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Career Interviews

In these short interviews, our alumni answer questions about their current jobs and how UVic English helped prepare them for this work.

 

Working in Libraries, Archives, & Museums

 

Elizabeth Bassett, Digital Access Librarian, West Vancouver Memorial Library

Emily Scott, Archivist & Curator, BC Conservation Service

Lindsay Tripp, Reference & Instruction Librarian, snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ Langara College

Brittany Vis, Executive Director, Maritime Museum of BC

 

Working in Publishing

 

Ryann Anderson: Publicist, ZG Stories

Erin F. Chan: Graduate Student. SFU Publishing Program

Karyn Wisselink: Marketing & Production Coordinator, AU Press

 

 

Working in Communications

 

Emma Fanning: Graphic Designer, Little Fox Design  

Susan Kerschbaumer: Communications Strategist, Susan Kerschbaumer Communications

Sonu Purhar, Marketing Consultant, Crafted INK Consulting Inc.

 

Working in Editing (Print and Video)

 

Sonya Chwyl, video editor

Kate Fry, co-editor, Growing Up Trans

Liz Johnston, freelance editor

John Thompson, editor & communications analyst

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