Tony Romito

President

Tony started his design career with a design firm in Resolute Bay. He moved to Iqaluit and started in a publications position with the government and upgraded his skills at Algonquin College in Ottawa. After achieving a certificate in graphic design Tony went on to produce public education material for the Wildlife Service for 3 years. He is now a respected Iqaluit designer with extensive market contacts and an established client base that includes both the federal and territorial governments, Inuit organizations, private and crown corporations and local businesses.

Tony has overseen a multitude of print, and web design projects for a diverse range of clients. He has extensive experience planning, executing and delivering communications projects in the unique and challenging conditions of the north.

Tony has recently recommitted to his passion in video and multimedia projects. In recent years he has developed several recruitment videos for the Government of Nunavut, shot footage for independent films and conceptualized, and constructed studio sets for national television programs.

tony@atiigomedia.ca

Alethea Arnaquq-
Baril

Vice President

An up and coming force in the film industry in Nunavut, Alethea brings with her a diverse artistic and technical skillset. Born and raised in Iqaluit, Alethea first studied computer science and then art in Ontario. Alethea is a graduate of the renowned Illustration program at Sheridan Institute, where she studied drawing, painting, graphic design and web design.

Since graduating in 2005, Alethea has been directing and producing award-winning documentaries and animated films. With her experience in conducting multimedia projects involving cultural research across all three regions of Nunavut, Alethea understands the communication needs of the north.  Alethea looks forward to bringing her skills in HD digital video and animation to use at Atiigo Media, and further expanding Atiigo’s comprehensive set of design, printing, communications, web development and corporate video services.

alethea@atiigomedia.ca

Mylène
Chartrand

Office Manager/
Graphic Designer

Mylène has a degree in Art Design, with specialization in Graphic Design. Before working with Atiigo Media Mylène worked as a freelance designer in Quebec. She joined Atiigo Media in October 2006 and works full time in Iqaluit.

Mylène is extremely well organized and is an effective and efficient designer and manager. Among many daily tasks, she is currently working with her clients at the Government of Nunavut to design Coastal Resource Inventory’s for 4 Nunavut communities. This multiyear project brings together science and traditional knowledge which Mylène easily transforms into very readable and visually dynamic resources.

mylene@atiigomedia.ca

Thor
Simonsen

Graphic Designer

Thor holds a BA in Graphic Communication (Interactive Design) from the Danish School of Media and Design in Copenhagen. He returned to Iqaluit and joined the team in the fall of 2012.

Before working with Atiigo Media, Thor was working as a freelance designer in the Faroe Islands. While working there, Thor helped create the country's first music booking agency, which created PR and branding for Faroese musicians, booked concerts, and organized a music festival. He also worked with other media companies and business owners, creating (mostly) youth-oriented marketing and entertainment.

Thor is a creative and multi-talented designer with a flair for design, photography, colours, branding and storytelling. He is organized and thorough, eager to learn more about his craft, and strives to make all his projects as compelling as possible.

He has great experience creating viral and social-media marketing campaigns, designing visual identities and creating graphic design for an array of clients.

Apart from his design work, Thor is also a talented music producer and DJ.

thor@atiigomedia.ca

Mélanie
Houde

Senior Graphic Designer

Mélanie has a degree in Art and Design, with specialization in Graphic Design. She has also completed courses in Mass Communication from TELUQ (Université du Québec à Montréal). Mélanie has worked for Atiigo Media since 2004 and lived in Iqaluit for two and a half years. She continues to work full time for Atiigo Media in Ottawa. When required Melanie still works out of the Iqaluit Office.

Mélanie is an extremely conscientious designer with a multitude of skills. She respects and maintains deadlines and is very concerned with details. She communicates extremely well with clients and is very effective at client needs analysis.

She recently headed up the design work on the “Healthy Foods North” Initiative funded by the Nunavut and Northwest Territories Governments. This was a very complex multiyear project that involved many stakeholders and is garnering national attention.

melanie@atiigomedia.ca

Qajaaq
Ellsworth

Videographer/Video Services Coordinator

Over the past sixteen years, Qajaaq has been instrumental in the youth movement in Nunavut. He has worked with many youth groups providing them with expertise in proposal writing, film making, meeting facilitation, fundraising, project management and photography. Qajaaq spent four years as the Inuusiqatsiarniq suicide prevention project coordinator with the National Inuit Youth Council and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and three years as project coordinator for the Inuusivut Project for the Embrace Life Council. Qajaaq is an experienced media workshop facilitator, photographer, director and coordinator of video and media projects. Qajaaq Joins Atiigo Media as Video Services Coordinator and brings his skills as videographer to our production team.

qajaaq@atiigomedia.ca

Kelly Craver

Website Development and Content Management System Coordinator

Arctic Sky Media is an Iqaluit based, NNI registered, digital media and communications enterprise that has been providing digital communication solutions to Nunavummiut for over 7 years. Arctic Sky Media has now joined Katittut the new division of Atiigo Media.

Utilizing her knowledge and experience as a technology manager she is an accomplished Information Services professional with extensive experience in bringing technology to corporate clients. Kelly has a proven ability to conduct accurate needs analysis, solve problems, assess technical capabilities, conduct strategic planning, build and motivate teams, and manage projects.

kelly@katittut.ca