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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

provide strategic communications and media relations advice and support to professional and trade associations (construction, labour and real estate sectors) and health sector not-for-profits; develop, execute social media strategies for associations; conduct operational reviews; editorial support services; custom writing (reports and journalism-based); video production; presentation design and coaching; graphic design; report research and writing; press release writing; meeting facilitation

Web Content CreationSocial Media Content CreationFeature and news writing for various daily, weekly, monthly publications serving consumer and B2BAnnual Report Writing and designPress Releases

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Project team member updating pages and tools on CIBC.com to improve client experience and increase sales opportunities to meet operational targets. Wrote key content deploying plain language strategies and met WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards. Conducted content walk-throughs with various teams including Strategy, User Experience (UX), business stakeholders, internal clients, external vendors and legal, achieving project sign-offs at each stage. Ensured content met strategic objectives in consultation with partners and colleagues. Met prescribed deadlines ensuring smooth launch.

Maintaining daily news website and associated social media accountsWriting and editing web content for target audienceSourcing appropriate content for target audienceCreation of weekly enewsletter

Member of the Senior Management Team. Responsible for editorial content for the following publications and associated web sites; Daily Commercial News (a daily newspaper serving the ICI construction sector in Ontario since 1927); the Journal of Commerce (a twice a week newspaper serving the ICI construction market in British Columbia and Alberta since 1911); The Leaders magazine (an annual national publication spotlighting and ranking the largest General Contractors in Canada)

Member of the Senior Management Team. Responsible for editorial content for the following publications and associated web sites; Daily Commercial News (a daily newspaper serving the ICI construction sector in Ontario since 1927); the Journal of Commerce (a twice a week newspaper serving the ICI construction market in British Columbia and Alberta since 1911); The Leaders magazine (an annual national publication spotlighting and ranking the largest General Contractors in Canada)

media relations, press releases, write editorial content, event photography, photojournalism, environmental scan of Ontario Organ Donation support groups, data input (RaisersEdge)

Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Board of Directors, Ryerson Student Union; President, Journalism Course UnionDirector, Student Union Board.

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