Phone: 613-257-1940
396 Thomas Street
Carleton Place, ON K7C 3J9
Email: jhawrishok@gmail.com
Summary
Enthusiastic, motivated and versatile Honours Journalism graduate with more than five years experience in writing and editing for a wide variety of print and online media. Strong background in business, technology and current affairs. Energetic self-starter with excellent analytical, organizational and creative skills.
Education
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), minor in Mass Communications. Concentration in business reporting, print and online media. Carleton University, 2003
Freelance Work
Articles and Photographs Published in:
- The Globe and Mail, Rich Guy Magazine, Business Spotlight Magazine, Spotlight Magazine
Professional Experience
FREELANCE TECHNICAL WRITER
ILS LEARNING CORP., Courtenay, BC2002-present
- Responsible for researching, writing and editing managerial and continuing education training courses for online use across Canada.
- Topics include: customer service; training; leadership; time management; tax management; insurance issues, and empowering employees.
- Courses count towards continuing education credits for accredited insurance brokers.
- As of September 2005, responsible for the creation, writing and editing of a monthly e-newsletter.
PRESS RELEASE COORDINATOR
OTTAWASTART.COM, Ottawa, ONApril 2003- Jan 2004
- Edited and uploaded daily press releases to the OttawaStart Web site.
BUSINESS EDITOR
CENTRETOWN NEWS, Ottawa, ONJan 2003-April 2003
- Assigned appropriate and timely stories to a team of reporters on the business beat.
- Wrote a bi-weekly Ottawa-centric business column.
- Edited and paginated all business stories in QuarkXPress; approved photos; developed headlines, decks and cutlines.
NEW MEDIA INTERN
CARLETON UNIVERISTY, Ottawa, ONJanuary 2003
- Wrote and edited promotional articles, took digital photographs and created Web pages for Insight, Carleton's undergrad recruitment Web magazine.
WRITER, EDITOR, PHOTOGRAPHER
CAPITAL NEWS ONLINE, Ottawa, ONSept 2002 - Dec 2002
- Wrote hard news stories and feature articles and took digital photographs for this bi-weekly online news magazine.
- Assigned stories, edited copy, formatted stories and photos for Web use.
- Publication won both a "Golden Web" award and an AEJMC award.
MEDIA RELATIONS CHAIR
OTTAWA PROMOTERS ASSOCIATION, Ottawa, ON2001-2002
- Created press releases, press packages and Web content for the Association.
- Handled public inquiries.
EDITOR AND PROOFREADER
ILS LEARNING CORP., Courtenay, BC1997-2002
- Edited and proofread insurance and customer service textbooks and online content for style, typographical and factual errors.
- Reformatted related online courses to improve customer accessibility.
CHIEF RESEARCHER
ILS LEARNING CORP., Courtenay, BC1998-1999
- Conducted extensive research on Canadian Labour Laws for a textbook.
- Used academic, Internet and live interview sources to collect relevant information.
Skills
Print and online: Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Digital photography, 35 mm Film developing and printing, Lexis/Nexis, CP Style.
Broadcast: Cool Edit, Fast Edit, Analogue video editing, VTR operation, Video Camera operation.