Nicholas Barnsdale Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Ensure the quality of stories posted on Harnesslink meets our standards. Developed the organization's first styleguide and oversee its everyday implementation. Manage the site's pages to ensure a clean and fresh presentation. Collaborate frequently with other contributors and discuss opportunities for improvement individually and as a team.

Cover Canadian Standardbred horse racing for Harnesslink.com. Write recaps on racedays and happenings throughout the industry. Have edited and published copy for the website, efficiently using the Wordpress admin system. Produce social media content for the site, ensuring articles attain substantial reach and engagement. Nominated for the 2023 Standardbred Canada Media Excellence Award in the Outstanding Written Work category for my artcle Jeff Hunt: From the batter's box to the bike.

Facilitate communication between chapter members and between the chapter and the national body. Handle correspondence relating to chapter matters. Update members on upcoming events and duties relating to USHWA. Ensure members receive the information necessary to be as involved as they desire with USHWA and the chapter. Specific duties include hosting meetings, taking and publishing meeting minutes, and organizing the collection and submission of year-end award nominees,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I've written for several of harness racing's biggest publications including the Daily Racing Form, harnessracing.com, Standardbred Canada, and Down the Stretch Newspaper, and my work has appeared in Harness Racing Update. I've created press releases for organizations such as the United States Trotting Association and Woodbine Entertainment Group, and I published a weekly tipsheet for Ontario Racing.

Interviewed leading athletes in the sport of harness racing for live remote radio coverage. Spoke with drivers and trainers after major races and produced insightful clips for broadcast. Co-hosted one show. Position paused after live shows were put on hiatus due to Covid-19.

Toronto, Ontario

I worked as a retail worker at Bluenotes as part of a co-op placement in secondary school. I gained valuable experience in working there - such as how to provide better customer service, how to work more efficiently as a team, and how to communicate more effectively in general.