J.P. Karwacki Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

As the Managing Editor at The Main, I play a key role in ensuring the quality, consistency, and relevance of the brand's content. Working closely with the editorial team, I oversee the editorial process, manage content schedules, freelance contributors, and contribute to the growth of the brand. Key accomplishments:• 40+ original and sponsored articles across five verticals, and the development and execution of a weekly newsletter with 1k+ subscribers in under a year.• Collaborating with the editorial team to plan, develop, and execute content strategies, as well as the creation of an editorial calendar, assigning topics/subjects, authors, deadlines and publishing dates, etc. • Development and implementation of a comprehensive editorial policy, guidelines and standards; reviewed and edited contributors' articles for grammar, style, clarity, and accuracy, and provided constructive feedback and guidance to ensure the delivery of high-quality and engaging content. • Leading sponsored content opportunities based on proposals within the content calendar, upcoming events, or otherwise; liaising with marketing and social media teams to ensure content consistency and cross-promotion.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

At the Centre for Continuing Education at Concordia University, I'm a part-time instructor and subject-matter expert that teaches short-target courses and programs to help students find their passion and jump-start their careers. I've also contributed semi-regularly to Concordia University's alumni news section, having interviewed amazing entrepreneurs, artists, directors, presidents, and more since 2021.Key accomplishments:• Preparation and delivery of asynchronous courses and course plans with interactive workshops, exercises, group discussions and assignments for Travel Writing (CEJN 126);• Evaluating student performance and grading student work and grade submission; • Attending departmental meetings and professional development training activities related to the program;• To date, 10+ published profiles of Concordia alumni ranging from artists and directors to ESG and REIT managers both for the Concordia Alumni News website and the platform's annual "50 Under 50 Shaping Tomorrow" vertical.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Contributing articles to the official Tourisme Montréal website on a variety of topics, from restaurants and bars to events and annual thematic guides, to support establishing the city as an urban vacation destination for travelers and an endlessly explorable place for local.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

At this leading Canadian architecture and design firm—one of Architizer's top 25 Canadian firms and WA100's 30th largest in 2024—my work contributes to the constant evolution of Lemay’s creative product and promotion of their design excellence. Telling the stories behind a transdisciplinary collective's 400+ designers, architects, and researchers, I offer strategic guidance and content to an external brand voice and internal communications, its research and design armature FLDWRK, its bespoke interior design studio Lemay_id, the sustainability strategy framework of Net Positive™, and others. Working with a national marketing team, we create ways to portray who Lemay is and what Lemay does with curated materials.Key accomplishments:• Activating the brand by writing and editing for engaging social media, websites, pitches, publications, 100+ articles and editorials, press releases, media pitches, speeches, and more according to a highly crafted brand voice;• Writing and editing company-defining text for annual reports, RFPs, RFQs, branding, brochures, magazine contributions, and beyond; • Redefining of descriptions for 50+ projects in the fields of architecture, landscapes, branding & graphic design, sustainability, urban design & planning, interiors, digital & energy intelligence through storytelling for residential, workplace, leisure & entertainment, healthcare, transportation, educational, public service, and site & land development markets; • Developing 50+ winning submissions for awards & competitions ranging from Architecture MasterPrize and Canadian Architect Awards to the Grands Prix du Design, as well as conferences including (but limited to) the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design, Azure Magazine, and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada;• Collaboratively realizing ideas surrounding advertising, interactive and design projects, and for the firm in general through content initiatives with creative teams.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I've worked with the Gazette as both a freelancer and a contract part-timer. During the latter, I wrote 140 articles in three (3) months; engagement-forward content for Montreal's only English-language daily publication, either to break news, reach new and established audiences in novel ways, or both. Working under the Gazette's editors, I pitched and developed ideas aimed at engaging readers, and oftentimes took an alternative approach to the subject matter I was working with. Generated story/feature ideas, wrote on deadlines to produce insightful coverage, A/B tested social copy; the works. Ask them about the significant boost in traffic they saw during my time there from nearly every story I filed.

Food, drink and lifestyle writing largely centered on Montreal, Quebec, and Canada.

Montreal, Canada Area

As a contributor and guest editor for Eater Montreal, I contributed to day-to-day coverage on the site, including a mix of news stories, curated maps and guides, and long-form features. Key accomplishments:• Responsible for audience growth and engagement as well as impact and relevance in the community, I helped continue Eater’s reputation for furthering conversations about the restaurant industry and dining culture in Montreal with reports and features exploring unexpected and important features on the city's food and drink scene, and the people driving it.• Writing 50+ articles, guides, and features for Vox Media's media brand Eater, an online publication devoted to restaurant and culinary news, with occasional contributions to the Dallas and Fort Worth offices.• Interviewing high-profile individuals (chefs and restaurateurs from Montreal) for articles, as well as photography.• Creating breaking news and evergreen content for Eater's verticals including guidebooks and maps, news stories, and restaurant openings. This also included constructing and distributing newsletters, managing social media platforms.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

