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Gwyn Peters
ABOUT
-3696 Henri Julien Ave, Montreal QC
Driven, innovative, and collaborative. Passionate about community-building, travel, and political
engagement.
EDUCATION
SEPTEMBER 2016 PRESENT
McGill
University,
(Montreal QC)
EXPERIENCE
FEBRUARY 2020-
BACHELOR OF ARTS
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ANTHROPOLOGY
To be completed by May 2021
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADER
PRESENT
F WORD:
Feminist
Multimedia
Publication
(Montreal QC)
Facilitates meetings to motivate the team and generate ideas for
outreach and events
Manages spreadsheets and schedules, delegates tasks, and oversees
all team responsibilities
Revitalized social media presence and website to connect to
Montreal's broader feminist community
Collaborates in the selection of pieces and in graphic design to publish
the work of diverse artists
Member of Communications team since 2016
SEPTEMBER 2018 -
TEAM MEMBER + VP OF EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
NOVEMBER 2019
Nourish
International:
Non-Profit
Organization for
Sustainability
(Montreal QC )
JANUARY 2019 -
Conceptualized, planned, and advertised events and ventures
Acted as the principal liaison between Nourish and local
organizations/venues
Created, packaged, and distributed organic lip balm to raise money for
social and environmental initiatives
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL MARKETING AND PR
AUGUST 2019
HLAB: Summer
School Program
for Japanese
Students
(Tokyo, Japan,
and remote)
Oversaw production of promotional materials and revised the globalfacing website
Aided with outreach and recruitment efforts to build a team of passionate
and qualified seminar leaders
Partnered with the broader creative team to maintain brand identity
across linguistic and cultural barriers
AUGUST 2018,
AUGUST 2019
HLAB (Tokyo,
Japan)
SEMINAR LEADER + CAMP MENTOR
Taught seminars on creative writing and medical anthropology to
students between ages 12-17 with varying levels of English fluency
Designed content, slides, and activities to coach students through
advanced concepts
Coordinated seminar materials with a language and cultural fluency
assistant
MAY 2018 AUGUST 2018
Guelph Jazz
Festival
(Guelph ON)
MARKETING ASSISTANT
Tailored social media posts, website design, and local advertisements to
meet the goals of the Artistic Director
Coordinated social media strategies with a partnered institute
Partnered with a graphic designer to create and revise a festival program
Wrote and oversaw the production of local radio ads
SKILLS
Communication
Counseled and taught younger students across a language barrier
Leads meetings to disseminate important information to the F WORD
team
Research-oriented academic background
Experienced in working with people of various ages and backgrounds
Leadership
Spearheaded the continuation of F WORD magazine during the COVID
19 pandemic
Calmly addresses time-sensitive and unforeseen problems
Organization
Proficient with digital programs: WordPress, Canva, Adobe Photoshop
and InDesign, Microsoft Office programs, G Suite programs
Synthesizes information to prepare easy-to-read spreadsheets,
documents, and infographics
REFERENCES
Professor,
Marjorie Bronfman Chair in
Social Studies of Medicine
Colleague
(Co-Administrator) at
F WORD Magazine
Dr. Todd Eugene Meyers-Office: 3647 Peel, Montreal QC, H3A 1X1
Phone: -
Sophie McCallum-Phone: -
