We are a dynamic creative, marketing and communications agency, with offices in Whistler and Montreal, specializing in mountain sports and resort tourism. Our Whistler office is looking to grow our team with the following full-time position: ACCOUNT MANAGER We are looking for a highly skilled client service specialist. Our ideal candidate has excellent customer service skills, [...]
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SwitchbackEntertainment.com Goes Live
A year after launching the Telluride website, Origin is pleased to have sent current client and Godfather of Freesking Mike Douglas to the famous Telluride Film Festival with a brand new site of his own. SwitchbackEntertainment.com is now live. Mike was looking for a web presence to showcase the film and media production business behind [...]
CSGA Newsletter features Origin Design + Communications: Ten Questions on Social Media
Last week, the Canadian Sporting Goods Association sat down with Danielle Kristmanson, Origin’s Principal and Creative Director and Marie Josee Legault, Origin’s Partner/Strategic Planning Director. The subject was social media and the shifting landscape of marketing. If you didn’t get the newsletter in your inbox, here is the first half. To read the whole interview, [...]
5 Peaks Trail Running Series / La série de trail running 5 Peaks
5 Peaks, Canada’s premier trail running race series, aims to introduce runners to the sport of trail running in an inviting and non-intimidating way. Origin has been working with 5 Peaks to develop a meaningful event specifically for Quebec. Working closely with the brand, Origin developed an event-specific marketing plan and refined a communication platform [...]
Origin is growing…in more ways than one.
Tarra Benham Origin Design + Communications would like to introduce a new member to the Whistler account service team. Tarra Benham is an experienced account manager who began her advertising career with small to mid-sized agencies prior to joining MacLaren McCann in 2005, and then digital communications firm Sequentia Environics Communications in 2008, where she [...]
The Return of Carte Blanche – The Freeski Marketing Summit / Le retour de Carte Blanche – le Sommet du marketing Freeski
Carte Blanche, The Freeski Marketing Summit returns to the International Freeski Film Festival in Montreal this September 19th. Following on last year’s success, the summit will invite the brightest minds in freeskiing and feature up-to-date issues to be discussed by a panel of experts and the audience. Official Carte Blanche invites will be sent this [...]
Origin loves a good beer. Creemore Springs Québec / Chez Origin on apprécie la bonne bière. Creemore Springs Québec
When Ontario-based microbrewery Creemore Springs needed to expand on its cult-like following in the neighbouring province of Quebec, they tapped into Origin’s innate understanding of the niche market. The challenge—to break down the Quebec market’s perception of Creemore Springs as an Ontario beer and to build on a strategy and messaging that aligns with la [...]
Origin takes Bike Parks BC to the social web / Origin introduit Bike Parks BC au Web social
British Columbia boasts some of the best mountain biking in the world, including five of the most amazing lift-accessed mountains anywhere. Origin is currently working with the cooperative of Bike Parks BC to promote The Ultimate Summer of Free Ride contest. From conception to strategic planning to execution, Origin has been involved with the social [...]
Origin Co-Sponsors Asymbol Gallery Exhibit at Blake Jorgenson Gallery
One of our favourite things about snowboarding is the meeting of sports and culture that occurs when creative, active people come together. Throughout snowboarding, this recipe often results in incredible artwork and we’re happy to announce that Origin is co-sponsor of an event that celebrates some of that impressive art. On April 21st, Red Bull [...]
The Kids are Alright – Salomon Free 2 Ski Program Brings the City to the Slopes
When it comes to ski resort and ski marketing, there’s nothing more rewarding than introducing new people to the sport of skiing or snowboarding, especially when you’re an advertising agency that believes the mountains can change lives. Around the Origin offices we know how important mountain sports are to our lifestyle, so when Salomon approached [...]
