My Resume

SKILLS

  • Audio Editing – Adobe Audition, Audacity, Burli
  • Video Editing – Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie
  • Designing Charts and Graphics – Datawrapper, Canva
  • Social Media Management –X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Hootsuite
  • Creating Newscasts – Burli
  • Website and Webpage Building – WordPress

WORK EXPERIENCE

[Broadcaster, Writer]
Canada West TV & UBC Athletics, UBC, Vancouver, B.C., October 2018 – Present

  • Provided both play-by-play and colour commentary for live basketball and volleyball broadcasts, experienced doing it both solo and with a co-commentator
  • Composed pre-game notes including general overview and in-depth player and team statistics
  • Interviewed coaches and players after games for use in writing post-game articles for the UBC Thunderbirds website

[Assistant Producer] – Internship
CKNW, Vancouver, B.C., January 2024 – February 2024

  • Worked on the Jas Johal Show in various roles, including generating story ideas, booking guests, creating audio pieces, screening live callers and making social media posts
  • Produced my own audio feature segment that played on the show, using Adobe Audition and Burli

[Assistant Producer] – Internship
Global National, Burnaby, B.C., April 2024 – May 2024

  • Contributed to the Global National newscast in various roles, including sourcing footage, generating story ideas, operating the teleprompter and conducting interviews
  • Worked well both collaboratively within a larger team as well as when given tasks to work on independently

[Coordinator, Writer, Broadcaster] – Volunteer
CiTR 101.9FM, UBC, Vancouver, B.C., September 2017 – June 2022
Episode archive: http://www.citr.ca/radio/thunderbird-eye/episodes

  • Sports Broadcast Coordinator for the UBC campus radio station, where I managed a group of volunteers and worked collaboratively with them to produce content
  • Co-host, lead script writer and editor of the station’s weekly live, on-air sports recap show “Thunderbird Eye”, which won the 2019 National Campus and Community Radio Association award for sports broadcasting
  • Used Hootsuite to create and schedule posts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and edited and posted content on YouTube
[Social Media Creator, Graphics Producer, Writer] – Internship

SFU Athletics, Burnaby, B.C., September 2023 – October 2023

  • Shot and edited short highlight videos for social media using footage taken during soccer and volleyball broadcasts as well as SFU recreation events
  • Made graphics for YouTube thumbnails of upcoming broadcasts and final score posts for Instagram
  • Wrote post-game articles for the SFU Red Leafs website

[Cameraman, Sideline Reporter]
Roll.Focus., Burnaby, B.C., April 2023 – August 2023

  • Worked as an on-field camera operator for many League1 BC and BC Soccer Provincial Cup matches
  • Served as a sideline reporter doing interviews with coaches and players before, during and after matches, as well as providing live on-air updates during play

    [Writer, Editor]
    Vancouver’s Best Places, North Vancouver, B.C., May 2021 – August 2023

    • Wrote, updated and edited articles about a wide variety of events and attractions in the Lower Mainland as well as in other Canadian cities
    • Often worked independently in a very self-driven position

    [Writer] – Volunteer
    AFTN, Vancouver, B.C., April 2018 – Present
    Author archive: http://aftn.ca/author/jake-mcgrail

    • Author of over 120 articles, all previews for individual Vancouver Whitecaps matches
    • Written from the perspective of a Whitecaps fan, with personal opinions often included alongside statistical analysis and overviews

    [Writer] – Volunteer
    The Source Newspaper, Vancouver, B.C., February 2014 – July 2020
    Author archive: http://thelasource.com/en/author/jakemcgrail

    • Author of 85 articles, including features on individuals and upcoming projects, and listings of events taking place around the city. Author of two cover stories
    • Arranged, prepared for and conducted interviews independently, and took photographs when required

     EDUCATION

    British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, B.C., September 2022 – May 2024

    • Earned a Diploma, Broadcast and Online Journalism
    • Received the BCIT Foundation Scholarship and the LG 104.3 FM Achievement Award in Journalism for my work in the first year in the program
    • Received the BCIT Broadcast & Online Journalism Academic Award Certificate for earning the highest grade average in my second year in the program

    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., September 2017 – April 2022

    • Earned a Bachelor of Arts, Major in English Language and Literature
    • Named to the Dean’s List in three years at the school

    Templeton Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C., September 2012 – June 2017

    • Received the Dogwood District Authority Award Scholarship for Fine Arts
    • Received the Top Student Award for Social Studies
    • Received Outstanding Achievement Awards for Writing 12, Comparative Civilizations 12, Acting 12, Theatre Temp