Professional/Personal Overview
Travel, music, arts and lifestyle are my specialties, but I've published pieces on topics as varied as head-and-neck cancer, agri-foods and vintage punk rock. I'm a natural explorer and observer, and I deliver carefully crafted, concise and accurate work on deadline.
Work Info
Expertise
Copy Editor
2 Years
Photographer
2 Years
Writer
10 Years
Specialty
Lifestyle
10 Years
Travel
10 Years
Music
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
The Edmonton Journal (11+), Alberta Venture (11+), Aspire (6-10), Hard Hat (6-10), Leap (3-5), Tracks and Treads (3-5), Unlimited (3-5), Westcoaster (3-5), Westworld (1-2), MyDestination (1-2), TripAtlas (1-2), Avenue (1-2), Commerce News (1-2), Forbes Travel Guide (1-2), GoNomad (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
LivingSocial (11+), Yelp (11+), Aviawest Resorts (6-10), Postvue Publishing (3-5)
Other Work History
Editorial Intern - Venture Publishing
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Wordpress, Mac OSX, Windows XP, Adobe Photoshop, Outlook, typing speed of 100 WPM
Technical Skills
Video subtitle editing, photo editing, Wordpress, copy editing
Equipment
Digital audio recording equipment, Mac laptop computer, DSLR camera, reliable vehicle, valid Canadian passport, iPhone
References
Available upon request.
Associations
Professional Writer's Association of Canada
Other
-Grant MacEwan University Travel program, first year
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Music Writing
(Gig City , 5/12/2012)
Review of Van Halen concert.
(Gig City , 2/25/2012)
Review of Peter Case concert.
(Gig City , 10/10/2011)
Review of Zombies concert.
Travel
(Westworld , 2/1/2013)
Small piece on a historic attraction in Vilna, Alberta, Canada.
(Alberta Venture , 12/1/2012)
Why more travellers are opting for experiential travel options.
(Alberta Venture , 3/1/2012)
How to get the most out of your travel insurance.
(Unlimited , 7/1/2011)
Profile on National Geographic Traveler's Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans
(TripAtlas , 6/14/2011)
A guide to some of Toronto's neighbourhoods.
(Alberta Venture , 6/1/2011)
Short piece on the Vilna Pool Hall and Barbershop, Vilna, Alberta.
Arts & Culture
(Gig City , 9/30/2011)
Review of the Citadel Theatre's Death of a Salesman.
(Westcoaster.ca , 1/21/2011)
Preview of Robert Bateman art exhibit at the Comox Valley Art Gallery in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada.
Lifestyle
(Alberta Venture , 11/1/2012)
How to outfit your office in style.
(Alberta Venture , 5/1/2012)
How to socialize with colleagues without shooting yourself in the foot.
(Gig City , 3/30/2012)
Review of Western Canada Fashion Week.
(Alberta Venture , 2/1/2012)
Everything you need to know to look great during winter.
(Unlimited Magazine , 6/1/2011)
Article on minimalism; interview with Josh Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus of The Minimalists blog.
Business
(Alberta Venture , 10/1/2012)
The business person’s guide to social media – Luddites, be warned: not being online could cost you.
(Alberta Venture , 10/1/2012)
Feature on Edmonton's Transcend Coffee for Alberta Venture small business package.
(Alberta Venture , 11/1/2011)
Profiles of three unconventional philanthropists.
Other
(Avenue , 11/1/2012)
Profile of University of Alberta associate professor of physics who discovered the nature of neutron stars' cores.
(Hard Hat , 10/1/2011)
KBR employees save a co-worker's life.
Kids
(Hard Hat , 3/1/2011)
Kids' page for construction union magazine.
Tech
(Alberta Venture , 4/1/2012)
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
