Professional Experience
I'm a freelance food, wine, travel and culture writer with a masters in music. My work includes features, profiles, recipes, interviews, and descriptions ranging from two sentences to two paragraphs on where and what to eat, where to go, and what to do where when you get there. I specialize in healthy cuisine both local and international and focus on markets, festivals, special events and up-and-coming restaurants and destinations. I travel internationally but am based in Montreal, Canada.
Expertise
Researcher
2 Years
Writer
6 Years
Social Media
4 Years
Specialty
Food
6 Years
Health
2 Years
Travel
3 Years
Industries
Broadcasting - Ent - Radio (Local)
3 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
2 Years
Online/new media
6 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
6 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Midnight Poutine Blog (10+), Nightlife Magazine (6-10), Montreal Gazette (3-5), EnRoute: Air Canada (3-5), Alive Magazine (1-2), CBC Radio (1-2), MSN.ca (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Lufa Farms Rooftop Greenhouse (10+), Cuisine Soleil (1-2)
Other Work History
Food Editor and iPhone application content developer for a restaurant, store and services app of Montreal for Midnight Poutine (Montreal culture blog).
Technical Skills
Audio editing (Logic Pro), Video editing (iMovie), photo editing (ImageWell), Recording Skills
Foreign Language Skills
Bilingual in English and French; Intermediate Italian and Spanish.
Unions
American Federation of Musicians
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Wordpress, Blogger, Movable Type
Equipment
Laptop, Zoom H4 handheld recorder, Logic Pro, iMovie.
Work Permits & Visas
Canadian citizen.
References
Jeremy Morris - Midnight Poutine (jermorris@gmail.com; 1-608-620-4571
Mireille Silcoff - National Post Columnist (Position held: Research Assistant), mireillesilcoff@gmail.com
Awards
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Grant: $17,500;
Nominated for Governor General’s Award in Academic Excellence;
Luminato Festival 2008: Selected as one of Toronto’s 1000 most creative women.
Associations
Quebec Writers Federation; Percussive Arts Society.