Patty Hails
Founder/editor/publisher of a Toronto-based online intersectional feminist magazine
with writers across Canada, the U.S. and in the U.K.; Freelance writer and editor
Toronto, ON | --
EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
Nasty Women’s Press, Toronto — Founder/editor/publisher
Writing, editing, publishing
NOVEMBER 2016 - PRESENT
Research, marketing and social
Founded, launched and run Nasty Women’s Press; built and lead an international team of
media management
writers/editors/designers; established editorial style/voice; developed local and
international partnerships; design and manage web and social media channels; plan
content; assign/edit/publish articles; lead team meetings; direct
communications/outreach; plan/facilitate events and workshops
Directing communications and
outreach
Web design, website management,
SEO
Various, Worldwide — Freelance writer and editor
Workshop planning and facilitation
NOVEMBER 2015 - PRESENT
Attracting and retaining talent
Wrote for campus paper The Sheaf and later Vv Magazine, Thirtyish.me, LiisBeth; edited
select book chapters; wrote/edited articles/essays/blog posts for clients at Upwork and
Freelancer. See PORTFOLIO for more.
McDougall Gauley LLP, Saskatoon — Legal assistant
AUGUST 2010 - MAY 2015aska
Leadership, team-building and
collaboration
AWARDS
Drafted legal filings up to and including the Supreme Court of Canada; conducted
Winner: Vancouver Xtra’s 2004
research; produced documents for discovery; corresponded with clients/other
Community Hero of the Year Award
counsel/the court/expert witnesses; booked travel; sat on social committee
for intervening in a gay-bashing in
Vancouver’s west end Davie village
EDUCATION
Invited to apply as a Rhodes Scholar
based on academic achievement
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon — Sociology (Hons)
Golden Key International Honour
SEPTEMBER 2015 - ONGOING
Society Member of an invitation-
Gradually working toward a B.A. in sociology with a minor in women’s and gender
studies; sat on the Sociology Undergraduate Students’ Association; volunteered at the
only organization for high academic
achievers
University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union Pride Centre
Winfield College, Vancouver — T.E.F.L. Certificate
SUMMER 2004
Obtained Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate
LANGUAGES
English and French
