Samir Siddiqui Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Lead strategic communications planning and execution for portfolios including investment planning, climate action, and emergency preparedness• Lead management of customer research panel to support customer engagement and satisfaction goals• Help lead issues management function in charge of monitoring, managing and evaluating brand and reputation issues facing the company• Contribute as active member of public disclosure team responsible for vetting all external communications•… Show more • Lead strategic communications planning and execution for portfolios including investment planning, climate action, and emergency preparedness• Lead management of customer research panel to support customer engagement and satisfaction goals• Help lead issues management function in charge of monitoring, managing and evaluating brand and reputation issues facing the company• Contribute as active member of public disclosure team responsible for vetting all external communications• Act as corporate spokesperson on rotating basis, managing after-hours media and social media inquiries Show less

Toronto

• Contributed writing and editing for customer communications, corporate reports, campaigns, awards submissions, and more• Supported issues management initiatives to help enhance corporate brand and reputation• Supported content development, webpage building, and search optimization for website redesign• Supported social media monitoring and posting across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram• Helped manage budget and procurement-related activities to achieve departmental KPIs

Toronto, Canada Area

• Contributed writing, editing and project management for Toronto Hydro's B2C marketing around energy conservation• Managed marketing and events for Toronto Hydro's applicant representative certification program• Supported content development, updates and quality control for Toronto Hydro's flagship website and associated microsites• Helped manage internal budgets for Toronto Hydro's Marketing team

Toronto, Canada Area

• Contributed writing, editing and research for corporate reports, news releases, customer newsletters and other communications materials• Helped manage media monitoring, including MRP (media relations points) scoring and analysis• Helped support revamp of customer communications materials around capital projects• Provided cross-departmental support for communications and marketing projects, including representing Toronto Hydro at public events

555 Richmond St. W, Toronto On

Assisted with the organization and management of the 2014 CJFE Gala, an annual event honouring groups and individuals from across the world for their outstanding efforts to promote freedom of expression.• Helped manage ticket sales and sponsorships, which included dealing with invoices and budgets• Helped manage logistics and stakeholder communications • Drafted content for social media campaigns on Twitter and Facebook

Editorial contributor to UPROXX Media's music and pop culture outlet, The Smoking Section.• Contributed album reviews, blog posts, and editorial pieces on music and pop culture• Worked as part of a team of writers to help shape The Smoking Section's editorial voice• Contributed sports blogs, recaps, and editorials covering the NBA

24 Ryerson Ave., Toronto On

Provided social media support for Canadian non-profit organization PEN Canada, with a focus on events.• Increased PEN's activity and reach on Twitter and Facebook• Initiated and managed new web-based strategies for covering events• Published long-form interviews with free speech experts• Initiated coverage of free speech-related films screened at Hot Docs 2013• Contributed research for PEN's national programming

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science/International Relations

Activities and Societies: G8/G20 Research Group, APPS Undergraduate Journal of Political Science Double-major in Political Science.

Post-Graduate Certificate, Government Relations

Graduated with Honours.

Certificate, Strategic Public Relations