Joëlle Pouliot

Joëlle Pouliot

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Freelance Journalist at --

  • Education

    • Concordia University

      2007 - 2011
      Specialization in Journalism/Political Science Minor

      Activities and Societies: -Radio News Broadcaster at the 2011 Communication Games (Jeux franco-canadiens de la communication), a national university competition in media and communications. -Television News Broadcaster at the 2010 Communication Games

    • Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences

      2008 - 2009
      International Communication and Media
    • City University London

      2011 - 2012
      International Journalism MA Broadcast and Online Journalism
  • Experience

    • QMI News Agency

      Aug 2010 - Jun 2011
      Editorial Assistant

      -Coordinating incoming articles and photos by freelancers-Helping editors plan daily news coverage

    • Montreal Gazette

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
      Intern reporter

      -Summer internship as a reporter covering city news and the police beat. Also covered elections in Kanesatake and the Guy Turcotte trial.-Online reporter/editor: updating web content, proofreading articles, writing headlines for SEO optimization, sharing content with social media.

    • Freelance

      Sept 2011 - Apr 2014

      -Blogger for Bell Media's entertainment website Envedette.ca : writing weekly articles about the movie industry in French (Blogue Cinéma).-Blogger for DocGeeks.com : writing documentary film reviews in English-Writing profiles for "10 % and Rising" : a project by British photographer Leonora Saunders, featuring women representing 10 percent or less of their work industry. Contributor for feature articles from London for : - The Montreal Gazette (www.montrealgazette.com)- QMI News Agency (published in French for Canoë, 24 Heures, Journal de Montréal)

      • Journalist

        Jan 2010 - Apr 2014
      • Journalist

        Sept 2011 - Mar 2012
    • CBC

      Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

      -Features for The World This Weekend programme

      • Freelance Radio Journalist

        May 2012 - Jul 2012
      • Intern for CBC News Television and Radio

        Apr 2012 - Jun 2012
    • Films of Record (Documentary Production Company)

      Nov 2012 - Nov 2012
      Researcher

      Internship as a researcher for documentary films: -Research for the BBC series "Changing Fortunes".-Research and filming across London for the Channel 4 doc "Hugh Grant: Taking on the Tabloids". -Developed the proposal for a new documentary to be filmed in 2013.

    • BBC

      Apr 2013 - May 2013
      Work placement with the BBC World Service

      -Research, guest booking and pre-interviewing for BBC World Have Your Say and Newshour programmes

    • Human Rights Watch

      Apr 2013 - Aug 2013
      Researcher

      Media monitoring (in English and French-language media) and research for the Great Lakes team of the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch in London. Monitoring human rights abuses in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo and doing research with reports by the UN and the ICC.

    • AFP

      Oct 2013 - May 2014
      Video Production Assistant

      Editing and translating (English + French) video content for AFPTV's Europe and Africa newswire

    • Wanted Yesterday

      Mar 2015 - Sept 2015
      Freelance translator and copywriter

      Copywriting and translating in English and French for Wanted Yesterday, which offers express and overnight/over-weekend services.

    • The New York Times

      May 2015 - Jun 2015
      Freelance

      Freelance producer for The New York Times video section.

    • JAB Productions

      Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
      Researcher & translator

      Freelance researcher & translator for JAB Productions, a video production company, working on short documentaries and video segments.

    • VICE Media

      Jun 2016 - Jan 2017
      Pigiste pour VICE du Jour

      Pigiste pour l'équipe vidéo et documentaire de VICE du Jour

    • HuffPost

      Sept 2016 - Jan 2017
      Freelance Writer
    • WAM

      Nov 2017 - Dec 2017
      Researcher for The Detectives (CBC) true-crime documentary series
    • Educational Institution

      Jan 2018 - now
      Freelance Journalist
    • Mouvement Santé mentale Québec

      Nov 2018 - Jul 2022
      Communications Coordinator
    • Koze

      Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
      Documentary Filmmaker

      Co-director, co-scriptwriter and narrator of a documentary web series about caregivers in mental health. This 8-part series was funded by the Stories for Caregivers Telus Fund."BETTER" is available here: https://www.storiesforcaregivers.com/

    • Mustang Productions

      May 2023 - Sept 2023
      Researcher

      Research, writing and pitches for several ongoing documentary projects, in English and French.

    • Poutine studios

      Nov 2024 - now
      Researcher
    • Parafilms

      Feb 2025 - now
      Researcher and director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Hostile Environment and First Aid training

      Blue Dot Media Safety
      May 2012
    • Diplomacy and International Relations Delegation

      International Scholar Laureate Program, in China
      May 2010