About Us

Welcome to Kihada Works Design Inc.

We provide all the necessary brand consulting, creative and design services to help our clients create and build their brands.

We are an Award Winning advertising company with over 14 years of experience, based in historic Gastown | Vancouver, Canada. Kihada provides clients in Vancouver BC. across Canada, the USA and Latin America with a wide-range of professional creative services , enabling them to succeed in the marketplace. Our combination of powerful and functional designs can be integrated across virtually any medium; allowing our clients to find almost everything they need to accomplish their goals.

We understand your daunting challenge, and we know the process of repositioning winning brands from start to finish and beyond. We also know the capabilities of our branding experts that can help you win in the marketplace. You can be a small non-profit with a tiny budget, or a global, multinational corporation. Kihada allows you to have all the resources you need to become successful, right at your fingertips. We will establish the correct route for your personal brand and or business branding, ensuring that you follow it to reach your objectives.

Creative Team:
Rene Quijada

René Quijada: PERSONAL & BUSINESS BRANDING CONSULTANT

He is the founder of Kihada Works Design Inc, and a former chair member of the Graphic Designers of Canada, British Columbia Chapter (MGDC), and Icograda IDA Rene Quijada is a well-respected professional in the design world. His concepts are inspirational; his work is influential, creating high-impact advertising campaigns, brands, marketing and strategic web development design. His 15 years of experience in visual arts, graphic design and interactive communications gives his work a superior quality and strong flavour.

Quijada/Kihada has used his unique perspective and skill set to create powerful and functional design for clients such as Schenker Logistics, Roseneath Theater, Joey Restaurant, Old Spaghetti Factory, Dreams Take Flight, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, BC Ready Concrete Association, Green Thumb Theatre and ScotiaMcleod among others. Rene Quijada has taught and mentored at Vancouver Film School where he engaged in visual communications, typography, and print design.

Michael Tiernan: Sr. Art Director
Our Art Director illustrates technique the way industry uses art as a commercial vehicle. Michael prepares and designs artwork and lettering design for publication. Graphic design projects include logo design, computer graphics, silkscreen process, designing brochures, and other types of mass-produced commercial art. 18 year of Experiene in the Advertsing Field - Graduated in 1987 - New York Institure of ARTS.

Melving Pastora: Sr. GRAPHIC DESIGNER

He prepares and designs artwork and lettering design for web and print. Graphic design projects include logo design, computer graphics, designing brochures, web templates - development and other types of mass-produced commercial art. 10 year of Experience in the Graphic Design and Web design.

Ana Jaramillo: Jr. GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Very talented in the area of Graphic Design, she loves mixing mediums, using typography, vector graphics, and specially creating new and unique styles!. She graduated from The Art Institute of Vancouver from where she gained experience developing logos, packaging, layouts, and much more. She enjoys being inspired by different cultures and her own background.

Michael Robinson: Software Coach | Usability Expert | Web Master

Michael works with Internet Start-ups to build dynamic teams and provide vision and direction for companies looking to work in an agile development environment. A leader in user experience and all things AJAX, Michael feels comfortable developing web applications from concept to creation and believes simplicity is the hallmark of exceptional software. When he is not striving to create bulletproof teams, Michael is scheming his next whitewater trip and has led kayaking expeditions in Laos, Vietnam, Chile, Belize and throughout the US and Canada.

Marc Joffe | Search Engine Analyst, Social Media Expert

Marc is an accomplished marketing manager with extensive web application, online traffic management and social media communication expertise. Marc has worked successfully with the hospitality industry helping leverage media tools to build stronger brand recognition and provide metrics for increased revenue channels. In Marc’s spare time he enjoys off roading and exploring British Columbia’s wilds.

Analyzing and evaluating the web communications strategy, policies and standards related to the internet, intranet and Web 2.0 social networking

Setting up and monitoring social media streams (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, WordPress), manage social network communities and assist in preparing corporate responses, and communication marketing

Management emphasis on web-based 2.0 communications, web project management, digital asset management, and content management systems

Developing, monitoring and delivery of hotel branding and communication messages

Working at all levels of the company, to organize and implement the delivery of new online marketing initiatives

Conversational marketing and responding to online reviews as representative of hotel. (Trip Advisor, Booking.com, Expedia.com). Focus on user engagement/generated content.

Driving strategy, implementation and monitoring of hotel marketing plans

Creating in-person and online dialogue with travelers and hotel guests.

Researching, sourcing and evaluating new media gambling partners; negotiating partner advertising rates

Managing over 35 online gambling client campaigns with weekly client updates

Wrapping over $1-million in online gambling campaigns including, Bingo, Casino, Poker and Sports Book channels.

Tracking online game play and monitoring campaign and player performance.

Providing businesses with cost effective SEO tools to effectively communicate with search engines, meeting business requirements and positioning their brands online: www.virtuallycanadian.ca

Technical Skills

Marketing: ROI/CPA/PPC/CPM, Nielson Net Ratings, SEO, Web Trends, 24/7 Open Ad Stream, DART, Google Adsense, Ad Words, Analytics, ComScore, CMS, Daylite, Merlin, WebRez Pro, Playtech, Microgaming, Cryptologic, Casino Rewards.

Ashley Bayles: COPYWRITER

Uniquely qualified with education and training in both English and Business, Ashley creates copy that is both well-written and compelling with an innovative flair. Her interest in design and typography makes her writing an integral part of the overall design on projects and establishes exceptional continuity within projects. Content that Ashley works on is vibrant and bold, making her copywriting skills indispensable on every undertaking.

Alfonso Quijada: Writer/producer

Residing in Vancouver and LA, with more than 50 film and TV projects to his credit. He has over 15 years of film production, live-productions and music development. He is currently the president of Kihada Filmworks Ltd and VP of production of Boundary Bay Entertainment Inc. He is also one of the top advisers for Affinity Mediaworks Corp, a film company in the process of producing and financing a slate of 12 films, budgets $2 to $3 million. Kihada and Boundary Bay are in the process of producing a slate of nine films ranging from $2 to $80 million dollars budgets, shooting all over the world. A list of films is available upon request.

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