Cassandra Jowett
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1I think I was able to somewhat skip the "entry-level track" by starting my career with a start-up. I went from intern to "upper management" or whatever you want to call it -- one level below the boss and managing entry-level employees, interns and volunteers -- within less than a year. I like a lot of responsibility and I love managing people (ahem, control freak), so it's been a great experience. I think I would have floundered in a traditional "entry-level" job.
83 weeks ago from Entry-Level Young Professionals
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About Me
I'm the Editor at TalentEgg, Canada's career hub for college and university students and recent grads.
I graduated from Ryerson University's School of Journalism in 2009 with a Bachelor of Journalism, specialized in print journalism. While completing my degree, I was a writer and editor for multiple publications, including two student newspapers and the university's award-winning feminist magazine, McClung's. I also completed a reporting internship with one of Canada's two national newspapers, The National Post.
I launched my career with TalentEgg as its first employee during the summer of 2008, between my third and fourth years of university, when I came on as a Sales & Marketing Intern. I kept in touch with TalentEgg's founder through the fall and began working part-time for the company while completing my last semester of school. In February 2009, I helped launch the TalentEgg Career Incubator and essentially scored myself a full-time, permanent job. I've been there ever since!
Work History
- TalentEgg Inc.
- Editor
- Febuary 2009 to Present
Recruit and manage writing team, and write, edit and publish content daily for online magazines. Make and follow editorial schedules and deadlines. Manage and produce editorial content and videos for clients and partner organizations. Create/design branding and promotional items online and offline.
- National Post
- Reporting intern
- Febuary 2009 to April 2009
Full-time reporting internship at the Toronto branch of the National Post, one of Canada's two national newspapers. Reported and wrote more than 15 published articles in a six-week span, including one front page article ("'Google mistrials' derail courts," http://www.cassandrajowett.com/journalism/google-mistrials-derail-courts/)
- The Ryersonian
- News editor and production manager
- January 2009 to Febuary 2009
Worked on a small masthead with four other editors to produce The Ryersonian, Ryerson University's student newspaper, on a weekly basis for six weeks.
Developed story ideas on university news and events, and assigned them to student reporters. Edited news stories and coached writers. Took photographs with a digital SLR camera. Liveblogged students' union elections. Created a 12- to 16-page layout in QuarkXPress for each newspaper.
- McClung's Magazine
- Handling editor
- September 2008 to December 2008
Advised writers on researching and producing features for a feminist magazine, then edited stories for content, structure and quality.
Education
- Ryerson University
- Bachelor of Journalism, Newspaper
- 2005 - 2009
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