Michael Best Email & Phone Number

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Works with senior management to develop and implement effective communications strategiesProvides advice and support to Mayor and Council ensuring they are continuously well informed and prepared to speak to Town issues and initiativesMonitors, interprets, and analyzes information across all service areas within the Town and community to identify communications issues and opportunitiesPrimary contact for media, stakeholders and public for interview requests, information requests. Co-ordinates media briefings.Develops and maintains strong working relationships with community organizations, other municipalities, and other levels of governmentProactively develops positive and professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholdersOversees the Towns social media platforms and engage the online community, serves as online spokespersonServes as lead website administrator, overseeing content management and maintenance.Researches best practices in communication and leads in proposing new communications/advertising initiatives to be implementedServes as senior Public Information Officer

Nova Scotia, Canada

Nova Scotia/Montreal

Providing research, development and creative material for CMJ Productions in Montreal and Picture This Productions (project in development)

Halifax, Canada Area

I work at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology as a Project Manager. I manage vaccine research projects, conduct research, analyze data, edit documents and generally keep projects moving to meet deadlines and deliverables.

Halifax, Canada Area

Writer for Doczone - one hour documentary for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Halifax, Canada Area

Responsible for creative aspects (including scripts) of 3 X ½ hour episodes of a true crime documentary series (Addicted To The Life/Forbidden) for the Oprah Winfrey Network Canada and Investigation Discovery Network USA.

Halifax, Canada Area

Consulted and wrote for instructional design initiative for CBC English Language Services

Halifax, Canada Area

Responsible for all creative aspects of 2 x 1hr episodes of a forensic science documentary series for the Smithsonian Channel in Washington, DC called Catching Killers including research, scriptwriting, supervision of dramatic recreations and field shoots.

Halifax, Canada Area

Discovered compelling characters and food stories from around the world. Established international partnerships with government agencies, private companies and individuals in New Zealand, Italy, Grenada, Hungary and Thailand in order to facilitate successful production of a documentary series called Chef Abroad for Food Network Canada

Halifax, Canada Area

Produced and directed TV stories by developing partnerships with individuals, community groups, businesses and not-for-profit organizations for various ongoing topics and stories to facilitate mutually beneficial goals

Halifax, Canada Area

Facilitated creative process of large staff of animators and writers for internationally syndicated animation series while developing ideas and content process while maintaining partner relationships between company, international broadcasters and government agencies

Halifax, Canada Area

Developed creative material for new television series in partnership with several national and international networks, government agencies and other companies

Halifax, Canada Area

Staff writer for daily, online satirical news site 22Online

Montreal

Writer for award winning children's science series Popular Mechanics for Kids

Halifax, Canada Area

Staff writer for award-winning youth consumer TV series Street Cents.

Halifax, Canada Area

Researched relevant youth consumer stories for award-winning CBC series Street Cents

Halifax, Canada Area

• Recruited and trained volunteers for national, non-profit youth organization• Coordinated and facilitated communication and community development workshops in high schools across Canada• Developed and maintained partnerships in community development with youth groups, academic institutions and other not for profits both regionally and nationally• Workshop facilitator for regional, national and international youth conferences

Master Of Arts - Ma, International And Intercultural Communication, 3.74

Activities and Societies: Winner - Canada Research Chair Prize for Innovative Learning and Public Ethnography

Honours Ba, Russian And Political Science

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Varsity athlete

Bachelor'S Degree, Russian And East European Studies, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Vice President, Student Services, Innis College Council University of Toronto Varsity Diving Team