Tamia James

Tamia James

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  • About me

    Journalist, Model Scout, Content creator and Social media enthusiast.

  • Education

    • Toronto Metropolitan University

      2019 - 2023
      Bachelors of Journalism Journalism

      Courses: Multimedia News Reporting, Visualizing Facts, Producing the news, Feature Writing and Current Affairs, Boosting Media Techniques

  • Experience

    • Canadian National Exhibition

      Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
      Gate Attendant/Ticket Scanner

      -Scanned and guided customers to purchase tickets to enter exhibition and parking lot-Directed customers to park attractions and parking lot-Traffic control to show customers where to park their vehicle

    • Creators FORU

      Feb 2020 - Apr 2021
      Executive

      -Leads discussions by incorporating ideas to help connect individuals with others-Creates ideas and events to build a greater community-Helps to promote events on socials

    • Gaudiinc

      Aug 2020 - Sept 2020
      Photoset assistant

      -Created mood boards to inspire ideas for upcoming photoshoots.-Took photos of flat lays and models to promote jewelry.-Set up photoshoots by helping to carry and gather items to create a backdrop.-Encouraged models on set.

    • The Continuist

      Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
      Content creator (photography)

      -Creates individual ideas for upcoming photoshoots -Submits photography bi weekly to zine -Edits social media posts while creating graphics

    • The New Kid Collective

      Nov 2020 - May 2021
      Photographer

      -Provides photography for non-profit companies in need of support for their projects.

    • New Wave Magazine

      Nov 2020 - Aug 2021
      Layout Designer

      -Uses skill of layout design to create pages for submitted work to magazine and some graphic design

    • Ryerson Folio Magazine

      Nov 2020 - Aug 2021
      Photography Contributor

      -Creates photo essays by taking photos that can be told in a form of a story-Uses journalistic skills that can be incorporated with photographs

    • Walmart

      May 2021 - Aug 2021
      Omni Customer Experience Sales Floor Associate

      - Completes picks for assigned area.- Assists in post pick activities.- Sets up of Service Station and Staging Areas- Loads Totes-Moves damaged, defective, and stolen items to Claims Area.- Answers calls for orders-Cashes out orders through debit or credit

    • Hues

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
      Content Creator

      - Writing blog post- Submitting ideas for editorials

    • H&M

      Aug 2021 - May 2022
      Sales Advisor

      -Organizes stock-Folds and puts clothes where they need to be-Cashier- deals with cash and interact-Promotes loyalty membership to customers-Restocks sale and items

    • TMU Bold Esports

      Sept 2021 - May 2023
      Social Media Manager

      - Manages posts for socials : Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

    • The Continuist

      Oct 2021 - May 2022
      Social Media Assistant -TikTok

      -Creates TikTok content

    • MUJI Canada Limited

      Jun 2022 - now
      Sales Associate/Stock

      -Restocks items on the floor-Organizes stock and clothing/ products on the floor-Cashier-Promotes products with knowledge of material

    • ELLE Canada magazine

      Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
      Digital Content Intern
    • StyleCircle

      Sept 2022 - Sept 2023

      -Helps plan out marketing ideas with the rest of the team-Keeps in contact with the social media team by giving them tasks-Uploading content to social media platforms- TikTok and Instagram-Writes captions - Helps manage social media team- Creates TikTok content- Posts on Instagram - Creates captions

      • Digital Marketing Director

        Mar 2023 - Sept 2023
      • Social Media Manager

        Sept 2022 - Mar 2023
    • Fashion Art Toronto

      Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
      Social Media

      -Filmed behind the scenes of Fashion Week -Edited content to be turned into an Instagram reel.-Worked with and supported models

    • Icon Model Management

      Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
      Social Media Marketing Intern

      - Creates social media content for YouTube- Creates captions/ posts on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook- Creates Model Portfolios- Called models for material pick ups- Uploads and deletes images on the website- adds new models to the website-Edits and resizes photos on photoshop- Helps organize models information

    • Next Models Canada

      Apr 2024 - now
      Model Scout
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Parsons Fashion Industry Essentials Certificate

      Yellowbrick
      Jan 2022
    • Smart Serve

      Smart Serve Ontario
      Jul 2020
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tamia James
      Certificate of achievement completion of core french program Edith Buckdarses Jun 2019 Successfully met the expectations in oral communication, reading and writing for grade 12 core french.
    • Awarded to Tamia James
      Ontario Scholar Minister of education Jun 2019 obtained an average of 80% in six grade 12 university preperations