About me

Hillary Nguyen-Don is a media professional currently based in London, England. Born and raised on the west coast of Canada, she attended Royal Roads University in Victoria where she received the President's Scholar Award for graduating in the top ten percent of her class. After completing a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communications, she went on to become the Editor-in-Chief of MIX Society. Prior to becoming the EIC of the Vancouver-based media company, she has written for publications like Huffington Post B.C., and Entertainment Tonight Canada. Now, she works remotely for Cold Tea Collective, a new media platform for Asian millennials. When she's not working, she enjoys reading, going to shows, and learning new instruments

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Projects

• Interview with bbno$Feature interview with Canadian hip hop artist and producer, bbno$.
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  Canadian Cannabis Restrictions Animated ExplainerAn animated explainer video giving Canadians the rundown on what they need to know now that cannabis is legal in Canada. Research & Script: Hillary Nguyen-Don Animation: Jesse Shaw Voiceover: Laura Bell
• Fake News Animated ExplainerThe Breakdown is an edutaining, animated infographic-style series where we break down complex digital topics in a way that is conversational, modular, and easy for viewers to digest. In this episode, we break down the fake news phenomenon. Research & Script: Hillary Nguyen-Don Animation: Jesse Shaw Voice Over: Clive Castle

Work history

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EditorCold Tea Collective
Jan 2019Vancouver, CanadaFull Time
- Write and edit articles for the online website, coldteacollective.com - Conduct interviews with local creatives in order to showcase Asian American talent - Draft content on WordPress ensuring best practices of tagging, SEO, and optimisation when publishing to coldteacollective.com
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Editor-in-ChiefMIX Society
Jan 2018 - Oct 2019Vancouver, CanadaFull Time
- Oversaw an editorial team consisting of part-time staff writers and volunteer contributors - Led weekly content creation meetings with entire team to review past week's performance, delegate roles, and brainstorm new ideas for future projects - Examined Google analytics and tracked KPIs alongside social media strategist to determine patterns - Developed, collaborated, and maintained relationships with clients, brands, and influencers

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Skills

• Writing
• Editing Copy
• Social Media Management
• Producing
• Administrative
• Wordpress
• Microsoft Office
• Creative Briefing
• Presenting
• Journalism

Education

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Bachelor of Arts in Professional CommunicationRoyal Roads University
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017Victoria, Canada
This accelerated program is delivered as a four-term 12-month on-campus model (combines years three and four into an intensive 12 months). - President's Scholar Award Recipient (top 10% of graduating class, 3.82 GPA) - Web Editor of The Royal Magazine - VP of Communications of RRU Sustainability Committee
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Diploma of Technology in Broadcast and Online JournalismBritish Columbia Institute of Technology
Sep 2013 - May 2015Burnaby, Canada

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Awards

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President's Scholar Award RecipientRoyal Roads University
Awarded by Academic Council to undergraduate degree students who are graduating "with distinction" from their program by having earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) that meets or exceeds the minimum standard listed for the Bachelor of Professional Communication program. This benchmark is an average of the minimum GPA of the top 10 percent for each program over the past three calendar years.