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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Craft thought-provoking online stories that include creative elements, such as photos, video, sound, gifs and infographics, in Polopoly for cbc.ca/toronto• Well-honed copy editing skills of general assignment stories, breaking news files and long-form features with a keen eye for detail and proficient editorial judgement.• Pitch original story ideas with innovative treatments that can work across all platforms.• Live blogged breaking news events using Scribble, such as the Toronto Van Attack, Danforth Shooting and major weather-related incidents.• Responsible for crafting a social media strategy for CBC Toronto's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts that's reliant on data and audience feedback to grow our reach and connect with our community.• Edit and produce vertical, square and 16x9 TOVs using Avid Media Composer for CBC Toronto's social media accounts; and work on long-term projects such as Forever Changed: Toronto Van Attack, HERstory in Black: The Next Generation, Working Women, and Metro Morning's food guide.• Produce livestreams online, and on Facebook and Twitter, of news conferences, CBC specials and Q & A's. • Able to juggle multiple tasks at once while working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.• Strong understanding of CBC Toronto's audience, the types of stories that do well across platforms and serve as a leader in setting the news agenda with innovative content.

Hamilton, Ontario

• General assignment reporter for CBC News Hamilton, covering municipal and provincial politics, crime and social issues• File breaking news reports, write engaging and interactive online stories for cbc.ca/hamilton• Pitch, chase and develop stories with a daily turn around for web• Shoot high-quality photos and video using an iPhone and a DSLR• Provide live updates from the field on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram)

Toronto, Canada Area

• Worked as an associate producer in assignment, chase and television.• Produced CBC News Toronto's coverage of the 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival; responsible for pitching stories under tight deadlines, planning daily coverage across platforms (TV, radio, web), chasing and assigning reporters to stories, writing content for web, and coordinating coverage with CBC Arts and Radio-Canada.

Toronto, Canada Area

• One of eight university graduates selected for the scholarship. • Participated in three placements across CBC News platforms including Toronto Local News, the World at Six and the fifth estate• Worked as contributing producer on the "I Am Indigenous" project, winner of a CBC President's Award; responsible for chasing sources, conducting on-camera and audio interviews in the field, and shooting photos for web. • Pitched, gathered and wrote, "Canadian Olympians crowdfunding their way to Rio" for cbc.ca and across platforms. • Conducted extensive research for the fifth estate; responsible for constructing a database using the lobbyist registry, filing Access to Information and Privacy requests, transcribing interviews, compiling shot lists, creating source lists, and conducting pre-interviews with sources on behalf of associate producers.

Bachelor Of Communication, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Vice-president of the Journalism Society

Minor, Religion/Religious Studies

Fellowship Program, Political Reporting

Summer political reporting fellowship program in Washington, D.C.

Ieimedia Special Program, International Reporting

A one month study abroad program hosted by the Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia) in Jerusalem with an emphasis.

Bachelor Of Science, Archaeology

Completed two years of study in archaeology core coursework with electives in introductory physics, biology and psychology.