Originally from New Brunswick, Jason Alward developed an interest in visual communication early on. To advance his knowledge he attended the Visual Communications course at Holland College in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Taking this base education in graphic design, he expanded it beyond print to include web, multimedia, video and audio production.
In his early career, he worked with both small and large advertising agencies including BBDO and Grey Advertising. It was in 2011 Jason entered the world of social and labour rights activism. From 2011 to 2016, he was the graphic artist for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union providing print, web, and social media services for its 140,000 members.
A three time CALM award winner, he brings that community-based, social-activism spirit and experience forward as the core mandate of Verge Communications. Since launching, Verge has worked with clients such as CUPE, TEIBAS, NDP PEI and most recently BIPOC USHR.
Workshop
Digitally Different: Using alternative communication tools in a toxic digital world
In an ever increasing landscape where content is king and certain actors control our digital data and tools, we look at how we got here and how we can think differently when it comes to what we use to communicate.