My family moved around a lot when I was growing up, which meant I spent hours weaving fictional worlds for my sister and I to play in to pass the time. When it came time to go to university, it makes sense that I reached for a Bachelor’s in English Literature and Creative Writing (UBC).
While I’ve never completed my lifelong quest to find the Magic Tree House, I’m fortunate to have worked in a variety of different areas—three museums, an academic journal and two lifestyle magazines, destination tourism and post-secondary education—all stitched together by my love of story.
Today, I’m an experienced creative writer, communicator, marketer, and relationship-builder who is passionate about telling stories about real people. I develop and implement multi-channel marketing and communications plans and bring together skilled teams, all to tell stories that audiences respond to.
And maybe there is a little magic in that.
Skills: writing, editing, proofreading, project management, social media management, strategic marketing and communications planning.
You can find a selection of my work below.
Find my full experience on LinkedIn, or reach out to me at [email protected].
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<aside> <img src="/icons/push-pin_blue.svg" alt="/icons/push-pin_blue.svg" width="40px" /> As the Marketing Supervisor - Domestic Recruitment, I’m in charge of key marketing materials, such as prospective student viewbooks, rack cards, digital and out-of-home campaigns. These tasks have strengthened my project management, editing, proofreading and collaboration skills.
As the Communications Officer, Foundation and Alumni Relations I was the lead communications professional for the department, advising my colleagues on best practices, while guiding, developing and implementing tactics and initiatives.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/push-pin_blue.svg" alt="/icons/push-pin_blue.svg" width="40px" /> As Communications Specialist, International & Trade, I assisted with the creation and distribution of external and internal communications, including the media newsletter and press releases, and responded to local and international media inquiries. I was the lead communications contact for the 2019 Dine Out Vancouver festival.
As Communications Assistant, I was responsible for writing content for the organization’s media newsletter, Fresh from Vancouver.
A selection of my work can be found in the gallery (right).
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<aside> <img src="/icons/push-pin_blue.svg" alt="/icons/push-pin_blue.svg" width="40px" /> At Western Living and Vancouver magazines I pitched and wrote stories for both the print magazines and websites, liaised with and interviewed stakeholders, and supported the production schedule for both magazines.
A selection of my work can be found in the gallery (right).
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