Sasha Saron
Scarborough
Summary
Proven ability to provide editing, proofreading support in a timely manner, communicate through discord, collaborate and resolve concerns through feedback, and providing the best administrative assistance for fast-paced work environment, as a result maintain consistent high-quality outputs for clients and projects - within multi-disciplinary teams - for the HarperCollins Canada team.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Page
Toronto Public Library
05.2025 - Current
- Maintain an orderly and welcoming environment through regular shelf-reading, straightening of materials to reduce search time
- Shelve carts in timely manner to reduce shelving traffic by 2 hours
- Place holds in timely manner for patrons to experience efficient and trust-worthy service, reducing lineups by 30 minutes
- Provide suggestions and promote new arrivals, or highlighted specific topics within the collection, drawing attention from visitors of all ages
- Assist with digital literacy among patrons by providing assistance with computer use and other technology-related needs
- Support customers over the phone or in-person, in respectful manner, to increase community engagement at branch
- Perform closing, opening, and clean-up duties at the start and end of shift
Supply Asst. Teacher
NYAD Inc.
10.2023 - Current
- Planning client-specific lessons that were tailored to fit approximately 11 students, in accordance with school policy and curriculum
- Collaborating with specialist and lead teacher on how to personalise lessons for students in need of more support, specifically children on the spectrum or with ADD
- Referencing books for parents to buy or borrow to work on specific topics so that students get more practice time at home
- Filing student progression reports for future reference and weekly reviews, for parents and centre/school to keep track of
Editor/Writer
Freelance
01.2011 - Current
- Provide clients with editing, formatting support for more than 20 materials, such as research papers, essays, story writing, resume and cover letters, reports, blogs, articles, strategy and lesson plans – clients felt encouraged to edit and write more than before
- Collaborate with editing team and supervisor of ERC on over six field research projects; offer proofreading support for over 10 materials, with or without client present, to maintain professional standard literature, reducing editing time by two weeks
- Communicate in detail through meetings, allowing collaborative interaction and improvement in handling overall writing outcome
- Generate user friendly SEO content for about five clients, specifically with blogs and articles, resulting in long-lasting existence in search engine results
- Discuss and research topics for a client’s writing, within a timely manner, using Google Docs, Canva and Miro, to create accuracy
- Inform clients on how to improve rhetoric and strategies of writing, specifically with Miro, to improve personalised brand message and create high-impact content
Committee Member | Silver Birch Express, Yellow Cedar
Ontario Library Assocation
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Communicate with OLA director, author, illustrator, and publisher about award finalists
- Gather resources to set up activities and programs for book assigned to me; activity includes crossword puzzles, fill in the blanks, games, and art/crafts
- Read through over 50 unreleased children’s books provided by Tinlids Inc., to determine their suitability for FOR event nominations
- Give up-to-date information on Forest of Reading (FOR) 2024 event, as well as participate and assist at event
- Collect information from author about book and their bio while nominations are processed
Tutor
Self-employed
05.2016 - 04.2021
- Supporting individuals from kindergarten to grade six through online presentations and/or home visits and structuring lessons according to what client needs
- Setting up schedules for students to follow in order to complete work and use time wisely for extra reading
- Using spelling, handwriting, problem solving workbooks, and story books to deliver lessons; using audio and visual recordings for a more interactive lesson, especially with younger clients
- Teaching English, literature, tech literacy, math, and providing support for story and/or essay editing/writing
- Preparing lessons to understand individuals’ needs; adjusting teaching material according to student level of understanding, and getting them up to speed with schoolwork
Education
Certification - Children's Publishing
Metropolitan Toronto University
Toronto, ON04.2025
Honours Bachelor of Arts - English Literature, Women and Gender Studies (Social Science)
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON06-2016
Diploma - General Arts
Great Lakes College of Toronto
Toronto, ON09-2011
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Research skills
- Writing and editing skills
- Technical knowledge of MS Office, Google Doc, Mailchimp, WordPress, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Figma, Canva, Miro, SEO, and Wix, social media
Websites
Language
English
Native or Bilingual
Kiswahili
Professional Working
Tigrinya
Limited Working
French
Elementary
Timeline
Page
Toronto Public Library
05.2025 - Current
Supply Asst. Teacher
NYAD Inc.
10.2023 - Current
Committee Member | Silver Birch Express, Yellow Cedar
Ontario Library Assocation
09.2023 - 07.2024
Tutor
Self-employed
05.2016 - 04.2021
Editor/Writer
Freelance
01.2011 - Current
Certification - Children's Publishing
Metropolitan Toronto University
Honours Bachelor of Arts - English Literature, Women and Gender Studies (Social Science)
University of Toronto
Diploma - General Arts
Great Lakes College of Toronto