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Valentine Gurfinkel
665 Dovercourt !. "#t $2 %oronto& '(& )6* 2+5

(416)732-9432

SUMMARY " ,ig,l- organi.e!& outgoing #rofe//ional& 0it, /everal -ear/ of a!mini/trative an! e!itorial e1#erience. "!vance! kno0le!ge of )icro/oft #ro!uct/& *%)2& 3nternet /ocial net0ork/& an! !ifferent 4logging #latform/& 0it, error-free 65 +5) t-#ing /#ee!& native fluenc- in u//ian. EDUCATION Honours Bac elor of Arts ! University of Toronto Dou4le ma8or in 9ngli/,& an! :ommunication/ %,eorCertificate in "ournalistic E#itin$ ; George Brown College 2667 2669-#re/ent

EM%&OYMENT De'art(ent of En$lis ) Uni*ersit+ of Toronto 2667-2669 Research Assistant 5rovi!e! aca!emic an! /c,olarl- a//i/tance to 5rofe//or <imon Dickie Duties= arc,ival an! online re/earc,> literature revie0> manu/cri#t e!iting> #re#aration of cour/e material> management of online corre/#on!ence/ an! ot,er #rofe//ional commitment/. <oft0are u/e!= Microsoft Word, Excel, O tloo!, "ower"oint# Cana#ian Sc olars, %ress Inc2669 (:ontract) "rod ction Assistant :on/ulte! 0it, #rofe//or/ on #ro!uction of cour/e rea!er/& from initial outline to final #u4lication Duties= evie0ing& e!iting an! con/oli!ating cour/e rea!er/> co#-rig,t verification. Hart House,s Recor# Roo() Uni*ersit+ of Toronto 2665-2667

C rator <ole-management of a 56? -ear/ ol! mu/ic li4rar- (over 4666 title/)> in t,e #roce//& increa/e! collection 4- 25@& !ou4le! !ail- u/age& an! tran/forme! t,e oom into a center for e1#erimental an! local mu/ic. Duties= /etting t,e arti/tic man!ate> /#ear,ea!ing marketing& e1,i4ition an! !onor #rogram/> coor!inating facilit- u#gra!e/> mem4er/,i# management> !igital cataloguing> #re/enting annual 4u!getar- re#ort/ to *art *ou/e 4oar! of !irector/& an! /ucce//full- lo44-ing for fun!ing increa/e. <oft0are u/e!= Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, "ower"oint# Me# unters-co( .Online Healt care Recruit(ent A$enc+/ 2665-2667

$reelance Writer egularl- contri4uting article/ to t,e #rofe//ional life/t-le /ection of )e!,unter/.com& a/ a mem4er of t,e e!itorial team& targeting a 4roa! au!ience Duties= online re/earc,ing& 0riting& e!iting& an! #u4li/,ing feature/ on (ort, "merican citie/. Acco nt Manager Assistant 2iai/on 4et0een /taff an! client/& utili.ing #rofe//ional communication /kill/ to en/ure ,ig,e/t level of client /ati/faction Duties= client corre/#on!ence via #,one an! email> matc,ing #otential em#lo-ee/ 0it, ,o/#ital/A /#ecific !eman!/> managing online !ata4a/e> /#rea!/,eet anal-/i/> co#-e!iting> *%)2 co!ing. <oft0are B/e!= Microsoft Word, Excel, "ower"oint, O tloo!# T e Stran# Ne0s'a'er) Uni*ersit+ of Toronto 2667-2667 %taff Writer egularl- contri4ute! to t,e "rt/ C :ulture& Dilm C )u/ic& an! Deature/ /ection/> e/ta4li/,e! a trackrecor! for con/i/tentl- !elivering engaging& #oli/,e! co#- on tig,t !ea!line/.

Valentine.gurfinkel@gmail.com

Valentine Gurfinkel
665 Dovercourt !. "#t $2 %oronto& '(& )6* 2+5

(416)732-9432

Duties1 re/earc,ing an! #itc,ing /tor- i!ea/> colla4orating on t,e e!itorial !irection of t,e #u4lication> co#-e!iting an! #roofrea!ing. INTERESTS1 Elo4al affair/& 0orl! cinema& contem#orar- literature an! #,ilo/o#,-& 3nternet culture. RE2ERENCES1 "vaila4le u#on reFue/t.