CV

For my full portfolio and most recent professional updates, check out: http://ishaninath.com/

WORK EXPERIENCE

 Journalist, Mediaplanet (April 2014 – present)

• Write engaging advertorial content on a variety of topics for online and print
• Wrote cover story for 2014 Living with Cancer campaign

Freelance Journalist (September 2011 – present)

• Published in Reader's Digest Canada, Globe and Mail, GridTO, Postmedia wire, OpenFile Toronto, Liberty Gleaner, J-Source, Metro, Maclean’s On Campus, ANOKHI Media, Masalamommas and the Ryersonian
• Broke the news of HNIC Punjabi-language edition cancellation, story went national on the Postmedia wire (October 19, 2011)

Assistant Editor, RdigitaLife (April 2013 – June 2014)

• Responsible for original and thought-provoking blog content and social media promotions for the site
• Covered NXNEi 2013, the trailer premier of Avatar Secrets and other events

Blogger, ANOKHI Magazine (September 2013 – February 2014)

• Blogs for technology, travel, home and garden, and business sections
• Stories range from houseplants with health benefits to profiles on local cupcake stores to how Twitter is changing television

Photo Editor and Reporter, Ryersonian (September – October 2012)

• Edited and took photos, reported for print, online and TV broadcasts and marketed content via social media
• Won a COPA for Best Cross Platform Initiative, contributed graphics
• Story on bullying was reblogged by Maclean’s On Campus and Slate

Research Assistant, Ryerson University (June – October 2013)

• Researched social media responses to mental health news using Sysomos and Topsy for journalism professor Gavin Adamson

Intern, Globe and Mail (May – June 2012)

• Copy-edited and reported for the globeandmail.com
• Covered stories ranging from a Yo-Yo prodigy to security at the London 2012 Olympics

TalentEgg.ca (March 2009 – August 2012)

• Editorial and marketing intern (June – August 2012): wrote two stories per day on job-finding tips, work-life balance, and other career topics for new grads
• Assistant editor (March 2009 – October 2010): managed Lifestyle section of the site
• Articles featured in Metro, Globe Campus, and the Globe’s Canadian University Report

Research Assistant, McMaster University (January 2011 – 2012)

• Researched and catalogued Indian diaspora music, summarized and collected media samples for media professor Faiza Hirji

Social Media Coordinator, McMaster University (September 2010 – 2011)

• Independently created and implemented social media strategy for new department
• Organized and orchestrated all social media and other online promotions 

Social Media Consultant, New Motto (2011)

• Researched and presented proposals for clients to improve their social media marketing

Program Assistant, Shad Valley (June – August 2010, June – August 2011)

• Worked with team of staff to organize and run a 27 day enrichment program for gifted youth
• Ran workshops, activities and lectures throughout the month

SKILLS

• Proficient with Microsoft Office, CP Style, Sysomos, Topsy, Google Analytics, NewsEdit, iNews, Wordpress, Adobe Creative Suite, and various CMS (ex. Escenic, NewsGate)

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

Incite Magazine (2008 – 2011)

• Managing editor and head of communications (2010 – 2011): redesigned website and integrated blogging and social media to increase readership
• Graphics coordinator (2008 – 2010) 

Communications Coordinator, TEDxMcMasterU Conference (October 2010 – May 2011)

• Wrote all online and social content for McMaster’s first-ever TEDx conference

Travel Blogger, McMaster’s International Students Services (2010)

• Submitted regular blogs about my exchange at the University of Leeds

PR Assistant, McMaster Students Union (September 2010 – May 2011)

• Researched, pitched and created multimedia content for MSU website and student newspaper on behalf of the students' union

PR Assistant, CURE Canada (2009-2010)

• Helped in the rebranding process, created new image and voice for the NGO

EDUCATION

Masters of Journalism, Ryerson University (2013)

• $17,500 SSHRC grant
• Women's Press Club of Toronto - Kay Rex Scholarship

Honours Bachelor of Arts and Science (2011)

• McMaster’s Deans Honour List (top 15% of my class)
• Received over $10,000 in academic scholarships
• Honours thesis on the cultural significance of NBC’s Outsourced

Study Abroad at University of Leeds (January – June 2010) Ontario Secondary School Diploma (2007) International Baccalaureate Certificate in Fine Arts (2007) Elmwood School for Girls, Ottawa, ON