Mari-K Kerr

Highly proficient in traffic management and broadcast operations in fast-paced and deadline-driven environments. Ensures top-tier traffic management dealing with multiple clients and customers according to broadcast industry standards. Exercises collaborative leadership within the organization.

• Provided career succession coaching, professional development, and strategic management of nine traffic co-coordinators. Also directed five television networks between Corus and Astral Media.
• Performed sales reporting, month-end invoicing, contract development and confirmation while also ensuring compliance with established deadlines. 
• Executed employee evaluations and mid-year/annual performance management to uncover areas in need of corrective actions as well as process and quality improvements. 
• Pioneered the launch of the Disney XD commercial network for Astral. Established commercial delivery systems as well as traffic protocols and procedures.
• Hand-selected to serve as a member of the management team as well as a strategic planning committee member. Also acted as the departmental lead for the research, assessment, and deployment of state-of-the-art technologies including Corus ITX project and signal integrity committee.

Human Resource Management Essentials Certificate – University of Toronto

Leadership for Results I & II, Women in Leadership, Powerful Presentations, Corus University

Project Management Fundamentals - University of Waterloo

Finance for the Non-Financial Manager – Schulich School of Business