Mina Syed
Mina Syed
Mina Syed She / Her
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Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio

Refer to the following link to access my publications: utoronto.academia.edu/MinahilSyed

Refer to the following link to view my LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minahil-syed/

Fourth-year student at the University of Toronto, majoring in Political Science and Philosophy; minoring in Contemporary Asian Studies. Interested primarily in humanitarianism, family, and civil law - searching for a Summer 2025 Legal Assistant position.

Portals
Categories
Graphic design Market research Creative writing Law and policy Social justice

Skills

Writing 6 Research 5 Communication 4 Blogs 3 Marketing 3 Social media 3 Content creation 2 Newsletters 2 Accounting 1 Blog posts 1 Communication strategies 1 Consulting 1 Creative writing 1 Dental care 1 Digital content 1 Editing 1 Email marketing 1 Google ads 1 Human resource management 1 Management training and development 1 Market research 1 Microsoft teams 1 Operations 1 Oral health 1 Prioritization 1 Public relations 1 Recreational vehicles 1 Social media campaigns 1 Social media content creation 1 Social media marketing 1 Webflow 1 Wordpress 1 Yoast 1 Zoom (video conferencing tool) 1

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Latest feedback

Sharon Bonner
Sharon Bonner
CEO & Founder
3
August 30, 2022
Team feedback
Mina is very professional and conscientious. Her work is top notch and her writing and composition skills are amazing. I would highly recommend accepting Mina into any Riipen project as she won't disappoint.
Communication Newsletters Marketing Consulting Communication strategies Blogs Writing Public relations Editing Research
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Level UP: Multidisciplinary Projects (2022 - March 2023)
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Bright Ideas Events
Communications and Public Relations Coordinator - Level Up
Bright Ideas Events
Bill Charters
Bill Charters
President
3
March 30, 2022
Team feedback
It was great working with Minahil on this project. Right from the outset she embraced learning and we worked together to create a base-case approach to the blog writing and editing and from there Minahil continued to refine her approach to produce the remaining blog posts. I'm quite confident her work ethic and tenacity will server her well in a wide range of future engagements. Great work and thank you.
Microsoft teams Yoast Communication Social media Prioritization Recreational vehicles Zoom (video conferencing tool)
Riipen Strategic Projects (1.5)
LEVEL UP: Multidisciplinary Projects
Riipen Strategic Projects (1.5)
Werrv Inc.
Blog Writing About Outdoors /Camping/Boating/RVs - Level Up
Werrv Inc.
Shlesha Van
Shlesha Van
CEO
4
September 8, 2022
Team feedback
Mina was a pleasure to work with! She showed dedication with well researched blog topics and highly scientific writing style. She is proactive, communicative, and an asset to any team.
Oral health Communication Dental care Blog posts Creative writing Blogs Market research Email marketing
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Ora-3D Inc.
Creative Writing (Blog Posts and Email Marketing)
Ora-3D Inc.

Recent projects

Coalition for Canadian Police Reform
Coalition for Canadian Police Reform
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Social Media Marketing (part Two)

The Coalition for Canadian Police Reform is a new non-profit. We are busy building the backbone of our organization. Projects planned for now that will be completed before this project commences will provide the building blocks for a social media campaign designed to educate, inform and recruit members. In particular the campaign will market our conference called First Annual Conference on Canadian Police Reform for June 15,16 2022.We are looking for 2 Level UP students who will continue the campaign completed by previous Level Up students on all of our Social Media accounts. Currently we are very active on LinkedIn but we need our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to provide intregrated messaging. We have applied for Google AdWords for Non-Profits and hope to qualify by the time this project commences.The project will consist of:Review Communications work completed prior to this project.Adopt or adapt the previously completed materials to meet your style and create appropriate templates for posting to each social media channel.Develop a work plan for the two month period of your engagementGet to work marketing the Coalition for Canadian Police Reform on all channels.Monitor success of your campaign and report metrics back to the executive.Adapt the campaign to meet or exceed targets for engagements that we will establish in partnership with you.At conclusion deliver a report (written and aural) to the Operations Committee that advises next steps and will orient the next Level UP team.

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Category Graphic design + 1
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Werrv Inc.
Werrv Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Blog Writing About Outdoors /Camping/Boating/RVs - Level Up

Positions Available: 4 StudentsWe are looking for students with strong writing skills and an interest in blogging about the outdoors, camping, recreational vehicles and boating.Project ScopeBlog Content Prioritization Agree a list of topics to blog about. Key considerations will include:Relevance to Werrv's business and customer interests ( outdoors, camping, recreational vehicles and boating. )Uniqueness/ Interesting / Topical - There's already a blog post for everything - a unique spin or current update help make the blog interesting.The author's interests and experience.SEO Friendly - we use Yoast ( https://yoast.com/ ) to help ensure our content is focused and easily readable.Promotional - where appropriate, and while remaining tasteful, the content should cross reference relevant store products.Reusable - if the blog content can be posted in small parts to social media posts on Facebook, etc. great.Research and Creation - Approximately 800 word length, Estimate about 4 hours per post, or 20 posts for 80 hours of effort (negotiable)Calendar & Posting – Work with Werrv to position the Blog Post in the schedule.Our website platform is Shopify and we will give you access to the website and other organizational assets to support this project. Work can be completed remotely and online brainstorming and update meetings can be done via Microsoft Teams, Zoom or other preferred platforms. Timely meeting access and response to questions will be provided, including by text, or on-line communication tools.

