McKenzie Spies
McKenzie Spies
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Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Bio

Experienced editor with a demonstrated history of working in the publishing industry. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Critical Thinking, Social Media, Customer Satisfaction, and Editing. Strong media and communication professional with a Certificate focused in Editing from Simon Fraser University and an English degree from MacEwan University.

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Workplace culture Market research Project management Copy writing Education

Skills

Real estate 6 Research 6 Blogs 3 Editing 3 Property management 3 Social media 3 Communication 2 Target audience 2 Account analysis 1 Brand awareness 1 Content curation 1 Data analysis 1 Engineering statics 1 Finance 1 Grammar 1 Grant applications 1 Grant writing 1 Management 1 Marketing 1 Mental health 1 Midwifery 1 Paragraphs 1 Patience 1 Podcasting 1 Postpartum care 1 Real estate investments 1 Sales 1 Scheduling 1 Social media management 1 Thinkific 1 Training and development 1 Transcribing 1 Writing 1

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Recent projects

Ancestral Hands Midwives
Ancestral Hands Midwives
Markham, Ontario, Canada

Non-Profit Grant Writing

Ancestral Hands Midwives (non profit organization) is looking for assistance with grant applications to acquire funds that will support our mission: to reduce racial disparities in maternal outcomes and improve the experiences and outcomes for Black people during the prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods. We're looking for students to help us:Research and create a list of grant opportunities utilizing Google, and grant searching platforms such as Pocketed.Compile a master list of grant answers from existing grant applications and input the information into the provided blueprint.Develop a needs statement that characterizes the community problem and justifies the need for funding based on the provided documentation (which will include the organization's mission and vision statement as well as previous grant applications).Complete 1-4 grant applications (depending on the length of the application) that can then be submitted by the organization.

Matches 1
Category Creative writing + 4
Closed
MB Property Management
MB Property Management
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Verification of authenticity/non-Plagiarism of existing website content

PLEASE NOTE: Students may qualify for Level UP for this project if you fit the eligibility requirements.On our website, we have hired out someone to create all the content, including blogs. We would like to get:1. Recommendations on free and effective Plagiarism Tools that we can run our existing content through to verify its authenticity 2. Recommendations on free and effective Plagiarism tools we can use before posting any future website content, including quotes, blogs, etc to ensure authenticity. 3. A review of our existing content to verify if anything posted is Plagiarized

Matches 2
Category Databases + 2
Closed
PickEco Refills LTD
PickEco Refills LTD
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

New Employee Training Development

Our company has a unique way of doing sales which is challenging to learn for new hires. We need an online course that will introduce employees to their roles, take employees through all start-up resources, and provide our founder with standardized feedback and data about employee progress.We would like to automate our onboarding process for our business and reduce the time spent by our founder on repetitive onboarding tasks.

Matches 1
Category Operations + 3
Closed
MB Property Management
MB Property Management
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Editing of existing Real Estate blogs & proposal of new real estate blog topics

We are looking for assistance in editing our existing blogs and suggesting future blog topicsWe believe this project will include:A. Review /edit one years worth of blogs B. Check all blogs against a plagiarism checker C. Do research to find a good plagiarism checkers to useD. Suggest new blog titles and content for blogs for the following target audience:1. 4 tenant focused blog ideals including suggested title and key suggested points to cover off in each of those blogs2. 4 Landlord focused blog ideals, including suggested catchy titles and key suggested points to cover off in each of those blogs3. 4 Real estate investor related blog ideals, including suggested catch titles and key suggested points to cover off in each of those blogs.

Matches 2
Category Creative writing + 4
Closed

Work experience

Program Manager
MacEwan University
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
March 15 - Current

- Identify, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate professional development programming within a cost-recovery framework, ensuring that financial targets are achieved
- Provide and market high-quality programming
- Secure and manage contracts with brokers and instructors

Program Assistant
MacEwan University
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
January 1 - March 14

- Administrative support for instructors, including creation of contracts, receiving invoices, processing payments, and technical help with Blackboard (learning management system)
- Administrative support for students, including responding to inquiries via email and phone, providing assistance with course registration and withdrawal, and technical help with Blackboard
- Prepare for courses, including scheduling, editing materials, and setting up classrooms or online learning environments
- Utilize PeopleSoft to monitor enrollment and update tracking spreadsheets in Excel and Google
- Research for new and topical courses and programs, including co-creating a micro-credential proposal for Intercultural Communication in the Canadian Workplace for the Alberta Settlement and Integration Program: Settlement, Integration and Language Projects grant

Freelance Editor
Gold Raven Editing
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
March 1 - Current

- Reading texts for proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling
- Review formatting of texts
- Ensure consistency of texts

Education

Leadership, Professional Development Certificate
MacEwan University, School of Continuing Education
January 1 - October 31
Editing, Certificate
Simon Fraser University
January 1 - May 30
English, Bachelor of Arts
MacEwan University
September 1 - April 30