Resume

Work Experience

Nov. 2008 – present
Canadian Business Online/PROFITguide.com/MoneySense.ca
Senior Editor

•    Write features for CBO and Canadian Business magazine (mostly on investing, politics and the economy)
•    Blog about politics and personal finance
•    Edit contributor articles for CBO
•    Create online only and print-to-web story packages and lists
•    Manage My Money (moneysense.ca) and Entrepreneur (PROFIT magazine) channels on the CBO website
•    Regularly update homepage content and develop a variety of newsletters
•    Help create the new MoneySense.ca
•    Manage the MoneySense and Canadian Business Twitter profiles

Aug. 2007 – present
UR Magazine
Contributing editor

•    Assign and edit magazine features
•    Hire freelance writers
•    Organize interviews with publicists
•    Help develop monthly editorial plan
•    Write features and other copy including heds and deks.
•    Proof and fact-check pages
•    Come up with photo shoot concepts

Nov. 2003 – present
Freelance writer and editor

•    Write two or three music features a week for Metro News
•    Contribute to Maclean’s, Chatelaine, Canadian Business magazine, National Post, Winnipeg Free Press, Inside Entertainment, Canadian Business, NOW, This Magazine and a number of other national and international publications

Jan. 2007 – Nov. 2008
Advisor.ca
Investments Reporter

•    Write daily news articles
•    Edit writers, columnists and industry experts
•    Create timely web packages
•    Research and write weekly feature stories
•    Manage the site’s investing zone
•    Attend conferences, liaise with publicists, develop industry contacts
•    Create content for daily e-mail newsletter
•    Contribute articles to Advisor’s Edge Magazine and Advisor’s Edge Report

Feb. 2006 – Feb. 2008
The New Pollution (www.thenewpollution.net)
Editor/Co-Publisher

•    Co-founded monthly online music magazine
•    Published first print issue in September 2006, and second in February 2007
•    Responsible for monthly editorial plan, editing and writing features, recruiting writers, liaise between magazine and publicists, develop new site features and design elements, promotion, sell advertising
•    Co-host monthly podcast

Oct. 2005 – Dec. 2006
Canadian Business
Associate Editor

•    Fact-check and copy edit articles
•    Research for annual Rich 100 list
•    Other research projects
•    Contribute stories to the magazine

June 2004 – Oct. 2005
Chart Magazine
Reviews Editor

•    Write and edit features for the web and magazine
•    Edit and assign CD reviews for monthly magazine and weekly website updates
•    Hire freelance writers and photographers
•    Help develop monthly editorial plan

Sept. – Oct. 2003
National Post
Intern

•    Contributed to News and Travel section
•    Researched stories for other reporters, organized photos, edited copy

December 2002
Winnipeg Free Press
Intern

•    Contributed to News section

2000 – 2002
University of Winnipeg Student Newspaper
EIC (2001-2002) Features Editor (2000-2002)

•    Responsible for overseeing production of newspaper
•    Responsible for five paid staff and 30 volunteers
•    Edited all articles that appeared in paper

Education

2002 – 2004
Bachelor of Journalism
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario

1998 – 2001
Bachelor of Arts, Conflict Resolution Studies Major
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Henry Edmison Duckworth Entrance Scholarship

Other experience

•    2010 – National Magazine Awards judge
•    2009 – Panelist on Ryerson University’s What’s Next For News event
•    2009 – Panelist at ED2010 event
•    2009 – Helped create online awards categories for the National Magazine Awards Foundation
•    2008 – Appeared on MuchMoreMusic’s Listed
•    2008 – Appeared on CBC News Sunday Night
•    2007 – Appeared on MuchMoreMusic’s Popaganda
•    2007 – Panelist at Pop Montreal’s Pop & Policy conference

Awards

•    2009 – Ted Rogers Innovation Award nominee for leading Advisor.ca’s annual tax package
•    2008 – Ted Rogers Innovation Award winner for work on Advisor.ca’s budget package