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EXPERIENCE
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Corporate Communications
Television Credits |
News & Public Relations
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8/03-7/04 |
Public Relations/Communications Officer
(Interim), Nova Scotia Teachers' Union. |
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Managing Editor, The Teacher
newspaper, 10X year. Plan issues to complement union activities, write articles. take
pictures, supervise layout.
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Webmaster. Lead redesign of website, and
maintain & update site. Liaise with technical subcontrator.
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Media Relations; write/edit news releases and
other documents, handle media queries, research current issues, develop communication
strategies.
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Facilitating internal and external
communication, including providing training.
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Research, develop and write parent newsletter
Power of Learning.
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1/02-7/02
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Volunteer Media
Liaison, Volvo Youth Sailing/ISAF World Championships, Lunenburg Yacht Club. |
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Plan media facilities and host media,
including lining up press boats.
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Prepare media materials, including a racing
primer, daily news releases and competitor newsletter.
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1989-2002 |
Writer/Story Editor
for a variety of television series (see Television) |
8/99-11/99 |
Freelance
writer, Millenium Issue, Maclean's Magazine,
Toronto |
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Identify extraordinary Atlantic Canadians
under 30 and write profiles.
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2/96-2/98 |
Freelance Columnist, The Sunday Daily
News, Halifax |
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Write weekly column on political, health and
social policy issues.
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5/94-9/94 |
Reporter-Editor,
Broadcast News, Halifax |
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Vacation relief
position producing radio news items.
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Write newscasts
for client radio stations.
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Rewrite news items of regional and national interest from
member stations.
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12/93-5/94 |
Producer,
Chase unit, CBC Morning News, Newsworld,
Halifax |
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Chase down
interviews for morning news package
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Book satellite
and studio services around the world, as needed
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Pre-interview
guests, prepare script for anchor.
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Research file
footage.
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5/93-8/93 |
Reporter-Editor, Broadcast News, Halifax (as above) |
1989-96 |
Freelance writer,
editor and producer for corporate clients (see Corporate Communications) |
2/87-4/88 |
Business Manager,
Northernlight & Picture, High Definition production company, Toronto |
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Oversee daily
operations; including payroll, budgeting, etc.
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Prepare quotes
& estimates on work and arrange financing.
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Prepare technical documentation and media
releases
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Host international delegations interested
HDTV.
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Arrange participation in trade shows.
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8/83-2/87 |
Beat Reporter
& occasional bureau chief, The Gazette, Montreal |
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Develop
contacts in beats including health, education, politics, business, and social services.
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Identify
issues, research and write stories.
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Replace chief
of West island bureau, as required, supervising staff of eight.
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3/82-7/83 |
Bureau
Chief/Reporter-Editor, United Press Canada, Edmonton & Toronto |
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Develop
contacts in health, education, politics, business, and sports.
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Identify
issues, research and write stories of national interest.
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Contribute to
national stories developed elsewhere.
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Hire freelance
writers and photographers as needed.
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4/80 - 7/82 |
Reporter, generalassignment,The Halifax Herald, HalifaX
&Toronto |
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Halifax:
General assignment, including legislature.
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Toronto (on
retainer): cover national stories including International Conference on Genetics,
repatriation of the Canadian constitution and 1981 Ontario election.
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Corporate
Communications
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The Reading
Grounds, Mahone Bay,
N.S.: Designed and wrote customer newsletter.
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EuroArt Studio,
Mahone Bay: brochure copy
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K. Thompson,
Potter, Mahone Bay:
In-store promotional material
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1993 |
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Hyal
Pharmaceuticals, Toronto:
Sales brochures for cosmetic line
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1992 |
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Art Gallery of
Hamilton:
Wrote/directed video recruiting corporate donors.
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Canadian
Restaurant and Food Services Association, Toronto: researched and wrote: Going
Green Without Seeing Red: An environmental guide for the foodservices industry. Sample
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Ballet Creole,
Toronto: Press release and media relations for dance performance.
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1991 |
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Ontario
Ministry of Community Services: Articles for employee magazine.
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1988-89 |
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TransCanada
Pipelines, Toronto:
editted brochure & wrote speech.
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Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources, Toronto: speeches, brochures, articles, display copy, press releases.
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CIBC,
Toronto: wrote and supervised production of video annual reports to employees and video
newsmagazine: Bankbeat, volume 5 which won an International Association of Business
Communicators (Toronto chapter) award.
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Sony
Corp. (USA), Los Angeles: researched and wrote cost-benefit analysis of High
Definition Television versus film in television movie production.
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2001-05 |
The Yarmouth Chronicles, Creator/writer; mini-series Spin
Films/Les Productions Bleu, Blanc et Rouge for CBC. In development. |
2001 |
Olliver's Adventures,
Writer: 3 eps., children's animation, Collideascope for Teletoon. |
1999-01 |
Eckhart, Writer: 5 eps.,
children's animation, Catalyst Entertainment for Teletoon |
1996-98 |
Black Harbour, Story Editor:
Seasons 1, 2 & 3; Writer: 3 eps., Fogbound /Topsail for CBC |
1991 |
Counterstrike, Asst. Story
Editor: Season 2; Writer: 1 Ep., Alliance for CTV/USA/TF1 |
1990 |
No Place Like Home,
Story Editor: Development & Bible,
Co-Story: 2 Eps Ironstar, Syndicated.
Cambodia: The
Struggle For Peace,
Writer/Researcher, documentary, Why Not Productions/CBC.
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1989 |
Friday The 13th, the series,
Writer: 1 Ep., Paramount, Syndicated.
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