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Hunter Surphlis

Guy

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts - Sport Media

Specialization

Digital Storytelling, Content Creation, Documentaries, Social Media Marketing

Biography

When talking about the digital world, Hunter often wears many different hats. His experience ranges from digital storytelling through blogging/podcasting, video content for social media, producing documentaries, and photography; to social media marketing and web design.

Hunter comes from a sports media background at RTA, so most of the stuff he works on has a nice sprinkle of sports (mainly basketball) mixed into it. 

Right before joining MDM, Hunter finished working on Undocumented: A Documentary, where he was the executive producer of the project.

Why Digital Media?

If it hasn’t already, the World is shifting to digital in almost every aspect. With my love of stories and storytelling, I want to make that transition better/smoother and help people find their voices in new, creative ways. 

Major Research Paper

The Digital Evolution of FIFA World Cup Production, Consumption and Story-Telling in Canada

The study explores how sports fans' relationships with media have changed as digital media has evolved and how the teams broadcasting and covering these events are altering their strategies. Throughout my paper, I have interviewed a number of industry professionals to give key insights into how they have navigated this new digital forward landscape. Sports have become the last true medium that forces people to gather and watch together in real-time. The question is how fans consume it and what the industry needs to do to keep up.

Links

LinkedIn: "www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-surphlis-532662163/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/abathinghunter/