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• Collaborating with clients, stakeholders, and a multi-disciplinary in-house team to create innovative interpretive experiences• Researching and writing engaging content for exhibits at institutions around the world

North Vancouver

• Lead editor for a flip book on the history of shipbuilding in North Vancouver: produced primary and secondary research, wrote and edited photo captions and interpretive text, sourced and formatted photos for print• Lead curator for two local history exhibits: researched and sourced archival photos, wrote interpretive text panels, provided feedback on graphic design for exhibit panels• Primary content developer for social media strategies using Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram•… Show more • Lead editor for a flip book on the history of shipbuilding in North Vancouver: produced primary and secondary research, wrote and edited photo captions and interpretive text, sourced and formatted photos for print• Lead curator for two local history exhibits: researched and sourced archival photos, wrote interpretive text panels, provided feedback on graphic design for exhibit panels• Primary content developer for social media strategies using Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram• Provided reference services to public using in-depth knowledge of the archival collection Show less

Vancouver, Bc/Cape Dorset, Nu

• Lead researcher and writer for a concept report on a proposed cultural centre in Cape Dorset, Nunavut: promoted and facilitated community consultations; identified and incorporated community suggestions into original concept report; wrote, edited, and formatted concept report based on feedback from clients and stakeholders

Surrey, Bc

• Promoted programs, collections, and services by writing web content, engaging audiences with Twitter and YouTube strategies, and creating pamphlets and posters• Provided reference services to a wide range of researchers by identifying relevant historical documents and offering research support

Vancouver

• Engaged with local culture, issues, and ideas through “MOVments” blog series: researched, wrote, webmastered, and promoted content on a weekly basis• Collaborated with artists, photographers, archivists, and librarians to identify and collect visual materials for two temporary social history exhibits

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Produced high-quality video footage for national oral history project: liaised with interviewer, interviewees, and organizing institution; ensured comfort of interviewees by building rapport and describing filming techniques and desired outcomes• Identified historic photographs and artifacts for use in physical exhibit, prepared release forms, scanned photographs, returned materials to owners

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Researched and wrote content for online exhibits; selected, digitized, and uploading oral history excerpts and photographs for publications and online exhibits• Lead role in the digitization of photographic and oral history collections: included scanning and manipulating photos using Adobe Photoshop, editing audio clips using Audacity software, cataloguing using PastPerfect database

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lead researcher and editor for photo book: managed digital assets; wrote photo captions; pitched project to museum departments; wrote promotional copy• Initiated museum-wide discussions surrounding social media: met with Head of Exhibitions to discuss blogging; webmastered widely-read blog based on my intern experiences; contributed posts to official museum blog

Ma, History

Activities and Societies: Assistant to Dr. Erica Lehrer (Canada Research Chair in Post-Conflict Memory, Ethnography and Museology).

Bachelor’S Degree, History