JANE GERSTER

jane.gerster@gmail.com janegerster.com

EDUCATION & AWARDS

Carleton University, 2009 Candidate for Bachelor of Journalism with minor in Spanish, 2013. Awarded a $10,000 entrance scholarship. University of Calgary Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, May 2012. Certificate of completion for the Canadian Military Journalism Course. Jarvis Collegiate Institute, 2005 2009. Ontario Secondary School Diploma. First place Sports Writing, Feature category in the Toronto Star High School Newspaper Awards, 2008.

EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTEER WORK

The Canadian Press Editorial intern with the Atlantic Bureau, June August 2012. Responsible for writing stories and monitoring the Atlantic wire on weekends, as well as providing information, audio and video for print, broadcast and online services. St. Catharines Standard Intern, May 2012. Responsible for writing stories for print and web, as well as briefs. jhr (Journalists for Human Rights) Digital Ambassador, May 2012 present. Responsible for raising awareness via Twitter of jhr campaigns & volunteers. Charlatan Publications News editor, January 2011 May 2012. Responsible for breaking news, assigning stories and photo requests, and layout. The National Post Toronto news intern, December 2011. Responsible for writing stories, features, quick web hits and live-tweeting. The United Nations Student Journalism Program Reporter, September 2011. Blogging about sustainability for annual UN DPI/NGO Conference in Germany. The Kelowna Daily Courier Intern, May - June 2011. Pitched a front-page feature, which was republished on the Canadian Press wire. Global National Intern at the Toronto Bureau, June & December 2010 Intern at the Ottawa Bureau, January 2011- March 2011. Shot listed tapes, conducted interviews, wrote script and picked clips for stories.

OTHER SKILLS & INTERESTS

Proficient in French and Spanish. Published photos in the Charlatan, Macleans OnCampus, CanCulture Online Magazine, Bonner Umweltzeitung. Can edit with Avid Newscutter and iNews. June 2012.