Samantha
Wu
Summary of Qualifications
Canadian Family Online
- Online Intern
- Responsible for building stories and slideshows from archived issues of the magazine for the website.
- Responsible for updating the homepage and main pages of the site every week.
- Wrote content for the website, conducted interviews and did research.
- Moderated Canadian Family forums and acted as forum administrator.
Gardening Life Online
- Online Intern
- Built stories and slideshows from archived issues of the magazine for the website.
- Kept home page and main pages every second week with new content.
- Updated Q&A portion of website every few days for consistency.
The Humber Et Cetera Newspaper - Spring 2007
- Online Editor
- Created new website from scratch in DreamWeaver.
- Made sure each edition of the paper made it online in its entirety.
- Kept content actively up-to-date.
- Worked directly with Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor while managing website.
- In Focus Editor
- Worked with external writers managing their weekly stories.
- Made sure writers' weekly stories focused on a specific topic predetermined for the week with one "umbrella" story encapsulating theme.
- Edited stories down for content, clarity, and length.
- Laid out stories in pages with photographs using Quark XPress.
- Worked with copy editors, Editor-In-Chief, Managing Editor, and staff advisors to make sure page content was entirely correct.
- Worked in a timely and quick fashion under high pressure.
- Worked well with other editors, photo editor, and production editor, co-operatively in a team environment.
Convergence Winter 2007, The Official Magazine of Humber College's School of Media Studies
- Writer, "Television Influencing Life".
- Section editor, "Hype" for advertising.
- Worked with writers and managed the progress of their stories for consistency and clarity.
- Edited stories down for clarity and length.
- Worked with the art department for the best visual ideas to accompany each story.
Sweat Winter 2007, The Official Magazine of the Ontario College's Athletic Association
- Writer, sidebar story "Dealing with Defeat".
- Online Editor
The Green Banana Summer
2006, Humber College’s Art Magazine
-
Writer, “Ambush Theatre”
- Took on various
positions in the production of the magazine
- Photographer
- Fact checker
- Online assistant
- Accepted and efficiently
completed multiple positions in production end for experience
and to advance skills
The Humber Et
Cetera Newspaper – Fall 2005
The Humber Et
Cetera Newspaper – Fall 2004
- Weekly reporter
and photographer for the Life section.
Sales Associate,
La Vie en Rose Yorkdale Mall
(February 2005 – December 2005)
Student Ambassador,
Humber College
(September 2004 – December 2004)
- Greeted students
during orientation pleasantly and openly
- Answered directional
questions accurately and helpfully
- Organized directional
signs and display boards throughout the campus
- Escorted students
to classrooms in a quick and kind manner
- Useful and efficient
in team environment
- Greeted parents
and students during Humber Awards Nights
- Answered questions
in a professional manner
- Ushered parents
and students in lecture hall to their seats
Education
Journalism, Humber
College (September 2003 – June 2007)
Acting Techniques 1, Seneca College (September 2002 –
December 2002)
Vaughan Secondary School (September 1997 – June 2002)
References
References are available
upon request.
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