Resume

 

Education:

 

Book and Magazine Publishing Graduate Certificate, with honours, from Centennial College

 

Journalism (Print) Diploma from Algonquin College

 

Pre-media and Communications Certificate from Algonquin College

 

 

Employment History:

 

Public Relations Assistant	Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association	2008 – present
§         Plan and execute fundraising, advocacy and public relations projects under the direction of a volunteer Board of Directors §         Write, edit, design and distribute a quarterly member newsletter §         Organize, coordinate and publicize special events §         Create regular content for and maintain the core website §         Field queries and requests from the media and the community §         Prepare various public relations documents and special marketing materials as needed (ex. award submissions, advocacy presentations, membership brochures, media releases, etc.,)

 

Junior Designer (Internship)	The Dundurn Group	2008
§         Worked with the marketing and sales departments to create print and online marketing materials (ex. e-mail blasts, sales kits, etc.,) §         Designed two books and a backlist catalogue during a six-week term §         Entered corrections and worked with copyeditors to ensure accuracy and consistency §         Ensured production schedules were met and attended weekly production meetings to update all departments on each book’s progress
Web Editor	On the Danforth magazine	2008
§         Directed writers and slotted web content according to the magazine`s mandate, philosophy and editorial needs §         Supervised copyeditors and channeled copy through various editing stages §         Edited and tagged content for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) §         Uploaded, edited and managed material using a Content Management System (CMS) interface (WordPress)

 

Employment History Continued:
Fundraising Assistant	Ottawa Public Library Foundation	2007
Communications Assistant (Internship)	Ottawa Public Library	2007
Associate Editor, Advertising	Glue magazine	2006
Careers Editor /General Assignment Reporter	Algonquin Times	2006
Stockperson/Sales Associate	Chapters-Indigo	2004 – 2009

 

Additional Skills:

 

Editorial

 

§         Pitched and successfully published articles as a freelance writer in publications such as The Barrhaven Independent and the Ottawa Citizen

§         Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and work under constant deadline pressure

§         Experienced editor adept in both the Canadian Press Stylebook and the Chicago Manual of Style

 

Computer

• Skilled in Quark XPress, and Adobe Creative Suite on both MAC and PC platforms
• Practiced in all Microsoft Office applications
• Experienced in the correct use and practical applications of current social and participatory media (Web 2.0)

 

Awards:

 

Winner of a 2008 Best Friends Award for the November 2008 FOPLA Newsletter from the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF)

 

Memberships:

 

Member of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)