Preston Dozsa
Digital Content Specialist at Choice Hotels Canada- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Choice Hotels Canada
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Canada
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Content Specialist
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Feb 2022 - Present
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Self Employed
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Online Audio and Video Media
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700 & Above Employee
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Freelance Journalist
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Oct 2012 - Present
Wrote and produced articles, videos, and photo galleries for various online publications, including PC Gamer, CGMagazine, and Fanbyte. Independently built relationships with industry figures and public relations representatives. Organized and managed trips to industry events under budget. Wrote and produced articles, videos, and photo galleries for various online publications, including PC Gamer, CGMagazine, and Fanbyte. Independently built relationships with industry figures and public relations representatives. Organized and managed trips to industry events under budget.
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Resume Target Inc | Professional Resume Writing Service
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Canada
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Writing and Editing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Writer
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Nov 2021 - Feb 2022
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Northern Arena
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Producer
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Jan 2018 - Nov 2021
Led news coverage for daily, one hour esports and video game show airing on Super Channel and Ginx TV Canada. Oversaw creation of segments to air, from writing a script, to gathering assets and footage, to working with editors to create a finished product. Briefed hosts on upcoming segments and guests to support television broadcast. Led news coverage for daily, one hour esports and video game show airing on Super Channel and Ginx TV Canada. Oversaw creation of segments to air, from writing a script, to gathering assets and footage, to working with editors to create a finished product. Briefed hosts on upcoming segments and guests to support television broadcast.
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Government of Canada
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Census Enumerator
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
Worked for Census Canada to contact households for the 2021 Canadian Census. Contacted residents of households both in person and over the phone to properly enumerate them. Exercised superb communication skills when talking to members of the public regarding census activities. Performed administrative duties to ensure accurate information collection as required. Worked for Census Canada to contact households for the 2021 Canadian Census. Contacted residents of households both in person and over the phone to properly enumerate them. Exercised superb communication skills when talking to members of the public regarding census activities. Performed administrative duties to ensure accurate information collection as required.
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theScore
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Canada
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Spectator Sports
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500 - 600 Employee
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News Editor, esports
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Jan 2016 - Oct 2017
Wrote high-impact editorial copy on a daily basis, including news, opinion and features.Conducted interviews with esports players and talent.Spearheaded coverage for multiple Dota 2 tournaments, including The International and The Boston Major, creating written and video content prior, during, and after tournaments to develop compelling stories.Led the development of several recurring series and features from pitch, to draft, to published article or video.Collaborated with video team to script, feature and produce editorial videos.Collaborated with social media team to create interesting and engaging social content to grow the brand on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
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Data Entry Specialist
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Apr 2015 - Jan 2016
-Performed real time statistics tracking for theScore eSports app for various esports, including League of Legends, Dota 2 and CS:GO.-Created highlight packages of esports events for use on social media platforms.
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Toronto Observer
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Toronto, Canada Area
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Reporter
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2014
I covered various events around Toronto for the print and online editions of the Toronto Observer. I managed a large team of reporters, organizing assignments and editing articles on a regular basis. For the online edition, I created web extras such as photo galleries, videos and infographics to create engaging content. Other duties included photography, television reporting and designing a print newspaper. I covered various events around Toronto for the print and online editions of the Toronto Observer. I managed a large team of reporters, organizing assignments and editing articles on a regular basis. For the online edition, I created web extras such as photo galleries, videos and infographics to create engaging content. Other duties included photography, television reporting and designing a print newspaper.
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Education
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University of Toronto at Scarborough
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism -
Centennial College
Bachelor of Journalism, Journalism