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Atiigo Media is an Inuit-owned full-service communications firm based in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Since 2003, we’ve been helping Northern businesses and organizations get their message across. We have a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges presented in the North, and we’ve developed a diverse range of professional services that are adapted to our unique environment, all under one roof. Whether you’re looking for strategic communications, social marketing, corporate video and design solutions for print, or web and multimedia products, we can help you succeed.

Our Services

We can help you reach your intended audience in all of Nunavut’s official languages over a diverse range of media platforms, including print, web, social media, television, radio, and newspaper. In addition to developing integrated communication strategies, we offer branding, marketing, design, illustration, videography, photography, print production, and website development services.

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The Atiigans

Tony Romito

President

Founder of Atiigo Media, Tony has an extensive background in Northern communications planning and development.

Mylène Chartrand

Director of Operations

Mylène oversees the administration of the Iqaluit office and is also part of the creative team as a graphic designer.

Mélanie Houde

Creative Director

Mélanie leads the creative team and oversees all aspects of design work at Atiigo Media.

Kelly Craver

Website Division Manager

Kelly has an extensive background working with information technology, specifically on Northern website development projects.

Penny Taylor

Senior Communications Consultant

Senior Consultant

Thibaut Larquey

Video Production Manager

Communication Specialist

Wassima El Filali

Iqaluit Office Manager

Gonzalo Picco

Videographer

Tony Romito

President

Having lived in Nunavut for over twenty years, Tony understands the complexities of delivering communications products across a vast and challenging territory. His hands-on experience with Nunavut’s government, Inuit organizations, socioeconomic issues, political landscape, regional differences, culture, traditions, and language allow Tony to effectively plan and execute projects that resonate with both his clients and the communities.

Since founding Atiigo in 2003, he has worked on major communications projects for the territorial and federal governments, Inuit organizations and within the private sector. Tony led Atiigo’s recent work with the Government of Nunavut to create public awareness on issues such as Tobacco Cessation, Responsible use of Alcohol and Cannabis.

Mylène Chartrand

Director of Operations

She has a deep knowledge of daily operations and is actively involved in Atiigo’s larger projects. Since joining the company in 2006, she has worked on a variety of projects with clients representing the territorial and federal governments, Inuit organizations and the private sector. Mylène has a degree in Art Design, with a specialization in Graphic Design.

Mélanie Houde

Creative Director

Her work on a wide variety of printed and web projects demonstrates her ability to combine creativity with thoughtful consideration of the needs of a diverse clientele. Mélanie has worked for Atiigo Media since 2004, and lived in Iqaluit for two and a half years.

She has a degree in Art and Design, with a specialization in Graphic Design. She has also completed courses in Mass Communication and is CDP™ Certified by the Design Professionals of Canada (DesCan).

Kelly Craver

Website Division Manager

Kelly has a proven ability to conduct accurate needs analyses, solve problems, assess technical capabilities, conduct strategic planning, and manage projects of various size and complexity.

She has managed projects ranging from small static websites to large database-driven websites with content management systems since 2003. Over the past four years, she has specialized in the Drupal platform and has been working for clients belonging to territorial government departments, Nunavut Inuit organizations, non-profit organizations, and private sector businesses throughout Nunavut.

Recent projects led by Kelly include websites developed for the Office of the Premier of Nunavut, Elections Nunavut, and the Government of Nunavut’s Departments of Legislation and Health.

Penny Taylor

Senior Communications Consultant

Penny is one of the newest members of the Atiigo team and brings with her not only an extensive inventory of business expertise, but also a positive “can do” attitude coupled with a collaborative, solutions based approach to tackling work.

Penny spent the first seven years of her career in marketing and advertising in both Toronto and Halifax. In 2002 she jumped at the opportunity to work as the Communications Manager with the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Culture and Heritage. Working on numerous community based initiatives such as on Elder and youth programs, language and heritage preservation and promotion, as well as helping support the establishment and promotion of the Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Division and the first Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit, she gained a deep appreciation of northern culture and a passion to protect it. Her proudest accomplishment was being the communications lead for Our Land, Contemporary Art from the Arctic, the first exhibit of its kind to travel outside Canada. In 2006 Penny relocated to Calgary where she worked for The City of Calgary for twelve years in a number of roles including communications, human resources, learning and development, people and culture, organizational transformation and business strategy. In late 2017, Penny decided to shift career gears and moved into the consulting world and return to her love of working in the north.

