From a Social Media Strategy, Logo Design, WordPress Website or an entire Creative Campaign… you’ve come to the right place! Joanne will work with you to ensure your business message is successfully integrated across all platforms. Don’t know what your business message is? We can help with that, too.
JOANNE PROBYN
Social Media Strategist and Creative Director
Joanne’s accomplishments over the past 16 years have established her as an award winning art director, designer, teacher and artist. She is the Founder and Creative Director of ReadyGo Media specializing in Social Media and WordPress websites.
Joanne is based in Vancouver on Canada’s beautiful West Coast. She started her career launching a design business while still in school and later worked in some of Vancouver’s top boutique design firms. Her portfolio now includes local and international clients such as the Saudi Crown Prince, Johnson & Johnson, Olympus America and Weyerhaeuser. She has lived and worked in New York and San Francisco. While in NYC, she worked for PRWeek’s “Agency of the Year”, Chandler Chicco, where she developed specialized knowledge in healthcare and pharmaceuticals advertising and design.
Recent clients include FD Element, RE/MAX (450+ agent office), Towergate Software, and West Coast Expeditions. Joanne recently spearheaded a successful Social Media Marketing initiative for Canadian Flowers for Food Society art gala where she increased sales 1200% from the previous year’s event. Social Media Case Study. Her role includes strategy, management, direction and design. Her Social Media Team can save you time and prevent costly mistakes. Ask Joanne why Social Media is changing the way we do business.
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When working with Joanne you’ll have direct contact; efficient, effective communications. She knows a client-centered, collaborative approach always brings the best results. She delivers forward thinking, customized, solutions to solve your challenges with a personal, consultative and nimble style. She is lives and breathes social media and thrives on helping clients embrace new technologies to grow their business.
Joanne was recently invited to speak at the International Gyro Club, Vancouver Chapter. She delivered her presentation “Social Media Revolution.” To schedule this presentation for your business, contact Joanne for more information.
2006
MerComm Astrid Awards (Design) USA
Silver, Brochures: Non-Profit “Life In Motion” Brochure
Bronze, Campaigns: Multi Media “Botox Lose Your 11”
Bronze, Direct Mail: Invitation “Botox Lose Your 11”
Honors, Campaign Brochure “Botox Mother-Daughter”
MerComm Mercury Awards (Public Relations) USA
Gold, Corporate Campaign: Customer Awareness “Botox, Lose Your 11”
Gold, Corporate Campaign, Event Marketing Awareness “Botox, Lose Your 11”
Bronze, Design: Postcard “Botox Lose Your 11”
MerComm Galaxy Awards (Marketing) USA
Gold, Corporate Campaign: Customer Awareness “Botox, Lose Your 11”
Gold, Public Relations: Awareness Campaign Multi Media “Life In Motion”
Bronze, Public Relations: Awareness Campaign Multi Media “Botox Mother-Daughter”
Gold, Public Relations: Publicity “Botox Mother-Daughter”
Silver, Public Relations: Publicity “Botox Lose Your 11”
League of American Communications Professionals – Magellan Awards USA
Ranked 32nd in the “Top 50 Campaigns”, “Botox Lose Your 11” Campaign
Bronze, Product/Service Communications: Consumer, “Lose Your 11”
MarCom Creative Awards USA
Silver, Media Relations/Publicity Campaign, “Botox, Lose Your 11” Campaign
Silver, Brochure: Educational Category “Botox Lose Your 11”
Gold, Media/PR, Publicity Campaign “Botox Mother-Daughter” Campaign
Honorable Mention, Brochure: Consumer Awareness “Botox Mother-Daughter”
2005
League of American Communications Professionals – Magellan Awards USA
Ranked 26nd in the “Top 50 Campaigns”, “Lose Your 11”
Ranked 16nd in the “Top 50 Campaigns”, “Botox Mother-Daughter”
Gold, Product/Service Communications; Consumer Campaign “Botox Mother-Daughter”
Silver, Product/Service Communications: Consumer Campaign “Lose Your 11”
Silver, Overall Most Engaging Campaign “Life In Motion”
MerComm Galaxy Awards (Marketing) USA
Gold, Publicity: Celebrity Campaign Category “Botox Mother-Daughter”
Silver, Awareness Campaign: Multi Media “Botox Mother-Daughter”
MerComm Mercury Awards (Public Relations) USA
Silver, Publicity: Celebrity Campaign “Botox Mother-Daughter”
Bronze, Publicity: Celebrity Campaign “Botox Mother-Daughter”
MarCom Awards USA
Honorable Mention, BCBL “Sleep, Work Play” Editorial Brochure
2002
North Vancouver Arts Council “Award of Excellence” for Painting
1989
British Columbia Provincial Scholarship in Art
CURRENT CLIENTS AND PAST EXPERIENCE
Allergan, Inc.
Amgen Inc.
Artists in our Midst
Australian Trade Commission
BC Tel
BC Hydro
Canadian Flowers for Food Society
CSJ Events
Davis LLPDouglas College
FD Element
Francois-Xavier Auffret
Haro Park Centre
Infinity Yacht Charters
Lisa O’Neill Music
Make You Blush
Dr. Jeff McCausland/
Tanya McCausland
Merck & Co., Inc.
MacMillan Bloedel Limited
Morgan Stanley
Miller Canning Jewelery
Novo Nordisk
Novartis
Olympus America Inc.
Pauline Probyn
Saudi Crown Prince, Sultan bin Abdulaziz
Schering Group
Soul Care Publishing
Spirit Bear Adventures
Sunshine Coast Golf Tournament
Sutton Group
TIR Systems Ltd. (now Philips Electronics)
RehabPilates
RE/MAX
Terramin Mining Inc.
ThriveWire Media
Towergate Software
Vancouver Opera
West Coast Expeditions
Weyerhaeuser
Studio Support
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.
Bell Mobility Inc. / Solo Mobile
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
Harbour Air Seaplanes
Intrawest ULC
Kinesys Inc.
NAIT
Panago Pizza
SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Sobeys Inc.
SunOpta Inc.
TEACHER
Joanne has taught design project management and painting. Since early 2008, she enjoyed being a part-time instructor at Haro Park Centre where she teaches art to seniors. While in New York, Joanne was part of a mentoring program facilitated by the New York School Board and Manhattan’s High School of Art and Design, a specialized school for the artistically gifted. With the support of her employer, Chandler Chicco Agency, the goal was to enable the mentee to excel both personally and professionally. Through the program, Joanne was able to help her mentee obtain her first computer. This mentoring relationship has continued over several years.
She plans on continuing to teach in colleges and privately. Contact Joanne