Epigram is a content strategy consultancy that offers customized services to help organizations plan, create, and manage content that supports business goals and engages target audiences. Based in Vancouver, Canada, we work with mid- and large-sized companies and non-profits worldwide to create content with value and purpose.
Principal, Tara Shioya
Tara Shioya is the founder and principal of Epigram. A content strategist with more than 20 years experience, Tara has delivered numerous workshops on content strategy and web writing and led user-centred content strategy and editorial projects for corporations and non-profit organizations in North America, Europe, and Japan.
Tara specializes in helping clients create “content with purpose” – content designed to support organizational goals and meet target audience needs and desires. Past clients include the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC), TELUS, Georgetown University, and Novartis.
Prior to founding Epigram in 2006, Tara was the director of editorial strategy at MetaDesign in San Francisco and a director of user experience (UX) and content strategy at Studio Archetype/Sapient in San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and Munich. A veteran of the dot-com boom, Tara was a pioneer in developing and promoting content strategy as a distinct discipline and specialization within UX. Tara lives with her husband, daughter, and dog in Vancouver, Canada.
