I'm a highly motivated communications professional with 12 years of progressive experience working in the not-for-profit sector with strengths in writing, graphic design, video, and web and social media platforms.
Communications Coordinator
Congregation of St. Basil
Coordinated banner installations in Basilian-run schools for the organization's bicentennial celebrations
Developed and executed communication strategies and advised on how technology advancements could be incorporated to achieve organization’s goals
Consistently grew social media presence through organic and paid campaigns and engagement with relevant online communities
Oversaw the redesign of organization's website and continue to manage internal and external website and compiled the monthly enewsletter in a timely manner
Established policies for privacy and social media use
Created visual brand guidelines to standardize print and digital representation
Livestreamed major events
Communications Assistant
St. Michael's College School
Completed the redesign of the school’s website through liaising with departments to ensure their requests were represented; organizing and uploading content to CMS; and training staff in software
Pitched story ideas, interviewed, wrote and distributed success stories to internal and external constituents in a timely manner
Designed advertisements, posters, programs, pamphlets and newsletters for print and web
Launched, maintained, tracked and researched areas of growth surrounding social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Livestream
Developed and implemented communication plans to promote not-for-profit events through website, email campaigns, social media and video
Experienced in non-linear digital editing; skilled photographer and videographer
Digital Strategy & Communications Management Certificate
University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
Courses focus on taking a strategic approach to digital communications and leveraging social media to achieve business goals through case studies, real-time simulations and presentations
Graphic Design Certificate
George Brown College
Key Courses: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign; Principals of Design; and Typography
Bachelor of Journalism, Broadcast Stream
Toronto Metropolitan University (formally Ryerson University)
Key Courses: Media Law & Ethics, Advanced French Courses, Online Journalism, Feature Writing, Television Documentary
CBC Radio Intern: alternated through three departments in national newsroom, pitched story ideas, shadowed reporters, conducted interviews and wrote research packages and scripts
Brand Identity
Communication Plan Development
Community & Client Relations
Layout & Graphic Design
Media Monitoring
Pitching Story Ideas
Public & Media Relations
Storytelling
Research & Reporting
Search Engine Optimization
Writing & Editing
Adobe Creative Suite
Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Premier
Content Management Systems
Wordpress
Google
Analytics, Ad Words
Livestream
Encoder, Blackmagic Media Express
MailChimp
Microsoft Office
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook
Social Media Management
Hootsuite, Buffer
Raiser’s Edge