Sandra Hannebohm

Experience

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  At Home Home Care

  Feb 2011 - Nov 2012

  Caregiver

  Care giving for senior status citizens in their home; includes a variety of skills such as personal care, organization, supervision, companionship, daily logging and record keeping, multilevel communication, handy-work, time management, meal planning/preparation, and cleaning, among other circumstantial responsibilities such as conflict resolution.

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  Atlantic Institute for Teaching ESL and Chinese

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2013

  Single Project Editor

  Served as acting editor of the script for the Teaching Mandarin Through Chinese Zodiac language kit instructional video.

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  NSNDP

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2013

  NDP Polling Agent

  Political polling for the Nova Scotia NDP government in preparation for a provincial election. Tasks include rallying support, general liaison between citizens and their MLAs, as well as surveying the major concerns of supporters/non-supporters.

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  The Saint Mary's University Journal

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2016

  Editor in Chief

  Hiring, writing, editing, managing a team, time management, board meetings, pitching, event planning, marketing, recruiting contributors

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  Springtide

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Planning and Coordinating Assistant

  Transcription, editing, coding and coordination/logistics for a political podcast project, preparing and editing promotional materials for various Springtide projects including visual graphics and composing content for social media channels

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  Government of Nova Scotia

  Jan 2017 - Mar 2017

  Digital media intern
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  Springtide

  Apr 2017 - Sept 2017

  Co-Host, Content Creator and Administrative Assistant

  Writing, narrating, developing and producing content for episodes of the On the Record, Off Script podcast series as part of a limited contract term.

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  University of King's College

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Journalist

  Created and managed content as a writer and as assignment editor for The Signal online news service. Produced a podcast pilot as well as an audio documentary about city councillor Lindell Smith. Completed a four week internship with the Halifax Examiner. Won the Evanov Radio Group Award for Broadcast Journalism scholarship.

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  PoliPerspective

  Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

  Panelist

  Occasional panel member providing a media perspective on comments from young political party members in debate about national youth issues.

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  Halifax Examiner

  Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Intern

  Produced and guest-hosted Examineradio, researched and organized pitches from court filings regularly.

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  Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2018

  Panelist

  Joined Black Loyalist Centre outreach worker Vanessa Fells, former poet Laureate El Jones, and Toronto journalist Desmond Cole on a panel about the impact of media on black lives.

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  Self-Employed

  May 2018 - now

  Freelance Journalist

  Former housing reporter for The Coast. Also published by CBC, the Black Business Initiative, Halifax Magazine, Tribe Network, Lion's Roar magazine.

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  This Magazine

  Feb 2019 - Feb 2019

  Panelist

  We Need to Talk About This panel in Halifax on increasing diversity in newsrooms.

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  Lion's Roar

  May 2019 - Jun 2024

  • Podcast Host, Digital Producer

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2024

  • Editorial Assistant

    May 2019 - Jul 2020
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  Twice As Good Media

  May 2022 - now

  Founder and Publisher
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  My East Coast Experience Media

  Sept 2024 - now

  Editor and Digital Product Lead