Experience

Searchlight Partners Group

• Canada
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Research & Administration

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Support a close-knit, cohesive team of Search experts in the media, performing arts, and non-profit executive recruitment industry.Provide background research for search projects, including generating profiles of candidates and tracking subsequent interviews.Develop and edit proposals, engagement agreements, and job posts for major clients.Coordinate candidate interviews, reference checks, team meetings, client conferences, and status reports.Facilitate communications with executives, search committees, candidates, and vendors.Process billings, invoices, applicant documents, and bookings.



TV Guide Canada

• Listings Reporter and Copy Editor

  • May 2012 - Nov 2014

  Create concise program descriptions for over 40 stations, including CMT, CNN, FOX News, History Television, National Geographic, SPACE, and TVO.Edit copy under daily and weekly deadlines, adhering to CP and in-house TV Guide styles.Maintain updates and primetime copy for ABC, CW, and PBS networks.Liaise with station coordinators, digital providers, and client services department.Provide data and research for a wide range of multicultural programming. Create concise program descriptions for over 40 stations, including CMT, CNN, FOX News, History Television, National Geographic, SPACE, and TVO.Edit copy under daily and weekly deadlines, adhering to CP and in-house TV Guide styles.Maintain updates and primetime copy for ABC, CW, and PBS networks.Liaise with station coordinators, digital providers, and client services department.Provide data and research for a wide range of multicultural programming.



Investment Executive

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jan 2009 - May 2012

  Interviewed advisors, brokers and regulators for a widely-read, industry Report Card series.Wrote profiles, Building Your Business features, stories on industry trends and columns on new stocks and funds.Led research teams through various Report Card projects, under extensive deadlines. Interviewed advisors, brokers and regulators for a widely-read, industry Report Card series.Wrote profiles, Building Your Business features, stories on industry trends and columns on new stocks and funds.Led research teams through various Report Card projects, under extensive deadlines.



Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Sep 2008 - Nov 2009

  Reported for the Toronto Star's special sections, focusing on technology, finance and culture. Reported on entertainment and theatre in South Korea.Provided ghostwriting to an online blog for a women's specialty boutique. Reported for the Toronto Star's special sections, focusing on technology, finance and culture. Reported on entertainment and theatre in South Korea.Provided ghostwriting to an online blog for a women's specialty boutique.



Red Apple Entertainment

• India
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Editorial Assistant

  • Jun 2007 - Dec 2007

  Assigned to assist post-production with two reality shows for the Food Network.Contributed ideas and feedback for storyboards.Trained incoming editorial assistants on managing an extensive database.Transcribed footage. Assigned to assist post-production with two reality shows for the Food Network.Contributed ideas and feedback for storyboards.Trained incoming editorial assistants on managing an extensive database.Transcribed footage.



CBC/Radio-Canada

• Canada
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Producer

  • Jun 2006 - May 2007

  Pitched and chased stories in local news and events for CBC Radio show, "Metro Morning."Conducted research and guest-screening interviews.Wrote script packages for studio segments. Pitched and chased stories in local news and events for CBC Radio show, "Metro Morning."Conducted research and guest-screening interviews.Wrote script packages for studio segments.

• News Reporter

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Pitched and chased stories concerning local news and current affairs.Provided live radio coverage during afternoon show.Prepared on-field footage in editing suites. Pitched and chased stories concerning local news and current affairs.Provided live radio coverage during afternoon show.Prepared on-field footage in editing suites.