Fiona Geddes

577A Indian Road ~ Toronto, Ontario (416) 625 1795 ~ geddes.fiona@gmail.com www.fionageddes.ca

Education
Bachelor of Journalism Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Graduated with high honours Deans Honours list 2009-2011 Relevant courses: Online Reporting, Multi-media, International Reporting, Public Relations Won an IDRC-funded international journalism contest, 2011 Was featured on the Ottawa Citizen website for breaking news in the community Completed an exchange to Swansea, Wales in 2008-2009, studying Public Relations 2006-2011

Relevant Experience
Public Relations Administrative Assistant Current Fleishman-Hillard, Toronto, Ontario Working at a global PR agency to fulfill media relation roles, including writing media releases and fact sheets, media monitoring, and editorial research and development Assist in a variety of administrative roles within the office learning to work in a high stress environment with tight deadlines Contribute to copy-editing, report writing, and fact checking to ensure all outgoing documents that are sent to clients are written effectively and without error

Freelance Journalist and Videographer Current Ottawa, Ontario Teamed up with an online specialist and videographer to create a series of video clippings on personalities in the Ottawa area to be released late 2013 Research and interview individuals on a variety of subjects in which they specialize in (i.e ghost hunters, exotic dancers, roller derby athletes, etc.) Write articles on the individuals as well as tape-record and edit clippings into a 3 minute video piece using Adobe Premiere Pro In-Field Internship 2012 Right To Play, Toronto, Ontario Interned at Right To Play for three months taking on a variety of roles for the charity organization Created a working newsletter to be sent to donors, highlighting key developments as well as upcoming events. Also wrote articles for the website on events that are taking place Integrated social media outlets, such as Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube to expand on exciting stories happening on the ground level of the organization Responsible for all copy-editing of program material with the PLAY program Worked with Microsoft Word, Publisher and Excel. As well as iVideo, Soundslides and Final Cut Pro.

Radio Broadcaster 2011 RadioFlash, Kigali, Rwanda Responsible for running the English News program for the radio station, gaining experience in a fastpaced environment with tight deadlines Pitched stories and went out to the field to cover hard news twice daily Worked with other members of the team to put together a quality broadcast line up twice a day Worked independently to research, write and edit broadcast pieces that were ready for air Acted as anchor for the 10 am and 7 pm newscast daily resulting in a great deal of on air experience Computer Graphics Operator 2011 Rogers TV, Ottawa As a volunteer, helped cover sports games for local TV, gaining knowledge in sports broadcasting Learned to capture the game on camera, cover stories within a game, conduct live interviews with athletes, and work as a team to create a professional broadcast Assisted other volunteers in setting up and tearing down all parts of the on-set mobile location Worked on site during games to create computer graphics and put them up on screen Public Relations Campaign Coordinator 2011 Carleton University Alumni and Donor Relations, Ottawa Worked with a team to create a functional events campaign for the Alumni department at Carleton Assisted in identifying the departments strengths and weaknesses and supporting them to overcome these challenges Wrote speeches, designed leaflets, and created communication opportunities for the Alumni department Reporter, Producer, and Editor 2010 Capital News Online, Ottawa Spent four months working with a team of students to run a weekly online news magazine Responsibilities included pitching and developing story ideas, writing and publishing stories, editing all articles that went online, scheduling interviews for reporters, conducting initial interviews and follow ups Learned to multi-task, and to work efficiently with a team in a fast paced environment

Extracurricular Activities
Travel Experience Resided in Ethiopia and Rwanda for a combined total of four months Spent nine months backpacking around Europe visiting a number of countries, gaining communication skills with a variety of different cultures. Acquired moderate French communication skills through living in Rwanda Sports Played competitive soccer and basketball for the last 20 years, including varsity at Swansea University, learning discipline skills and the ability to work with a team Was captain of both soccer and basketball teams in high school, acting as a leader for others Organized sports tournaments for the sports community and gained experience in heading events