Penny will be the lead for communications and strategic planning and design and event management.

Thibaut Larquey

Video Production Manager

Born in Southern France, where he studied film and photography, Thibaut moved to Montreal in 2005. Photographer by trade for 20 years, he eventually made his way into the film industry where he’s been successfully working for the last 6 years. Thibaut moved to Iqaluit in 2017 where he’s been dedicated to creating quality photo and video content.

Highly skilled in many aspects of photo and video production, Thibaut is known to be a very resourceful person and a creative problem solver. He is in charge of managing and coordinating projects in the video production department.

Tyler Broderick

Social Media Manager

Tyler is a social and digital media specialist who was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. He has a background in marketing and sports management but has since gained more than seven years of experience creating content in a variety of industries, always eager to learn new things along the way. His passion for content creation, analytics, and audience management shine through in the work that he does. He is responsible for performing account review and assessment, developing social media strategy, planning and writing content, as well as monitoring and evaluating on the social media side of things for our clients.

Outside of work, Tyler has a passion for playing and watching sports, specifically soccer and football. Tyler is also an ultra-marathon runner that has a desire to travel the world running marathons in picturesque places.

Andrei Stoisor

Senior Designer

A highly versatile, talented and driven designer with over 20 years immersed in the marketing and communication field. With a formal design education from Sheridan College, School of Applied Arts and Technology, Andrei uses his different disciplines to create solutions that are effective and memorable.

Having had the privilege of working with many diverse clients from start-ups to large corporations, Andrei is constantly excited to get to explore design in its many forms, to continue to enhance and learn something new everyday and recognizes the privilege to put his own ideas into the world where design is continuously evolving.

As our Senior Designer Andrei works with the creative team to develop visually rich products that resonate with our clients and target audience.

Ryan Hook

Senior Designer

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Ryan began his career as a designer just prior to graduating from Seneca College’s Graphic Design program in 2003. Since then, he has accumulated extensive experience and a breadth of knowledge working in boutique design agencies and in-house design departments.

Ryan’s work is guided by a strong belief in design as a problem-solving tool and as a method for improving communication. He has a solid background in typography and graphic design and over 20 years of professional experience in art direction, brand development, print design and marketing collateral for some of Canada’s most
well-known brands. He enjoys working closely with clients, and developing design solutions that make a difference in some way — through market differentiation, innovation or social change.

As Senior Designer, Ryan works with the creative team to develop engaging and compelling materials for our clients and target audiences.

Daniela Esquivel

Communication Specialist

Daniela is a multifaceted professional with a degree in Communications.

As Communications Specialist at Atiigo Media, Daniela is dedicated to communications planning, writing, and research. Daniela also has a background in graphic design and video and as such can help our clients look ahead from communications planning to product visualization.

In the past, she has worked in developing written products for diverse projects and non profit organizations. She is creative, resourceful and adaptable to projects that vary in size and complexity.

Wassima El Filali

Iqaluit Office Manager

Wassima El Filali is a bilingual administrative and operations professional with over 12 years of experience enhancing organizational efficiency through process optimization, team coordination and resource management. She excels in managing logistics, and client relations. Wassima holds an MBA in Innovation and Tourism Management and is our first point of contact for clients in Iqaluit.

Gonzalo Picco

Videographer

Born in Lima, Peru, and raised in Europe, Gonzalo Picco brings a truly global perspective to his work in the film industry. His career spans over a decade and three continents Europe, South America, and North America enriching his artistic vision with a diverse range of cultural and creative influences.

Gonzalo studied cinematography at the Barcelona Film School in Spain, where he laid a solid foundation in both the technical and artistic aspects of filmmaking. As a Director and Director of Photography, he is known for his refined visual style and his strong command of the craft, from conceptualization to final execution.

With deep expertise in lighting, color grading, and equipment maintenance, Gonzalo stays at the forefront of emerging technologies in camera and lighting. His blend of creativity, technical skill, and professionalism has earned him a reputation as a reliable, resourceful, and forward-thinking collaborator—an invaluable asset on any production.

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