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Jennifer Brown
647-291-5940
jb@jenniferbrown.ca

http://www.linkedIn.com/in/JenniferGBrown

• Award-winning professional journalist with more than 15 years experience reporting, writing and editing for magazines, newspapers and online

• Self-motivated team player with excellent organizational skills and ability to work with sales team to deliver revenue generating projects that benefit both readers and advertisers

• KRW Gold winner, Best Retail Article 2008

Professional Experience

Editorial Director, Security Group

Publisher, Canadian Security Magazine

Annex Publishing and Printing
www.canadiansecuritymag.com
June 2004 to present

SP&T News
www.sptnews.ca
July 2006 to present

Responsible for writing news and feature stories as well as assigning stories to the associate editor and freelance writers for both Canadian Security Magazine and SP&T News (20 issues a year). Work with publisher to develop strategic plan for magazines and developing new revenue opportunities.

Position also requires administering budgets for both magazines including freelance writing, photography and travel budgets. Also responsible for content management of magazine websites and tracking traffic as well as developing content for two e-newsletters each month and tracking open rates of those e-newsletters.

• Produce weekly video reports on security industry and maintain Twitter account that represents both security magazines and promotes issues of interest in the security industry.

Editor
Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine
www.cos-mag.com
CLB Media
June 2005 to July 2006

Freelance writer

Toronto Star

2004-present

Associate Editor
Computing Canada Magazine
IT Business Group
Transcontinental Media Inc.
September 2003 to May 2004

Responsible for writing and assigning content for all sections of the magazine (18 issues per year). Together with the editor, arrange photography for sections; work with the production department to ensure quality of art obtained meets publication standards.

Collaborated with editorial team to develop events that not only generated original stories for readers, but also raised the profile of the magazine within the IT community.

Assistant Editor
EDGE Magazine
IT Business Group
Transcontinental Media Inc.
November 2000 to September 2003

Working with the publisher, editor and art director, the position required handling all aspects of producing EDGE, a publication serving an executive level readership interested in improving bottom line results with technology hardware and software applications.

Scope of responsibilities:
Writing feature length and breaking news stories as well as working with freelance writers and illustrators/photographers from assignment to final edit. Developing, in conjunction with the publisher and editorial/art team, original cover photography or illustration concept for each issue of the magazine. Responsible for managing editorial and art budget.

• Assumed lead role during redesign/re-launch of EDGE Magazine (formerly InfoSystems Executive) in summer of 2002.

Staff Writer
ITBusiness.ca
Transcontinental Media Inc.
June 2000 to November 2000

• Reporter for ITBusiness.ca writer’s pool, responsible for daily news stories of interest to Canada’s high-tech industry.

• Articles also written as required for InfoSystems Executive, Computing Canada, eBusiness Journal, Computer Dealer News, Technology In Government, Communications & Networking magazines.

Senior Staff Writer
York Region Newspaper Group
Metroland Printing, Publishing & Distribution
July 1995- June 2000

• Senior health and education regional reporter responsible for producing daily news and feature stories for York Region Newspaper Group.

Received 1999 Journalist of the Year award from the Suburban Newspapers of America for combined coverage of education and health care issues.

Senior Staff Writer
The Huntsville Forester
1991-1995

• General assignment reporter/photographer specializing in health, education and municipal politics.

• Newspaper production and headline/photo caption writing.

Correspondent
CBC Ontario Morning
1994-1995

• Provided live weekly reports to CBC’s Ontario Morning regional radio program providing stories of interest from Muskoka.

Correspondent
The North Bay Nugget
1993-1995

• Wrote freelance news and feature stories with a focus on education issues.

Research assistant/library
The Toronto Sun
1990-1991

• Assisted reporters from all departments with research for stories, checked facts, compiled information on current issues. Enhanced Toronto Sun electronic clip file database, maintained wire photo library.

Ryerson Polytechnic University 1988-1991
Bachelor of Applied Arts – Journalism
Copy editing refresher course fall 2002 – Ryerson University

Editing/Writing for Service Journalism course 2007 – Ryerson University

Huntsville High School 1989
• OSSGHD, Ontario Scholar

Computer skills

• Joomla Content Management System, Macintosh OS X, Quark Xpress, QPS CopyDesk, MS Office. Joomla content management system, Adobe InDesign/InCopy.

Cooking, travel, kayaking, geocaching.

Available upon request.