2023-present Breaking News reporter Ottawa Citizen/Sun
2023 Atlantic Bureau reporter The Canadian Press
2021-2023 Municipal Affairs reporter Brunswick News
Covering breaking news stories in Canada’s capital city. Requires cultivating sources, working under tight deadlines and forging relationships in Ottawa’s diverse communities. Includes constantly searching for enterprising stories that matter to the community. Also includes website management, SEO knowledge, newsletter curation and social media best practices for media organizations.
Pitching, reporting and writing daily stories of national interest from Atlantic Canada. Requires quick, accurate, succinct writing and constantly searching for new story ideas. Includes filing audio and video along with print stories for the newswire.
Pitching, reporting and writing daily stories about municipal politics and other local news in the greater Saint John area. Requires working under tight deadlines with a keen attention to detail and a sharp sense for news, along with maintaining relationships with community leaders and politicians and attending regular council meetings. Includes constantly searching for enterprising stories that matter to the community.
2019-2021 Agriculture Commodities reporter Glacier Farm Media
Developing, drafting, editing, and publishing content related to agriculture commodities. Requires sharp attention to detail, research skills, thorough understanding of global markets and economics while maintaining relationships with a myriad of sources and colleagues. Includes gathering and presenting data as a compelling narrative.
2017-2019 Communications Co-ordinator Royal Canadian Mint
2016-2018 Freelance Content Creator
2019-2021 Director of Competitions Manitoba Horse Council
2017-2019 Communications Chair Manitoba Hunter Jumper Association
Drafting, editing, proofreading and publishing weekly corporate updates ranging from financial communications to blog-style human interest pieces. Collaborating with other departments to provide strategic communications support. Supporting external vendors and media relations. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Creative Cloud, and PoliteMail. Planning and executing large employee events to celebrate Canada 150. Strong communications skills required to overcome challenges inherent to working with a team in multiple locations across Canada.
Writing, editing, and directing photo-shoots for a blog as a part of the company’s broader social media strategy.
Nurturing Manitoba’s equestrian community by implementing grassroots initiatives that foster a love of horses and equestrian competition. Requires collaborating with cross-functional teams and juggling numerous priorities.
Drafting, editing, and publishing monthly newsletters. Writing news flashes and announcements to the association’s website and social media and developed a strategic communications plan to drive traffic to the organization’s social media pages.