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Ottawa, ON, CA

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Supports management with internal and external communications strategies, writes and disseminates publicity material, and coordinates promotional events. Seeks opportunities to enhance brand reputation, and coordinates publicity as required. Maintains records of media coverage and collates analytics and metrics.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Prepared research and communications materials for use in the House of Commons and in Committee. Created correspondence and outreach material including household newsletters, critic responses, direct mail, and "ten percenters". Conducted legislative and media research on the Member’s riding and critic responsibilities. Maintained key stakeholder relations.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Assisted in developing and implementing communications initiatives that advance the mission of Canada’s universities. Conducted media monitoring and project and event support, assisted with design, production and distribution of electronic newsletters and print publications, made updates to the website and online projects, liaised with member institutions.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Managed daily social media and issues research, briefing social media volunteers nationwide on campaign updates. Managed the candidate’s presence at meetings and events. Created social media content reaching over 15,000 followers and livetweeted the candidate at debates. Assisted policy development and rollout, and volunteer outreach.

Sudbury, ON

Wrote and proofed media materials for the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines such as speaking notes for Minister Michael Gravelle and infrastructure funding announcements. Consulted other members of the Communications Services Branch on activities in strategic communications and media relations. Conducted a variety of research projects on Ministry.

Sudbury, ON

As part of a special project, assisted in the document preparation and digitization of approximately 500,000 pages of confidential records and documents, and assisted in planned document destruction, in addition to clerical duties within the office.

Sudbury, ON

Developed the messaging and marketing strategy for a major local music festival. Duties included project management and event management, developing marketing strategy to increase ticket sales, day-to-day upkeep of website and all other communication channels, managing community conversations on social media, assisting in the creation and distribution of.

Sudbury, ON

Oversaw Cambrian College’s student government operations under the supervision of the council President, advising on all external matters affecting students. Served as the Executive Officer in the absence of the President. Served as a primary advocate for student issues on campus. Assisted running student events. Ensured student representation in college.

Sudbury, ON

Conducted interviews, took photographs, wrote and edited news features for the College website. Curated niche market lists of nationwide journalists. Digitized and archived department photos and records, and assisted department heads with other administrative, marketing and communications tasks.

Sudbury, ON

Seven-week work placement as part of the Public Relations Program at Cambrian College. Observed the operations of a small design agency and the process of recruiting and retaining clients. Created various writing pieces for the purpose of promoting businesses, such as blog articles, short research papers, and presentations. Conducted public speaking.

Copper Cliff, ON

Responsible for varied records management tasks, including using high-speed and large-format scanners to digitize, doctor, and categorize varied documents. Also assisted in miscellaneous management tasks such as transporting materials off-site and extracting data from hard drives.

Master’S Degree, Political Management, A-

Activities and Societies: Riddell Reception Planning Committee The Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in political management, the only.

Bachelor Of Arts (4 Year), Communication Studies, A- (Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Financial officer of the Laurentian University Political Science Association (LUPSA). Member of the Council and.

Ontario Advanced Diploma, Public Relations, 3.53 Program Gpa

Activities and Societies: Vice President and Director of Student/Academic Affairs of the Students' Administrative Council, member of the.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Junior Concert Band, Senior Reach For the Top Reached Provincial Finals at Reach For the Top in 2010.