (HTML, CSS, JS); Designed marketing materials to enhance event visibility and engagement; Collaborated with teams to ensure accurate representation of Indigenous data; Utilized design skills to create visually compelling and informative content; Achieved increased awareness of Indigenous student contributions at BC IT.
Senior UX Designer at First Peoples’ Cultural Council
April 1, 2024 - September 19, 2025
Streamlined Songs and Stories CRUD, boosting Uploads by 79% in two months; Built a User Management dashboard for assigning community roles; Interviewed community members to refine design concepts, enhancing user engagement; Implement structured ideation stages for efficient design handoff to developers; Created print & digital content for marketing & communication.
Website Administrator & Digital Project Support at Yellowhead Institute
June 1, 2025 - September 19, 2025
Designed and developed The Treaty Map in WordPress using Elementor, CSS, and JavaScript; Used Google Analytics to guide design changes that improved user experience; Oversaw and updated Yellowhead websites, ensuring consistent content and functionality; Designed the Risk to Resilience Report, achieving 3,000+ downloads; Contributed to Yellowhead's brand guide redesign.
Creative Storyteller, Graphic & Web Designer at First Nations Technology Council
July 31, 2022 - September 19, 2025
Led website redevelopment, improving user experience and visual design. Produced content for print and digital, enhancing brand visibility across platforms. Responsible for maintaining mailing lists and creating quarterly e-newsletters using Mailchimp. Designed multimedia assets with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects for engaging visual stories. Oversaw social media presence and content creation, utilizing Buffer for management.
Design Officer at Squamish Nation
March 31, 2019 - September 19, 2025
Collaborated with departments to create effective branding strategies and marketing materials. Performed daily maintenance on printing equipment, ensuring high-quality and timely outputs. Enhanced website engagement by updating content on news, jobs, and events sections regularly.
Digital Designer at Diversity Circles
March 31, 2018 - September 19, 2025
Designed global interactive map of BC IT Indigenous student presence (HTML, CSS, JS). Designed marketing materials to enhance event visibility and engagement. Collaborated with teams to ensure accurate representation of Indigenous data. Utilized design skills to create visually compelling and informative content. Achieved increased awareness of Indigenous student contributions at BC IT.
Senior UX Designer at First Peoples' Cultural Council
April 30, 2024 - September 19, 2025
Streamlined Songs and Stories CRUD, boosting Uploads by 79% in two months. Built a User Management dashboard for assigning community roles. Interviewed community members to refine design concepts, enhancing user engagement. Implemented structured ideation stages for efficient design handoff to developers. Created print & digital content for marketing & communication.
Website Administrator & Digital Project Support at Yellowhead Institute
June 1, 2025 - September 19, 2025
Designed and developed The Treaty Map in WordPress using Elementor, CSS, and JavaScript. Used Google Analytics to guide design changes that improved user experience. Oversaw and updated Yellowhead websites, ensuring consistent content and functionality. Designed the Risk to Resilience Report, achieving 3,000+ downloads. Contributed to Yellowhead's brand guide redesign.

Education

Diploma at British Columbia Institute of Technology
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018
Certificate at British Columbia Institute of Technology
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015
Certificate at Capilano University
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Diploma at British Columbia Institute of Technology
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018
Certificate at British Columbia Institute of Technology
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015
Film Certificate at Capilano University
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Diploma in Digital Design & Development at British Columbia Institute of Technology
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018
Graphic Design - Certificate at British Columbia Institute of Technology
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Film Certificate at Capilano University
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014

Qualifications

Film Certificate
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Graphic Design - Certificate
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Diploma in Digital Design & Development
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018

Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Government, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services

Skills

Experience Level