Resume
Work
Experience
Sept 2026-
Present
On the Record News
Staff reporter
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Pitch, report and produce at least one broadcast and/or written news story every week
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Collaborate with editors to implement feedback and strengthen story
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Take on rotating editorial and broadcast roles, contributing to newscast productions
April 2026- Aug 2026
The Toronto Star
Staff reporter (Radio room internship)
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Scanned/ monitored X and press releases for news updates
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Flagged breaking news to edits
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Wrote quick breaking news stories
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Conducted interviews for larger pieces
Jan 2026- April 2026
News Editor
The Eyeopener
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Collaborated with other news editors and the editor-in-chief to pitch and assign stories to contributors under tight production deadlines
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Edited and fact checked weekly news stories to maintain accuracy
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Reported and wrote breaking news stories while designing weekly layouts using Adobe InDesign
Jan 2026- April 2026
Research Assistant
Journalism Role Performance Project
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Collected and organized thousands of news stories (online, radio and television) for an international research project examining journalistic roles in Canada
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Analyzed Canadian media content to distinguish between news and opinion
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Worked alongside the team to identify patterns in reporting practices across the country
Sept 2024 - Present
Content Creator: Digital Media
Office of the Vice Provost, Students at Toronto Metropolitan University
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Works with the digital communications team to plan video content targeted towards current and prospective students at the university
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Creates video content for the department’s two social media accounts (@choosetmu and @studentlifetmu) on Instagram and TikTok with over 25,000 followers combined
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Attends events that the university hosts to create event recap videos
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Plans, films, and edits video content
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Monitors social media trends on a daily basis to implement that in the content for these pages
Contributing Writer and Social Media Manager
Feb 2024- April 2025
TamilCulture
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Pitched and wrote various articles (news, feature, opinion) targeted towards first-generation Tamils residing in foreign countries of the 15-29 year-old demographic
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Managed the official Instagram and TikTok pages of the media company with over 65,000 followers combined
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Worked closely with the founder of the company to plan weekly content
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Created and scheduled posts while closely following brand guidelines
Social Media Assistant and Content Writer
Sept 2023- Aug 2024
Alumni Relations at Toronto Metropolitan University
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Worked with the communications team to curate video and graphic design content targeted towards alumni of the university
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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
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Attended events hosted by the department to create engaging event recap content
Education
2023-2027
Toronto Metropolitan University | Bachelor of Journalism
Skills
& Expertise
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Storytelling
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News reporting
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News writing
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Video Editing (Premiere Pro, CapCut, Canva)
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Audio Editing (Adobe Audition and Audacity)
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Feature writing
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Communication
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Collaboration
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Time management