Experience

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  Global News

  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • News Director/Station Manager

    • Dec 2017 - Present

  • Supervising Producer

    • Mar 2014 - Dec 2017

    Overseeing news operations for Global Halifax and Global NB.

  • Producer, Global Morning News

    • Nov 2012 - Mar 2014

    Developing and producing a new morning show at Global Maritimes.

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  Freelance

  • Halifax, Canada Area

  • Freelance producer/journalist/PR professional

    • May 2012 - Nov 2012
    • Halifax, Canada Area

    Available for short term contracts with television, radio or web-based news outlets, as well as communication and public relations roles.

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  Bridgeway Academy

  • Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Truro, Nova Scotia

  • Director of Communications

    • Jan 2010 - May 2012
    • Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Truro, Nova Scotia

    Responsible for strategic communications and marketing development for a growing charitable organization. Responsibilities include external and internal communications, event planning and management, web and social media development, and development and management of marketing strategies. Work collaboratively with a number of community organizations to increase awareness of learning disabilities in the community.

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  Nova Scotia Community College

  • Communications Specialist

    • Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

    Media relations and communications lead for several campuses and faculties within a busy and growing education environment. Worked closely with the media relations, internal, marketing and development staff, as well as industry and external partners, to support various projects.Responsibilities included strategic communications planning, media relations, working with external contractors and suppliers, event planning, and supporting senior management. Also responsible for various writing and editing duties, including media releases, annual reports and other documents.

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  CBC Radio

  • Producer

    • Apr 2008 - Jul 2008

    Assumed various roles within a busy news gathering environment, including news assignment, show producing and on-air duties. As Coordinating Producer, oversaw a team of reporters responsible for regional news programming, and liased with current affairs staff to ensure daily programming objectives were met.

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  Global Television

  • Producer

    • Nov 2004 - Mar 2008

    • Lead a team of journalists in developing investigative stories for broadcast. • Generated story ideas and provided support and feedback to journalists working in the field.• Liaised with Marketing and Promotions staff to plan promotional strategies for news specials. • As a key member of the hiring boards, used industry and market knowledge to review resumes, condut interviews and select new staff members.• Assumed Executive Producer responsibilities in his absence.• Assumed show lineup and assignment duties when needed.

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  CBC Television

  • Producer

    • Sep 1992 - Nov 2004

    • Various producer roles on several nationally broadcast shows, including The Docket, Health Matters and CBC Morning News.• Specialized in quickly becoming an expert on a variety of subject matters, and then finding the suitable subjects for interviews to provide viewers with a balanced and fair coverage of the topic at hand. • Supported national reporters by providing research reports, conducting field interviews and writing items for broadcast.