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Mobile Journalist | Sun News Network, Winnipeg MB
Multimedia Journalist | Winnipeg Sun, Winnipeg MB
Anchor/ Producer | Shaw TV Saskatoon, Saskatoon SK
Reporter/ Photographer | Brandon Sun, Brandon MB
Freelance Reporting | Canadian Armed Forces, Winnipeg Free Press, CJOB 68
Creative Communications Degree-Diploma | University of Winnipeg, Red River College

 

Full-time October 2013 – December 2013

  • Shoot (with handy cam), script and voice web video for Winnipeg Sun website.

  • Supplement all video content with initial web lede, followed by full article. Daily expectation (if visual story) one video and two 450 word articles, along with any breaking news web ledes, follow-ups and briefs. 

  • Generate original story ideas for news and weekly column What’s Up Winnipeg, listing hyper-local arts events coming up on the weekend and into the week ahead.  

  • Work to daily deadline, monitor social media and other wires.  

 

Full-time July 2012 – September 2013

  • Produce three shows a week (Mon/Wed/Fri) which includes leading weekly content meetings, finding locations and events, writing show and technical scripts, editing interviews and segments using Final Cut Pro.

  • Anchor go! Saskatoon: a half-hour community news magazine featuring local stories and interviews on location in Saskatoon.

  • Generate original story and segment ideas; shoot (with ENG P2 cameras), write and edit local stories to air in go! Saskatoon .

  • Host and produce special broadcasts e.g. YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, Earth Day Saskatchewan, We Day Saskatchewan.

  • Assist with live mobile productions. Covered variety of roles including graphics, camera operator, social media reporter and colour commentator.

  • Work with community producers to create segments relevant to our audience; shooter/ editor for go!Health, a weekly exercise segment .

  • Attend community events as the face of Shaw TV Saskatoon e.g. DropZone challenge, pumpkin carving for Breast Cancer Awareness.

  • update and interact daily via Twitter and Facebook, monitor impressions and success of online posts. 

 

Full-time May – July 2012

  • Report and photograph breaking news and community events in Brandon and Southwestern Manitoba; intensely independent work, small news team producing daily newspaper.

  • Generate original feature story ideas for CFB Shilo military beat; frequent visits to base and training ground.   

  • Adhere to a strict deadline for all daily news and feature stories.

Full-time December 2013 – March 2014

  • Find Manitoba stories with national appeal and communicate daily with Toronto news team daily on coverage plan.

  • Shoot and FTP broll and interviews in Winnipeg to aide stories for other bureaus and supplement the all-day live newscast. 

  • Frequently pitch original stories with appeal to Sun News audience, shoot/ edit package for talk show special reports, roughly 3 minutes in length; complete with two promos, web story and script for taped on-air debrief with host following airing.

  • Cover breaking news live followed by in-studio and field hits.

  • Received one week of additional training in Toronto on Avid editing software, smaller P2 camera used in bureau, and iNews.

Executive Producer | 2013 Cause for Paws telethon, Shaw TV Saskatoon

November 2012 - June 2, 2013

  • Worked closely with members of the Saskatoon SPCA to propose a six-hour live telethon benefitting the shelter in November 2012.

  • Lead a team of volunteers and staff and began pre-production in January 2013. More than 20 features were created for the broadcast; I wrote, shot and edited fourteen.

  • Produced technical scripts and line-ups for entire show; oversaw all details such as name, logo/set design and final crew selection. 

  • Promoted the event during live interview on Global Morning, in a Metro Saskatoon news article and online with the hashtag #SPCAtelethon.

  • Hosted alongside Shaw TV and Global Saskatoon team members.

  • Raised $10,000 and eight animals featured on the telethon were adopted.  

  • Slated to be an annual telethon on Shaw TV Saskatoon.

Creative Communications Journalism major, Graduated April 2012

  • Hands-on industry-level instruction in the fields of journalism, media production, advertising, and public relations; developed strengths in group work, workplace professionalism, and task management.

  • Journalism major: writing and editing for online and print, using social media effectively, reporting and producing for broadcast, researching stories, and meeting strict deadlines.

