Senior leader in communications strategy and implementation of solutions for one of Ontario's largest credit unions.Corporate communications Media relationsPodcasting and other in-house journalism Video direction and production Social media managementMulti-channel internal communications Live town halls - moderation of live commentary and Q&ACrisis communications, reputational risk management and PR coaching Intranet scoping, implementation and developmentCertified management representative on the Joint Health & Safety Committee.

A regular column for the Star, highlighting new and recommended graphic novels, with a special focus on Canadian content and creators wherever possible.

I wrote a column on news and culture, appearing weekly in The Courier, Tayside and Fife's daily morning newspaper (and my hometown paper).

I supervised production of daily morning newspaper The Courier, managing a staff of 18 to 20. There were six editions per night, and averaging around 70 pages, including editionised content.The role included:Exporting pages for printing.Checking for correct English, factual accuracy, legal issues, house style, impact of headlines and more.Supervising page layouts and design.

Part of a team of four who checked and approved pages completed by production staff.

Built online articles, with headlines designed to capture traffic from search engines.Edited images and video for use, manipulated layout using html embeds and wrote news stories and features.Particular interest in engaging the readership: generating social media content, and managing user comments on the website itself and on social media.This role was undertaken as part of secondments from the printed paper.

Workflow specialist, finding and implementing solutions in a fast-changing environment while overseeing the quality of seven newspapers.Supervise operations for Metro English Canada publications in Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.Manage large staff in Toronto newsroom, signing off on completed pages.Specialist in impactful content, with a particular interest in design and unusual approaches.

Part of a two-person team for a redesign of Metro's print product for all Canadian markets.Set direction based on needs of core and target audience, and stakeholders throughout the company.Reviewed workflow of content and production staff in head office in Toronto.

Daily news reporting, photography, videography, audio production and infographics design.Strong strategic role in coordinating social media, optimizing our online news presence and promoting the news service through other media.Content management and layout manipulation using Wordpress.

Pagination, particularly for editionised local content.Edited stories for facts, grammar, punctuation, house style and legal issues, wrote headlines and captions and sourced images to create maximum impact.

Wrote a wide variety of news stories and features, also leading successful public campaigns seeking government action on dangerous roads.News photography, on film and in digital format.From 2002 I managed reporters and photographers.Generated news and features in targeted areas. Specialist rural reporter for four years.Wrote many film reviews and other features, including celebrity interviews.