Brian Baker
OBJECTIVE
A position as an Editor, Reporter or Writer
DEMONSTRATED SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Writing/Editing Skills
- Six years experience in copy writing and editing in both print and new media
- Won New College Student Council Leadership Award in 2003 for work with paper
- Championed and coordinated the hosting of ORCUP Spring Conference (2003)
- Coordinated the Town Crier's provincial by-election debate (2009)
- Coordinated the Town Crier's Athlete of the Year awards (2010)
- Reported on key issues in construction industry, and within the midtown Toronto area
- Bilingual in both English and German with some knowledge of French
- Able to consistently produce solid copy under deadline
Technical Skills
- Strong HTML coding skills and efficiency with Dreamweaver and Front Page
- Designed and maintained websites for two groups and self-published an online portfolio
- Photographed both candid and staged shots to illustrate news pieces
- High computer efficiency in PC and Mac environment
- Well-versed in Adobe In-Design, Word, Excel, Quark & Photoshop
- Updated and edited a Content Management Application
CAREER EXPERIENCE
- Freelance Writer, Urban Male Magazine, Ottawa, ON 2009 — Present
- News & Sports Editor / Reporter, Town Crier Newspapers, Toronto ON 2007 — Present
- Staff Writer, Daily Commercial News, Markham ON 2006 — 2007
- Associate Editor, Toronto.com, Toronto ON 2005 — 2006
- Ontario Bureau Chief, Canadian University Press, Toronto ON 2003 — 2004
- Editor-in-Chief, The Window (student newspaper), Toronto ON 2002 — 2003
EDUCATION
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Honours B.A., University of Toronto, Toronto ON 2003
(Specialist: Archaeology - Double Minor: English/Geography)
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Member, Writer’s Circle of Durham Region, Whitby, ON 2005 — Present
- Secretary, Writer's Circle of Durham Region, Whitby, ON 2006 — 2007
- Executive Member, Whitby Minor Baseball Association, Whitby ON 2003 — 2006
- Council Volunteer, New College Student Council, Toronto, ON 2000 — 2003
INTERESTS
- Playing and watching sports: hockey, volleyball, baseball and football
- Writing poetry, short-stories and fiction
- Playing the guitar, going to concerts and listening to music