Grace Esford

Grace Esford is the Digital Media Specialist at CERC Migration. Grace has a Master’s degree in Professional Communication from Toronto Metropolitan University and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) degree in Studio Art from the University of Guelph.

A specialist in video production, content creation, graphic design, live streaming and production coordination, Grace has worked on creative components for a variety of sectors including education, corporate, sport, non-profit and Canadian music.

While studying at Toronto Metropolitan University, Grace was the recipient of an Ontario Graduate Scholarship and was a Graduate Research Assistant on the SSCHR-funded Explanatory Journalism: Uptake and Impact project in The Creative School, which analyzed how COVID-19 was portrayed in The Conversation, Canada.

Outside of CERC Migration, Grace is a freelance video editor, pursues her research interests in sports media, and volunteers with the Toronto Public Library in their Leading to Reading program.