Miranda Monahan

Miranda Margaret Monahan (They/She) is an Audio Programmer and Podcast Producer with 6 years of experience in news media and non-profit organizations. They have been recognized for their skills as an Editor and Photographer. She is seeking opportunities to transition into content creation roles in the content streaming and book publishing industries. Monahan is open to on-site, hybrid and remote working arrangements.

Book Club Coordinator at Amnesty International (2023-01 – Present)

Freelance, Remote

• Selected monthly reading materials, some Canadian and some international.
• Assisted with booking occasional guest speakers.
• Developed discussion questions.
• Sent out meeting invites.

Temp at CBC/Radio-Canada (2022-08 – Present)

Hybrid

• Curated video content, TV clips, for a language-learning application, Mauril.
• Copy edited articles for CBC.ca.

Social Media Manager / Web Developer at Amnesty International (2020-10 – 2023-01)

Freelance, Remote

• Collaborated on a digital literary magazine, The Matchstick, designed to showcase the work of Canadian independent artists and writers who are between the ages of 18 and 25.
• Provided feedback regarding pitches.
• Logged selected pieces in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
• Published 3 issues.
• Crafted content for social media accounts with more than 10,000 followers, including infographics and short videos, using Canva.
• Utilized platforms like Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
• Laid out web pages on WordPress.
• Experimented with different effects such as parallax and fades.

Freelance Writer / Editor at Vocal Media (2020-02 – 2024-03)

Freelance, Remote

• Authored 52 articles on various topics such as pop culture, work, life, astronomy, current events, and history.
• Monitored analytics, including the amount of time spent reading a post and the number of views an article has.
• Participated in the peer review process and edited stories to remove all spelling and grammatical errors.

News Reporter Intern at Lakeshore News (2018-09 – 2019-04)

Internship, Hybrid

• Interviewed everyday citizens and politicians for stories.
• Worked on newspaper layouts in Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress.
• Edited video footage for social media.

Contributor / Content Editor at The MediaPlex Examiner: A Production of St. Clair College (2017-09 – 2020-04)

Full-time, On-site

• Specialized in the travel, tourism and history beats.
• Proofed articles for adherence to the Canadian Press Stylebook.
• Wrote, hosted and produced 3 podcasts: Nordic Folk, all about Nordic folk music and the artists associated with this genre, It's TEFL Time, discussing teaching English as a Second Language, and Adventures in Pen Pal Land, talking about the seemingly lost art of the pen pal.

Publishing Certificate in Publishing – Toronto Metropolitan University (2025-02 – 2027-12)

Ontario College Diploma in Journalism – St. Clair College (2017-09 – 2020-04)