Creative Digital Producer specializing in kids media and convergence properties.

Laurinda watched a lot of television as a child. Or so her mother told her. 20 years later as an Creative Digital Producer and Social Strategist, she confidently claims it was simply research. 

??In her journey, she discovered her deep love of storytelling; starting in television (yes, there was no internet during her university years) and extended to digital media as soon as it was, well, invented. This puts her at advantage to have the skillset to tell stories both in a linear fashion and in that other fashion too.??

As an Creative Digital Producer, Laurinda produces websites, apps, games, content, social media and everything in between. Projects includes Primetime Plus, CBC's second screen experience for the Sochi 2014 Olympics and the social TV experience for Battle of the Blades. In addition, she has produced digital campaigns including Travel and Escape’s Operation Unplugged and CBC’s Canada’s Smartest Person. She also consults on digital and social strategies for media properties. She has a special passion for all things #digitalkids.

??Laurinda’s television experience includes Manager of Original Productions at YTV, where she was a production executive on over 550 hours of original Canadian children’s programming. At Rogers TV she ran 4 community television stations, creatively produced multiplatform Chatelaine Tips and MoneySense Tips and oversaw 32 of the station’s websites. She also dedicated time to help build a startup, videoBIO, as Director of Production and New Media. ??

Laurinda can be spotted teaching post grad classes, workshops, and speaking gigs. You can find her blogging at laurindashaver.com and on Twitter at @laurindashaver.

Laurinda still watches alot of TV (um... gaming) with her 5 partners in crime (husband Chris, with our blended family of 4 kids). They claim their gaming is simply research.