As the editor of Time Out Montreal, I was responsible for ensuring all content localized to Montreal exceeded the aims of Time Out’s overall content strategy across the company's digital, print and social platforms. I not only launched Time Out Montreal, but I rapidly grew the publication’s audiences and set the groundwork for what is now Time Out Canada.Beyond my editorial duties, I curated Time Out Market Montréal, the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market concept where the city’s best chefs, restaurateurs, bars and culture come together under one roof. Key accomplishments:• Creation, development, planning, and management of 250+ works of viral and SEO-optimized content for Time Out Montreal's creative, commercial and business goals across print, digital, social and video channels.• Freelancer headhunting, management, and feedback across content and translation teams—my leadership style focused on nurturing writers' talents and specializations while fostering the potential in as many as 25 writers at one time.• Budget management, social media channels and newsletter management via SaaS and Time Out's own CMS—all (a)typical editorial duties done with ownership, urgency and drive to create a space that saw as many as 300k+ unique visits monthly in less than a year of operation, 200k+ of unique visits monthly despite a pandemic with a newly-developed news division, and as much as 500k+ unique visits monthly in Q3 and Q4 months of 2021.• Provided curation, editorial and sponsored content support, marketing materials and ad copy for Time Out Market Montréal's initiatives from the initial launch, messaging during the pandemic, and beyond. This included the Market's website and contributions to PR processes that included photography, press releases, and boiler copy.• Contributed to RFPs on sponsored content for a variety of brands, from Guinness and Jameson to Coca-Cola.

Claimed feature article topics from a large selection of assignments; researched, pitched, and wrote 1800 to 3000-word articles in Static Media's CMS from deadlines that ranged from one week to one day, depending on the topic and timeliness of the article. Followed guidelines of the style guide, editorial strategy and publishing standards to uphold quality of content.

Montreal, Canada Area

I wrote about what I loved. Pieces I'm particularly proud of are (which you'll have to run these URLs through the Wayback Machine as F&O has since folded this section of their site)... the following history of the Aperol spritz:https://www.frankandoak.com/handbook/culture/history-aperol-spritz...this piece on Restaurant A.A. in Montreal's Saint-Henri:https://www.frankandoak.com/handbook/culture/restaurant-aa-review...this travel piece on Copenhagen:https://www.frankandoak.com/handbook/culture/copenhagen-city-guide...and these interviews with David Schmidt and Adam Greenblatt:https://www.frankandoak.com/handbook/people/david-schmidt-interviewhttps://www.frankandoak.com/handbook/people/adam-greenblatt-interview

Montreal, Canada Area

Portfolio includes copy and SEO for lifestyle, food, and technology brands; contributed work with social media curation, blogs, press kits, profiles, email campaigns & more. Developed leads, managed communities, and created plug-and-play platforms for long-term growth. Wrote progress and ROI reports, plus whitepapers.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Writing journalistic pieces and critiques on tight deadlines for the Arts, Food and City sections in both print and online mediums.• Interviewing high profile individuals (including authors Heather O'Neill and Sean Michaels, chefs and restaurateurs from Montreal) for articles.• Applying extensive research via both the web and in-person interviews.• Copyediting experience for monthly print editions and partaking in distribution.• Planning and approving assignments for writers; scheduling and the enforcement of deadlines.

Montreal, Canada Area

Full-time cook of southeast Asian cuisine under chef Matt Winnicki and sous-chef Cedric Fong. This is one of the last hospitality jobs I juggled that I'm the most proud of, but if you want to know more about the 15 years I spent prior working lines, doing dishes, bartending, and bussing tables? Just ask!

Montreal, Canada Area

• Inventory management• Retail book sales• Managing staff• Public relations via social media platforms• Scheduling events & coordinating reading series; • Managing website and developing content through Wordpress (argobookshop.ca); • Acting as sales representative at events and trade fairs; • Bookkeeping;• Legal research for municipal and provincial bylaws The position required extensive knowledge of the publishing industry both in North America and abroad, as well as catering to authors and authors’ needs (accommodation, publicity, tours).

Master Of Arts - Ma, Secondary Education And Teaching

"The Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning (MATL) is a professional program leading to Quebec teacher certification at the secondary.

Celta - Certificate In English Language Teaching To Adults, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor, Pass

CELTA is an initial qualification for people with little or no previous teaching experience and is one of the most widely taken.

Bachelor’S Degree, Creative Writing & English Literature

Activities and Societies: Contributor to Concordia's undergraduate publication Soliloquies anthology and McGill's Steps magazine. Studied.

High School, Literary Arts

Some people say there's no point to include your high school on your LinkedIn page, but I'm proud to have had the unique opportunity to go.