Department of National Defence

At the Department of National Defence, I worked within the Creative Services team as a Graphic Designer, contributing to a range of communication and branding projects across print and digital media. This co-op gave me the opportunity to work in a fast-paced government design environment where accuracy, consistency, bilingual communication, and production awareness were all essential parts of the process.

My responsibilities included creating bilingual social media posts, designing a lanyard for ADM (Finance), producing lock screen concepts, and contributing to vehicle wrap projects for a variety of vehicles. Later in the term, I also moved over to the Exhibits team, where I supported the setup of large-format rollups in a real-world event environment.

One part of my work involved developing two bilingual social media posts, in English and French, promoting the Canadian Armed Forces and careers as a full-time musician. These pieces required clear messaging, strong hierarchy, and a polished visual style that could work effectively across official communication channels. I also created a lanyard design for ADM (Finance), which required careful attention to branding and presentation within a formal departmental context.

I also contributed to vehicle wrap projects, working on layouts and visual applications for a wide range of vehicles including the Tesla Cybertruck, Toyota Sienna, Ford Expedition, Dodge Caravan, Polestar 3, Tesla Model X, and Dodge Journey. This part of the co-op gave me valuable exposure to large-scale environmental graphics and how designs are adapted to complex physical surfaces and real-world production requirements.

In addition, I created three lock screen designs and later supported the Exhibits team by helping set up rollups on site. Although I did not design the rollups themselves, this experience gave me practical exposure to installation, presentation, and the physical side of communication design beyond the screen.