Sophia Lopez

Experience

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  The Gauntlet Publications Society

  Sept 2020 - Apr 2023

  - Managed and contributed toward the content and distribution of the by-weekly newspaper- Copy-edited all submitted articles, oversaw the newspaper layout process, managed social media accounts- Ensured the staff performed their required duties Attended monthly Board meetings and addressed any staff concerns - Wrote and copy-edited stories that concerned the University of Calgary community for the news section- Came up with a weekly quota of newsworthy stories

  • Editor-in-Chief

    May 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Staff Representative

    May 2021 - May 2022

  • News Editor

    Sept 2020 - May 2022
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  Cohere

  Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  Senior Data Quality Specialist

  - Wrote and proofread writing samples to train Cohere’s data models- Labelled, ranked, audited, and corrected machine learning data

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  CBC/Radio-Canada

  Nov 2023 - Dec 2023

  Reporter

  - Pitch during CBC News meetings- Set up and conduct interviews- Write web stories on news topics in Calgary- Make radio voicers and clips for radio and TV- Shadow experienced journalists- Took part in CBC’s TikTok - Learn and network with both the English and French sides in the industry

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  University of Calgary

  Jul 2024 - now

  Junior Communications Specialist

  - Conducting interviews and writing UToday stories- Producing video stories and editing using Adobe Premiere Pro- Managing social media channels and strategy- Design content strategies to feed social media- Serving as communications project managers- Direct client communication to ensure success