Research Manager- Strategy and Governance

• Jul 2022 - Present

Senior Research Associate

• Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

Translator, Copywriter, Consultant

• 2011 - Present

- Strategic communications, grant writing, copywriting, research and analysis, translation - Knowledge translation of legal requirements for market research projects. - Integrating stakeholder feedback, edits and revisions during the creative production process. - Ensuring that all organizational copy, often about topics that are complex or technical in nature, is engaging for the right audience. - Developing and managing layout, design (including customized branding), and final production of independent projects. Show less

Project Coordinator- Academic

• Jan 2016 - Jan 2022

Compose approval/proposal documents for internal and external review agencies. Academic planning and development. United Nations Framework for Climate Change: StFX Delegation Point of Contact. Ensure program development and modifications are compliant with quality assurance bodies. Develop project schedule plans and strategies, and estimate resource requirements. Provide guidance to project participants in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks. Complete environmental scans and gather competitive intelligence. Conduct research and prepare briefs for senior administrators. Document and report project status against established objectives. Develop marketing materials according to plans and regulations, including website development. Copywriting. Show less

Publisher Representative

• 2012 - 2016

I am responsible for providing ongoing sales and editorial representation in my territory (the Maritimes). I am responsible for achieving sales volume levels while maintaining profitability goals from new and existing accounts that meet or exceed territorial quotas established by sales management. Other tasks include: working with authors and completing required territorial reporting, including expenses and sales on a weekly basis. I am responsible for providing ongoing sales and editorial representation in my territory (the Maritimes). I am responsible for achieving sales volume levels while maintaining profitability goals from new and existing accounts that meet or exceed territorial quotas established by sales management. Other tasks include: working with authors and completing required territorial reporting, including expenses and sales on a weekly basis.

Research Assistant (Contract)

• Mar 2010 - Aug 2011

During my time with the project, I have gained practical experience in data compilation, organization, and presentation. The project aims to produce a complete catalogue of reference to witches as they appeared in early English texts between 1550-1700, and the visualization and searching tools needed to unveil conceptual threads across these references, which in a corpus of this size, cannot be easily spotted through close reading and analysis. This project has provided me with a first-hand experience in interdisciplinary collaborative research. I work regularly with other researchers, a computer programmer, and respond to the needs of an illustrator, a system administrator, and a web developer. As the project continued to grow, I gained further experience with the project's data, how it is modeled and stored (across the MySQL database, Django and MyPhp Admin interfaces), and how it appears in web services. Show less

Translator

• 2010 - 2011

I have had the opportunity to occupy two roles during my time with Sobeys. As a translator, I completed the translation of all ad materials created by the advertising department including radio announcements, magazine ads, flyers, posters, and in-store messaging. I also participated in proofreading and approving translated materials for release to the general public. This includes coordinating communication with various entities who participate in the execution of the final product for publication and ensuring all modifications are effectuated. I was offered the opportunity by my team to participate in advertising production by coordinating individual projects. I oversaw the production of all stages of pre-press production of one of Sobeys' five banners. This included using desktop publishing programs to create the document, running it through the appropriate review stages, communications with the press and the merchandising departments in order to ensure proper end result. Show less

Research Assistant/Journal Editorial Assistant (Contract)

• 2009 - 2010

I completed a one-year assistantship position with the academic journal, English Studies in Canada. I worked with potential contributors as well as with institutions who purchase the journal on matters of scheduling, invoicing, sampling, and other administrative and logistical matters. I drafted and organized contracts between the journal and its contributors and updated records or payment on purchasing institutions. I also took care of any problems with deliveries when new issues were shipped out as well as performed various clerical duties. Show less