KEVIN O'KEEFE
JOURNALIST / COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST
CURRENT AFFAIRS TELEVISION
Produced and reported on the most-watched documentary program in Canada
WRITER
DIGITAL MARKETING
Managed the video department at Pink Triangle Press including their YouTube Channel with almost 100K subscribers. Produced 100's of videos including an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Trudeau, profiles of trans Canadians, interviews with LGBTQ+ religious leaders and a series about gay men's body image.
Helped create content for W5's X/Twitter channel by pulling compelling clips from stories, selecting captions for SEO and approving scripts for social media versions of stories.
Produced and edited a series of TikTok videos about the adventures of the dog Muku. All content was shot by iPhone and edited using CapCut and Picsart.
Helped create content for Pink Triangle Press and W5's instagram and Facebook page. (Due to restrictions by Meta this content is no longer available to view.)
FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES
Produced and reported on a variety of topics including: uninsured undocumented immigrants, gay activists called The Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence and Christian missionaries' wasteful development work.
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Created several television series including how natural disasters impact LGBT people and what transitioning genders does to every aspect of a person's life
HOST
#FAQMP
Hosted "Frequently Asked Questions for Your Member of Parliament," a weekly social media show from Ottawa about politics. Using Facebook, twitter, and email users were able to ask MPs whatever they wanted giving Canadians unprecedented access to their government.
@issue and @issue 4 Teens
Anchored ichannel's flagship daily current affairs series that took a revealing look at what Canadians and Canadian teenagers had to say about national and international issues from bullying to climate change.
Celebrity Soupbox
Celebrities joined me for this weekly discussion about what motived them to do charity work. Guests include Paul Stanley from KISS, apl.de.ap from the Black Eyed Peas, and Emmy Award Winning actor Ted Danson.
COACH
Provided media training for journalists and senior leaders in global organizations.
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