Publishing program, Ryerson University
(copyediting, substantive editing, children’s editing)
• nominated for Rosemary Shipton Award for Excellence in Book Editing, 2010

MA in English and Creative Writing, University of New Brunswick
• graduate teaching/research assistantship, 2007–08

BA Honours in English, University of Alberta (exchange to Royal
Holloway University of London, UK, from 2004–05)
• 2006: Sheila Watson Prize in Modern British Literature
• 2004: Jason Lang Award
• 2003: Jason Lang Award, Harriet Winspear Award, Comparative Literature Book Prize
• 2002: University of Alberta Entrance Scholarship

Freelance Writer and Editor
Writing and editing website content, cross-platform public campaigns, video scripts, social media copy, grant proposals, research reports and advertising treatments.

Canadian Tire Corporation, Toronto
Position: Copywriter, Digital Content
Duties included: Writing SEO-optimized content for “Home & Essentials” and other sections of CanadianTire.ca, and all copy for Triangle.com, the online home of Triangle Rewards and Triangle Credit Cards (spanning Canadian Tire, Sport Chek, Mark’s, Atmosphere and more partner retailers); writing video scripts and email blasts.

Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising (TPM Division), Toronto
Position: Copywriter
Duties included: Writing ongoing content for Toyota.ca, Lexus.ca and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada websites, as well as providing writing support for email blasts, video scripts, trade shows and special events.

WE Charity (formerly Free The Children) and Me to We social enterprises, Toronto
Position: Writer and Editor
Duties included: Researching, writing and editing copy for websites, annual reports, proposals, brochures, magazines, newsletters, print ads, online marketing, radio and video scripts, presentations, internal communications; interviewing sources and ghostwriting articles for newspapers including Metro News , The Toronto Star  and The Vancouver Sun ; ghostwriting blog entries.

Kids Can Press, Toronto
Position: Interim Sales and Marketing Assistant
Duties included: Producing marketing materials, overseeing advance and promotional mailings, planning the seasonal sales conference, generating weekly and monthly sales reports, placing orders for all house-invoiced accounts, providing administrative support for in-house and field reps, responding to customer service inquiries.

Kids Can Press, Toronto
Position: Sales and Marketing Intern
Duties included: Assisting in the production of sales conference materials, working at trade shows, sending advance and promotional mailings, calling media contacts, researching potential sales opportunities, doing stock checks, writing copy for press kits.

Office of Development and Donor Relations, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Position: Stewardship Writer and Researcher
Duties included: Writing speeches and correspondence for the Office of the President; interviewing donors and alumni; writing proposals and reports; archival research; generating profiles of corporations, foundations and high-profile individuals; assisting at donor recognition events and galas.

Department of English, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Position: Teaching Assistant
Duties included: Leading weekly writing and grammar tutorials for English 1145 – An Introduction to Prose Fiction.

The Fiddlehead Journal, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Position: Editorial Assistant
Duties included: Evaluating fiction and poetry submissions; writing rejection letters.

The Heritage Community Foundation, Edmonton
Position: Online Content Writer
Duties included: Researching and writing history articles for the Alberta Online Encyclopedia, www.albertasource.ca.

Book reviewer, House of Anansi Press, Toronto

Editorial board, Qwerty magazine, Fredericton

Film reviewer, The Gateway newspaper, Edmonton

• familiarity with Asana, Jira, and Notion project management systems

• WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube proficiency

• basic use of Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat Pro

Basic written and spoken French — completed six-month French-language exchange through OSEF France–Canada (Organisme de Séjours Educatifs Français)

References available upon request.