Resume

Work
Experience

Collaborate with other news editors and the editor-in-chief to pitch and assign stories to contributors under tight production deadlines
Edit and fact check weekly news stories to maintain accuracy
Report and write breaking news stories while designing weekly layouts using Adobe InDesign

Jan 2026- Present

Jan 2026- Present

Collect and organize thousands of news stories (online, radio and television) for an international research project examining journalistic roles in Canada
Analyze Canadian media content to distinguish between news and opinion
Work alongside the team to identify patterns in reporting practices across the country

Sept 2024 - Present

Works with the digital communications team to plan video content targeted towards current and prospective students at the university
Creates video content for the department’s two social media accounts (@choosetmu and @studentlifetmu) on Instagram and TikTok with over 25,000 followers combined
Attends events that the university hosts to create event recap videos
Plans, films, and edits video content
Monitors social media trends on a daily basis to implement that in the content for these pages

Feb 2024- April 2025

Pitches and writes various articles (news, feature, opinion) targeted towards first-generation Tamils residing in foreign countries of the 15-29 year-old demographic
Manages the official Instagram and TikTok pages of the media company with over 65,000 followers combined
Works closely with the founder of the company to plan weekly content
Creates and schedule posts while closely following brand guidelines

Sept 2023- Aug 2024

Worked with the communications team to curate video and graphic design content targeted towards alumni of the university
Pitched and launched a series catered to young alumni called Ten Questions with TMU Alumni where I went into the workplaces of TMU alumni and interviewed them about their roles
Attended events hosted by the department to create engaging event recap content

2023-2027