  • Broadcast journalism class included weekly hour news show Live at Five (web streamed live and aired the following day on Shaw TV Winnipeg). Roles included: anchor, reporter, executive producer, and camera operator.

  • Live television class involved planning and executing the 2012 Iambs 1001 Donations telethon with The Winnipeg Humane Society. Pre-produced pack stories and hosted during nine-hour live event aired on Shaw TV Winnipeg. Included two placements; Shaw TV Winnipeg and Winnipeg Free Press
     

B.A. Communications, Graduated April 2012

  • Developed communication skills in courses focused on writing, editing, oral presentation, and teamwork; integrated research and interviewing skills.

  • Graduated with an A average.

September 2011 - April 2012

  • Report on events involving 38 Canadian Brigade group for online and print publication.

  • Embed journalist on Exercise Western Defender 11 in Shilo, MB (May 2011, 2012). Ten days in field with soldiers to report on the exercise.Embed journalist on Exercise Arctic Ram in Yellowknife, NWT (Feb 2012). Ten days on snowmobile with soldiers, reporting/ photographing exercise.

  • Produced broadcast stories for Army News in Ottawa and Shaw TV Winnipeg.Compiled all broadcast stories, articles and photo essays into blog. 

  • Layout editor for quarterly online newsletter The Brigade; distributed to Department of National Defense employees and families.

  • Awarded Commander’s Team Coin for civilian work with the Canadian Forces.

  • Covered breaking and community news for The Winnipeg Free Press (print and online); wrote web articles and created videos specifically for WFP TV.
  • Contracted with CJOB 68 for 2011 provincial election coverage; Live-tweeted leaders’ debate from CJOB 68 studio; provided live post-debate analysis.
  • Reported live from advance polls and on election night to discuss results and interview candidates.
  • Listed in top five non-media tweeters for the 2011 Manitoba Election.  
Web Video Journalist | CTV News, Winnipeg MB

Full-time August 2015 - present

  • Pitch, write and package original content for web (daily) and broadcast (feature).

  • Respond to breaking news with fast dissemination on web platforms.

  • Manage content for winnipeg.ctvnews.ca including uploading video, pictures and copy.

  • Trained on CTV web system Polopoly to post original and Canadian Press content to web; write headlines for the site and Google; create tags, keywords and cutlines; edit and search databases for images; upload video and edit together digital exclusives as website value adds. 

  • Further promote and interact with web materials through Facebook and Twitter.

  • Shoot, write and edit web extra videos and longer broadcast pieces.

  • Fill-in Assignment Editor. Run morning story meetings, monitor fire/ ambulance scanner and assign content to shooters/reporters for the six news cast. Work closely with national AE in Toronto to gather and share appropriate elements for News Channel.

  • Fill-in Weekend Producer. In charge of managing staff, writing all anchor scripts and determining news direction for weekend newscast.

Part-time VJ November 2014 - July 2015
Full-time 9 month contract VJ March – October 2014

  • Pitch, shoot, report and edit news stories for daily deadline.

  • Report live on location for televised newscast.

  • Write web copy to accompany all online video; tweet breaking news events.

  • Cover overnight shooter and morning live traffic reports. Monitor fire/ambulance scanner, drive traffic cruiser, tweet updates and shoot breaking news. Trained to use Dejero for live hits.

  • Gather and pack stories outside Winnipeg and feed via FTP or Beng Box.

  • Cover shooter, editor and reporter shifts as needed - including mornings, evenings and weekends for all newscasts. 

Content Coordinator | Neighbours of Bridgwater, Best Version Media

Part-time December 2014 - November 2015

  • Manage all content for the local monthly publication; including proofreading of original, submitted and sponsored content.

  • Interview, write and edit monthly features with families from the community. Involved receiving approvals from those features before publication.

  • Work closely with advertising clients to craft effective Ask the Expert pieces. Some written on behalf of companies, with appropriate approvals.

  • Assisted in the launch through strategic meetings with publishers and as an organizer for launch party successfully bringing together neighbours and advertisers.

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