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Melanie Kerr melaniekerr@live.ca

416-518-6057

Toronto, ON

Education

Humber College

Print & Broadcast Journalism

2008-2011

Graduated from Humber Colleges Journalism program and received an award from Columbia Scholastic

Press in page design for The Humber Et Cetera newspaper.

Holy Trinity High School

Bradford, Ontario

2004-2008

ExperienceKS Beauty Group

Social Media and Marketing Coordinator March 2014-November 2014

Manage all social media accounts including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

Pitch new services and products to salon industry professionals

Create press releases for new products and professional services

Manage and create all blog content

Beauty Nine To Five

Managing Editor December 2012-Present

Manage a small group of contributing writers

Plan monthly editorial schedules

Edit and fact check all copy

Create SEO friendly content and headlines

Attend blogger and industry events

Duet Public Relations

Junior Publicist June 2013-January 2013

Assisted in scheduling social media posts for brands

Managed guest lists at industry events

Assisted with brand event listings

Secured sponsorship donations for 250 VIP gift bags for a charity event

Beauty Nine To Five

Contributor July 2012-December 2012

Generatedrelevant ideas on a weekly basis

Stayedup to date on the newest beauty products, trends and services

Submitted blog posts weekly, while following a writers style guide

Real Style Network

Freelance Contributor March 2012- May 2014

Attend fashion, beauty and lifestyle press events followed by a write up of event

Photograph press events and Toronto Fashion Week

Write blog posts relevant to our readership

Interview several Canadian fashion designers, celebrity make-up artists and hair stylists

Manage advertising contact lists and PR contact databases

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The Bradford Topic Newspaper February 2010-September 2013

Freelance Reporter

Came up with own story ideas

Interviewed people around the community

Did several music profiles on local bands

Wrote articles about renovations around the town

Reported on town council meetings

Flare Magazine

Beauty Department Intern August 2011-December 2011

Wrote weekly beauty picks blog

Communicated with PR representatives for product features, launch information and editor requests

Organized beauty closet by category

Assisted editors where needed

Managed incoming products and filed them accordingly with press kits

Real Style Network

Editorial Intern January 2011-April 2011

Wrote several beauty and fashion news posts daily

Made beauty trend images on Photoshop

Assisted on selecting products shown in magazine

Requested look books for review

Interviewed fashion and beauty industry professionals

Represented the magazine at industry launch events and LG Fashion Week

Lifestyle Editor

Humber Et Cetera January 2011-April 2011

Guided second year reporters on a weekly basis

Edited and fact checked copy

completed layout and additional online material

YYZ Magazine

Copy Editor

Humber College Student Magazine January 2010-April 2010

Made suggestions on how to improve articles to target our specific audience

Made grammatical corrections in the articles published

Volunteer Work

MagNet 2010

Canadas Magazine Conference June 2010

Handed out name badges, information packages, and session schedules to guests

Attended the Canadian Magazine award reception

Humber College Peer Mentoring Program

Peer Mentor January 2010-May 2010

Mentored an at risk dual credit high school student interested in going into journalism

Received mentoring certificate from Humber College upon completion of the program

Skills

Self motivated, hard working, good communication skills developed through journalism background, thrives

in deadline-driven environments, knowledgeable about all social media outlets, reliable and enthusiastic

in every aspect of production.

Familiar with: CP Style, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, WordPress, Burli, All MS Office Software, QuickBooks,

Final Cut Pro I llustrator and trained on media database CisionPoint.

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