Janna started her career with a full time graphic design and print production job with a local printing company before she had even graduated from Algonquin College. Janna has been an early adopter to technology and has seen this industry change exponentially over the last 25 years.
As the internet grew in popularity, Janna jumped into HTML courses to ensure she could better serve her employers. Since then she has designed hundreds of websites. Her unique skillset allows her to present a full package. She can create stunning graphics to support the content of a website and integration of technology.
Her path then led her to the marketing role with Ottawa’s economic development agency Invest Ottawa (previously OCRI and The Ottawa Life Sciences Council). She also worked as the eMarketing Manager in the advancement department of Ashbury college and then landed in a senior management role with a local marketing agency.
For the last 12 years, Janna has been a partner in her own full-service multimedia marketing agency, Karma Creative Solutions. Her role allowed her to touch on so many aspects of the industry. She has managed human resources, client management, sales, as well as executing a variety of client projects.
Janna also sat on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Tulip Festival and has been instrumental in the planning, marketing and execution of the festival for the past 5 years.
Ms. Glenn is looking for an opportunity to utilize her skills for a dynamic organization that she can help grow.
Client: Aquatopia Conservatory | Photagrapy: Janna Glenn
Food Client: 327 Wine Bar | Photography by Janna Glenn
Janna Glenn graduated from the Creative Advertising program more than 20 years ago, but she has never stopped attending classes at Algonquin College. With decades of experience in marketing and communications, Glenn, as the Co-Founder of her own multimedia marketing firm, Karma Creative Solutions, is now in a position to hire graduates from the School of Media & Design. Read more about this story at www.algonquincollege.com/50/stories.
Creative Advertising Program
1991-1993, Algonquin College
Web Positioning, Search Engine Maximization
1999, Coastal Carolina University
HTML Level I and Level II
2005, ctc TrainCanada
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Level I
2005, ctc TrainCanada
English Grammar: Rules for Correctness
2006, University of Ottawa
Superb Writing Simplified
2006, University of Ottawa
Proofreading: Preperation for Publication
2006, University of Ottawa
Wedding (Event) Photography Worksop
2008, Algonquin College
Portrait Photography Workshop
2008, Algonquin College
Advanced Photoshop Retouching
2008, Algonquin College
Karma Creative Solutions was a full-service multimedia agency offering services to many of Ottawa’s small and medium-sized businesses. Karma’s clients came from a variety of industry verticals including medical, restaurants, consumer trade shows, live events, landscapers, charities, plumbers, vacation rental companies, sports organizations and many more. Karma was an exciting opportunity to provide much needed marketing services at an affordable rate to numerous businesses.
The Canadian Tulip Festival was established to celebrate the historic Royal gift of tulips from the Dutch to Canadians immediately following the Second World War as a symbol of international friendship. The festival preserves the memorable role of the Canadian troops in the liberation of the Netherlands and Europe, as well as commemorates the birth of Dutch Princess Margriet in Ottawa during World War II—the only royal personage ever born in Canada.
Marketing Breakthroughs was a full-service advertising agency providing services to small-to-medium-businesses.
Founded in 1891, Ashbury College is internationally recognized as one of Canada’s leading independent schools.
Since 1891, Ashbury has been fostering the academic, artistic and athletic development of our students while nurturing their spiritual growth. Ashbury welcomes day students from Grades 4 to 8 and day and boarding students from Grades 9 to 12. Ashbury currently has 109 students boarding on campus. Twenty percent of Ashbury’s student population is international and represents 66 countries.
The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) is Ottawa’s leading member-based, not-for-profit economic development corporation tasked with fostering the advancement of the region’s globally competitive knowledge-based institutions and industry. In January 2007, The Ottawa Life Sciences Council (OLSC)—OCRI’s sister organization responsible for promoting and strengthening Ottawa’s life sciences sector—merged with OCRI.
EAGLE is a Canadian staffing service company providing contract IT professionals to meet today’s technology challenges. Eagle is one of Canada’s largest and most successful technology staffing companies and a leader within the staffing industry.
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A talented and motivated professional looking to further the goals of an exciting company by leveraging my skills and experience.