Professional Career Journey
Closed Caption Editor – FastFile Media, Toronto - Aug/2015 - Present
- Transcribing content for Corus Entertainment programs, utilizing leading edge captioning software.
- Ensuring that audio and video are synchronized as accurately as possible.
- Double checking for any spelling, grammatical or factual errors.
- Transcribing content for Corus Entertainment programs, utilizing leading edge captioning software.
- Ensuring that audio and video are synchronized as accurately as possible.
- Double checking for any spelling, grammatical or factual errors.
Writer/Editor – Slam! Wrestling, Toronto - 2008 - Present
- Freelance writing and editing of online content.
- Conducting in-person and phone interviews.
- Generating newsworthy story ideas.
- Producing live reports from local events.
Television Production Intern – Fight Network, Toronto - 2008-2009
- Writing columns, blogs and weekly television reports for online publication.
- Writing news headlines and highlights for on-air talent to voice over.
- Writing full scripts for television promos.
- Updating preview and result boards after conducting extensive research, utilizing multiple sources.
- Providing statistics and research for on-air talent to use as guidelines for voice-overs and on camera.
- Assisting with packaging and producing TV programs.
News Reporter/Editor/Managing Editor – East York Observer Newspaper, Toronto - 2007
- Writing about topics of interest in the community for online and print publications.
- Pitching creative story ideas during board meetings.
- Covered a Queen’s Park budget meeting and the 2007 provincial election.
- Tracking down original stories in the community.
- Copy editing and rewriting articles before publication.
- Assisting with layout process and wrote creative headlines for top stories.
- Acting as managing editor for brief period and assigned and edited feature stories.
- Conducting interviews with business owners, politicians and community members.
- Photographed community events.