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Category Media + 4
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iPlume Writing Inc.
iPlume Writing Inc.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Assistant Grant Writer

DetailsWe are looking for students to support us in writing a number of upcoming grants for our not-for-profit clients. This project would be for one or two specific grants but we may have several clients applying for them. We have previous grant applications from these clients that the students can work with to repurpose information. There will be an opportunity for the student to be creative and plan the project for the client. Ideally, the candidate would have strong writing, organizational, and communication skills, creativity, and the ability to work independently and use their initiative.The main tasks we would like students to complete include:ResearchOrganizing informationRepurposing informationWriting new informationProject planning

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Category Grant writing + 3
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Arts Amplifier
Arts Amplifier
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Writing Interns at UBC's Arts Amplifier

The Arts Amplifier is an innovative career development initiative in UBC"s Faculty of Arts that supports graduate students at the Masters and PhD level, as well as postdoctoral fellows, in gaining meaningful work experience outside of academia. We facilitate internships, but also collaborative cohort projects, entrepreneurial training, and self-directed projects. We are looking for graduate-level or comparable writers who know the Humanities and academic culture and can write about our programming, as well as career development as part of graduate programs more generally. Students should be prepared to:Write up articles for publication venues such as University Affairs, Inside Higher Ed, Chronicle of Higher EducationDraw on their own lived experiences in grad school but also be able to write about events and programs based on information providedDemonstrate excellent communication skillsThis position is only available to UBC students.

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Category Public relations + 2
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Work experience

Creative Writer
Ora-3D
June 1 - Current

Writers must create relevant blog posts via market research surrounding clinically relevant sites and convert material into email content that can be shared on weekly basis with Ora's community. Platforms such as Klaviyo, Copy.ai, Medium and Shopify must be used in order to promulgate and make accessible the content for Ora-3D's community and audience.

Campus Ambassador
University of Toronto
May 1 - Current

Ancillary Services endeavours to make the University of Toronto experience a great one by delivering a wide variety of cost-effective services to the campus community with an emphasis on customer service. Ancillary Services takes pride in diversity, teamwork, the ability to take on challenges, and seeing clients – students, staff, faculty, alumni and visitors – enjoy the services offered on campus.

The Campus Events team provides aid for flagship events such as Convocation, Alumni Reunion, Science Rendezvous and Orientation. Campus Events provides full-service, customizable conference and event solutions for in-person, hybrid and virtual activities.

Social Media Project Researcher
Coalition for Canadian Police Reform
February 1 - April 1

I created a hashtag for the C-CPR (#ProfessionalizePolicing) so as to provide conversation through various streamlined avenues (via academics, journalists, the general public) so as to mobilize both theory and then praxis. I created various infographics, and separate marketing strategies for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and gave marketing ideas for moving their platform onto YouTube eventually by buying ads (so as to promote their upcoming conference to provide the opportunity for a greater proportion of Canadians to take part of the conversation).

SEO-Based Content Writing + UI/UX Design
Wervv
February 1 - April 1

Blog Content Prioritization includes UI/UX understanding, familiarity with SEO software (Yoast), and the ability to create catered content to the brand ethos that WerRV hopes to serve and maintain. Werrv serves RV owners, offering a wide variety of parts and accessories for Boats, RV's, 5th Wheels, Campers and Trailers; stocking a supply of products for outdoor and watersport enthusiasts.

Team Led
Sharpen the Quill
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
November 1 - February 1

Supervisor: Dr. Austin Mardon, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta

Leading three teams; overseeing 36 writers and post-editing. We aim to produce and professionally publish credible sources of information across various fields of studies from the humanities to the sciences. Team leads guide writers via editing, spearheading meetings, and coordinating administrative tasks.

Author & Editor
Antarctic Institute of Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
January 1 - June 1

• Flexible remote projects; 80-hour assignments performed over a period of 2-8 weeks.
• Funded by the Government of Canada
• Formal project title is “Sharpen the Quill”
• Writers assemble articles and books on chosen and assigned topics; (1 chapter/book)
• Edit and overlook external papers on collective document

Team Member
MedSTEMPoweredD+
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
January 1 - March 1

As a selected participant of the Future M.D.s+ 2021 in STEM National Summer Program, I communicated with a variety of Medical and STEM-Related Professionals: Neurologists & Genetics Fellows, PhD Researchers, M.D. Candidates, BS/MD Researchers, Nurse Practitioners, Cardiologists, Physiatrists, and International Doctors. Participated in hands-on CPR, Mock Diagnosing, Mock Triaging, Medical Debate, as well as Interactive Workshops in Medicine and STEM.

Sales Associate
Banana Republic
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
January 1 - January 1

• Mentored and trained junior cashiers and new employees
• Received and transported clothing; external/internal transfers; comfortable with POS transactions
• Helped plan and implement new replenishment and floor policies, procedures, and standards
• Identified and maximized sales opportunities resultingly increasing customer retention rates

Education

Bachelor of Arts and Science, Political Science
University of Toronto
September 1 - Current