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Elizabeth Ford

Toronto,Canada

Summary

Deadline driven, results oriented Arts & Culture Journalist with a knack for delivering compelling, high quality, audience captivating narratives. A professional with a passion for engaging audiences on the relevance of the arts and the many ways they intersect with modern culture. A track record for impeccable ethics with over 200 pieces published.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regular Contributor

The Bridge Community News
01.2021 - Current


  • Pitch newsworthy, contextual stories conveying a broad range of topics that include; consultations, media scrums and one-on-one interviews.
  • Collaborate with editorial team and designers to produce engaging digital articles and print-ready pages for bi-weekly newspapers, email newsletters and magazines.
  • Gather audio quotes, provide live updates to the newspaper website and social media platforms


Editorial Assistant

Harlequin Publishing
09.2017 - 01.2021
  • Screened identified, forwarded manuscripts and query letters to appropriate company departments for further consideration
  • Provided administrative support to editorial team; requesting title suggestions, social media content and fact sheets from contracted authors.
  • Liaised between editorial team and authors; preparing reader reports, revision letters and reviewing copy editing and author approval alterations

Customer Research Interviewer

Environics
11.2012 - 08.2017
  • Contact target demographics from across Canada in a professional telephone manor
  • Swiftly administer survey questions to obtain data using professional interviewing techniques

News Editor

East Yorker Community News
01.2013 - 06.2015
  • Managed team of eight reporters and three copy editors
  • Actively archived photos to the digital database helped develop classification system to facilitate public access to archives
  • Assisted building the newspaper s web content and social media presence, increasing publicity by 50. 34 per cent

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Ryerson University
Toronto, ON
01-2011

Journalism Diploma - Journalism

Centennial College, Story Arts Centre
Toronto, ON
01-2014

Skills

  • Adaptable
  • Art History & Contemporary Art Knowledge
  • Copy Editing
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Customer Service
  • Google Analytics
  • Inventory Management
  • Presentation
  • Proactive and collaborative
  • Proficiency in MS Office & Sharepoint
  • Project management
  • Public Engagement
  • Research
  • SEO
  • WordPress

Languages

English

Certification

  • Business Management (2022)
  • Toronto Business Development,Centre(Business Inc.)

Timeline

Regular Contributor

The Bridge Community News
01.2021 - Current

Editorial Assistant

Harlequin Publishing
09.2017 - 01.2021

News Editor

East Yorker Community News
01.2013 - 06.2015

Customer Research Interviewer

Environics
11.2012 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Ryerson University

Journalism Diploma - Journalism

Centennial College, Story Arts Centre

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