My Resume

SKILLS

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

WORK EXPERIENCE

[Sport Assistant Writer/Broadcaster]
UBC Athletics, Vancouver, B.C., August 2024 – Present

  • I accomplish a variety of tasks as a member of the UBC Athletics communications team, including providing basketball and volleyball play-by-play commentary for Canada West TV, writing regular preview, recap and feature articles for the UBC Thunderbirds website, creating social media posts for all varsity teams, and updating and improving the website
  • I’ve demonstrated my adaptability in a constantly shifting work environment that includes being in and out of the office, working both collaboratively and independently, and working both mornings and evenings as well as weekends 

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

  • I write, update and edit articles about a wide variety of events and attractions in the Lower Mainland as well as in other Canadian cities
  • Work is done independently in a very self-driven position

[Sports Commentator/Writer]
UBC Athletics, UBC, Vancouver, B.C., September 2019 – March 2024

  • Provided play-by-play commentary for live basketball and volleyball broadcasts on Canada West TV, doing it in solo, two-man and three-man booths
  • Interviewed coaches and players after games for use in writing post-game articles for the UBC Thunderbirds website.
  • Called games at the 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Volleyball National Championship Tournament on CBC Sports

[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, Broadcaster, Writer] – Volunteer
CiTR 101.9FM, Vancouver, B.C., February 2020 – 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, after previously being a member of the collective since September 2017
  • Co-host, lead script writer and editor of the station’s weekly live, on-air sports recap show “Thunderbird Eye”, which won a 2019 National Campus and Community Radio Association award for sports broadcasting
  • Used Hootsuite to create and schedule posts on X/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] – 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