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1529 Dufferin Street | Toronto ON | 613 294 5655 | bouchard.jc@live.com

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C. Bouchard

Education Professional Writing Diploma Algonquin College School of Media & Design. Ottawa. 2010-2012 Experience Communications Officer Intern Elliot Lake Chamber of Commerce / Elliot Lake Centre for Development Contract: December 2012 December 2013

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Assistant to the Managing Editor Student Job Placement Arc Poetry Magazine. Ottawa. 2012. Sales Copywriter and Marketer MonetizeDesign / Guerrilla Marketing. Ottawa. 2011-2012 General Communications ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Research, writing and implementing a general communication plan with a focus on key messages, target audiences, stakeholders and budget Establishing and maintaing various communication channels of print, web, social media, radio and third-party media outlets Coordinating with multiple internal departments and partners to ensure consistent and accurate messaging Writing long-term and one-time communication pieces according to a communication plan Designing and writing web/print copy, brochures, newsletters, press releases, success stories, articles, advertisements, speeches, and profiles Designing graphical content to maximize and compliment copy Planning and implementation of public events in the municipality of Elliot Lake Preparing regular reports of initiatives/successes to the board Miscellaneous administrative duties

Media Relations ! ! ! ! ! ! Establishing and maintaining relationships with local and national news media outlets such as the Canadian Press and CBC News Directly informing broadcast news media of applicable information in person or in print Acting as spokesperson for events, promotions, and causes Organizing and participating in print, web and radio interviews Reviewing media to ensuring information is accurately represented Compiling research and reference material of positive/negative media

Planning and Coordination ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Special municipal events, such as Remembering Together Gathering Presentations at career fairs and trade shows Strategizing and implementing large and small-scale surveys in person and web Long-term promotions, contests and fundraisers Associate Managing Editor for student-produced Spineonline.ca Fiction Editor for spineonline.ca Associate Managing Editor for Spine graduate showcase magazine Mediating Creative Writing seminars Leading social media seminars and workshops for seniors (volunteer)

Web Writing and Social Media ! ! ! ! ! ! Coordinating the development of web design with a third-party developer Direct in-house SEO for web content in addition to coordinating with third party Managing and maintaining business and personal social media pages on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Tumblr Managing social media and Google analytic tools and preparing regular reports Creating basic social networking strategy guides for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, and blogging for internal and external stakeholders Utilizing and maintaining cost-effective web/blogging platforms such as SquareSpace, Wordpress, Tumblr, Blogger, GoDaddy and Wix

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Writing ! General communications, including newsletters, brochures, business profiles, email blasts, advertisements, articles and blogs, press releases, success stories, and speeches ! Government and business writing including grant proposals, briefing notes, pitch letters, major government reports; in addition to quantitative and qualitative research ! ! ! Short print/web copy Creative nonfiction, including feature stories and art reviews for spineonline.ca and ixdaily.com Creative writing with a focus on effective story telling with rhetoric, consistency of voice, and story analysis

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Substantive & Copy Editing Web and print copy, advertisements, memos, reports, newsletters, brochures, power point presentations Technical essays, government reports and creative fiction/nonfiction for language levels, length, diction and syntax Critical analysis reports for creative nonfiction, including the effectiveness of style, language, logical consistency, theme and proposed audience Logical structure and consistency for creative nonfiction texts including features and essays Literary fiction summaries and reports for senior editors Evaluation of literary magazine submissions for senior editors !

Marketing ! ! ! ! ! ! Creating and implementing various product/event advertisements for print, web and radio Writing and editing advertisement copy according to specific guidelines and client demands Creating and managing various social media presence on major platform, such as Facebook and Google Plus Organizing and speaking at public events and multiple in-touch talks on radio Working directly with clients and internal stakeholders to create and implement short-term marketing campaigns in accordance with budget Organizing, implementing and evaluating promotions and contests

Market research and evaluations

Desktop Publishing and Print Design ! Completion of post-secondary courses in Design Applications, including the use of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office software for design of brochures, newsletters, book covers, magazines, ads, and newspapers ! ! Designing brochures, newsletters, media kits and graphic posters using Adobe Creative Suite on both Microsoft and Mac platforms Working closely with commercial printers, such as Journal Printing, to ensure product quality

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Certicates Service Excellence - OTEC Building a Culture of Service Excellent - OTEC Team Building Workshop - OTEC WHIMIS - HRDownloads

Awards and Honourable Mentions ! ! ! ! ! Honourable Mention, Bywords John Newlove Poetry Award, 2013 Long-List, CBC Canada Writes Poetry Prize, 2013 First Prize, Times Award for Best Fiction. Judged by Margaret Webb Honourable Mention, Helvetica Award for Best Feature. Judged by Tim Falconer Valedictorian, Elliot Lake Secondary School. Graduating Class, 2007

Publications Thirteen published poems and two published short stories in professional online and print magazines; one self-published poetry chapbook; poetry chapbook forthcoming from In/Words Press in Fall 2014

References Reference letters are available upon request