Andrea Piunno (Owens) Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Oshawa

Media & Community Relations

Toronto

• Knowledge of practices and principles of effective Media Relations and Communications• Ability to work under pressure in deadline driven environment• Exceptional writing, editing, proofing and pitching skills• Manage media and public relations inquiries to strengthen image on a national scale• Research and create media lists• Develop various communications materials to support national campaigns and othermedia relations activities; prepare and disseminate media releases, briefing materialsand other communications and marketing plans• Maintained rapport and relationships with various media contacts• Provide visual content for organization; shoot, interview and produce videos for websiteand YouTube channel, as well as shoot still images for digital media department• Track and organize traditional media impressions• Create internal and external monthly communications calendars, highlighting key areasof focus for traditional and social media outreach

Toronto

• Develop hard-hitting lead stories on various topics for five and six o’clock news cast, including working as Health Specialist – working with strict deadlines, under pressure and as a team• Produce news by developing a strategy that includes researching the topic, fact-checking, and presenting the story in a way that will appeal to a mass audience• Manage various digital communication platforms including social media to promote news content• Interview a range of guests on topics spanning from health to crime, with the ability to ask difficult questions and answer them both live in the field and in the studio• Acquire and manage a vast network of media contacts and influential community personnel• Continually gather information to pitch news stories to producers, directors and reporters • Work closely with various media relations departments and respond to public relations requests• Gather and edit CP style press releases to form creative and compelling news stories • Emcee various functions as a Citytv representative, helping to promote organizations

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Produced daily news stories from concept to delivery including covering national news from Parliament Hill, as well as in the Ottawa newsroom• Worked as Political Specialist, covering daily news broadcast across Ontario and as Municipal reporter filing stores from Ottawa City Hall.• Anchored some newscasts and acted as fill-in anchor and co-host for A-Channel morning

Windsor, On

• Produced and reported on a number of stories including health, politics and automotive• Wrote, shot and edited compelling news stories under strict deadline for the six o’clock news• Coordinated and conducted interviews-working closely with local media relations departments

Diploma, Journalism

Journalism and New Media Program, Windsor, ON St. Clair College • News Writing • Canadian Politics • Editing CP Style • Media Ethics •.

Video Concentration, Broadcast Journalism

Radio and Television Program, Southfield, MI Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts • Content Editing • On-air Broadcasting • Video.

Certificate Program, Communications

Communications Certificate Program, Communications