Wordsmith for Hire
Ottawa, Canada Area
Wordsmith for Hire
Ottawa, Canada Area
(Writing and Editing industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
From white papers to corporate profiles and thought leadership articles, provide professional writing and editing services on demand.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
inmedia Public Relations Inc. specializes in media and analyst relations for high tech B2B companies.
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
January 2005 — April 2008 (3 years 4 months)
I managed a team of three reporters, a researcher and a photographer as well as freelance resources to produce a weekly regional business publication and provide daily local business coverage on OttawaBusinessJournal.com. My responsibilities also included oversight of OBJ's specialty magazines, including Meeting in the Capital, Ottawa Technology Magazine, Ottawa HR and Book of Lists.
This position demanded efficient time management and project management skills capable of dealing with numerous and often overlapping deadlines.
Externally, I acted as an ambassador of the newspaper to the business community at large by attending various business functions and networking events to build relationships, develop new story ideas and obtain reader feedback to ensure the paper remained relevant to its audience.
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
July 2000 — December 2004 (4 years 6 months)
On a daily basis I identified, researched and wrote 10 to 12 business news briefs for OttawaBusinessJournal.com Over the course of five years I wrote literally thousands of news articles on everything from tourism and real estate to high tech, with a primary focus on the Ottawa area. I also contributed feature articles to the print edition of the Ottawa Business Journal.
Diploma , Print Journalism , 1997 — 1999
Diploma of Applied Arts , Museum operation and management , 1992 — 1995
1) Generating awareness of the issues around strategic marketing and human capital management as it pertains to the growth and success of the Canadian and Ottawa high tech sectors. 2) Sci-fi and fantasy fiction writing 3) Military and ancient history