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Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Following my promotion to Communications Specialist, I have taken on additional work managing, monitoring, and creating content for BCUC's websites, bcuc.com and GasPricesBC.ca. In 2021, I managed the website refresh project to update and redesign bcuc.com with a fresh face and easy-to-use navigation system. My new responsibilities also include writing key messaging and questions and answers for BCUC's decisions that have a significant impact on the public, as well as developing news and information releases to share the BCUC's work and activities.

Vancouver, Canada

For my first year and a half at the BCUC, I was responsible for the development of internal and external communications. This included content creation for fact sheets, our two websites, the Intranet, and public education and stakeholder awareness initiatives. Additionally, my role was included: Social Media ManagementProvides support and manages content across the BCUC’s social media platforms.Event PlanningConducts community outreach planning and internal and external event planning and support. This includes event calendar management, organization, logistics planning, materials management and attendee coordination and preparation.Communications SupportProvides communications advice and assistance to internal stakeholders for events and organizational initiatives. Supports the Manager, Communications with media relations. Websites OversightMonitors web copy and ensures accuracy, relevance, and makes recommendations for improvement to our websites.

Burnaby, Bc, Canada

For over 8 years, I managed the strategic and day-to-day communications activities and initiatives for the Administrative & Professional Staff Association (APSA) at Simon Fraser University. This included a diverse range of tasks including content writing, graphic design, and social media management.One of my proudest accomplishments was developing and expanding APSA’s intranet/website to become a well-utilized member knowledge hub. On the site, I also introduced an Advocacy Corner, an online member community, which provided employment advice and support to APSA members.Working in a complex labour relations environment, my ability to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders allowed me to drive tasks and projects forward. Utilizing creativity, sensitivity, and empathy, I was able to quickly build trust across members, management, and committee participants.In this role, I initiated several extensive member surveys to gauge member awareness of APSA benefits and measure the effectiveness of our communications strategies. This data-driven approach informed my priorities moving forward, helping me build up robust communications tactics.At my core, I’m a writer so a favorite aspect of this job was putting together the monthly newsletter. I loved researching topics, interviewing people, and selecting the right content to publish that resonated with APSA members.I launched APSA’s presence on social media. Through extensive research, I found Twitter was most widely used in academic circles and successfully utilized this platform to interact with members and industry professionals as well as to market our events and promote content.A unique part of this role was providing administrative support to multiple APSA committees. I was relied upon to keep committee members on track to complete required tasks and documentation as well as to provide issues management advice pertaining to member questions/inquiries.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications

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