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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

-Generating, developing, researching, and setting-up original stories focusing on local news and creative features-News and feature reporting: including conducting interviews, script writing and voicing-Utilizing ENG equipment to shoot and edit stories, iNews, Setting-up and operating live equipment (Dejero) -Writing web copy, Consistent social media.

Happy Valley Goose Bay

- Generated, pitched and pursued creative story ideas- Knowledge of local Indigenous communities - Produced digital news including social media- Live radio broadcasting - Developed working relationships with sources and contacts- Developed and break stories, planned features and coordinated long-term coverage- Reported for all media platforms- Backfilled.

St. John's

- Pitched and produced original stories for On The Go, Crosstalk, The St. John's Morning Show, The Central Morning Show, The Corner Brook Morning Show, Labrador Morning- Chased and booked guests and stories that reflected the day’s top local news- Conducted research and interviews, gathered audio, wrote radio scripts, and packaged and presented content.

St. John's, NL

Selected as one of four interns in the country, in a coveted crash course in radio production, and on the job learning experience.

7 Plank Rd.

- Booked and wrote original content - Wrote a topical regular music column on Canadian artists, 'The Forecast' - Copy edited articles - Planned events such as The Overcast Borealis Music Prize award ceremony- Assisted the editor as necessary

St. John's, NL

- Gathered, wrote and edited topical and entertaining news briefs to be read on air- Coordinated with news director to find compelling local/provincial, national, and international news stories for each day's news brief

St. John's

Organizing and booking lodging for conferences both with and sub-contracted by the university.

Elliston, NL

- Detailed event planning tasks for Elliston’s Bird Island Puffin Festival, and Roots, Rants, and Roars Festival-Varied administrative duties, drafted letters and proposals, corresponded with organizations and individuals- Prepared meeting criteria, and necessary documents for Tourism Elliston’s Board of Directors- Created media and marketing and.

St. John's, NL

- Varied administrative duties, drafted letters and proposals, corresponded with organizations and individuals- Worked with Microsoft Excel, Power-Point, and Microsoft Word- Aided in organizing and preparing many volunteer events- Administered presentations and seminars on volunteerism and the Student Volunteer Bureau (SVB)- Required to be knowledgeable of.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications Studies/English Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: -Student Volunteer BureauReceived a double major in English and Communication Studies from Memorial University.

Associate’S Degree, Journalism

High School

Activities and Societies: Student Council Leadership committee Drama Yearbook Graduation Committee