{"id":61,"date":"2011-11-04T22:11:55","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T22:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleykwiebe.com\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-04-30T19:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:10:30","slug":"resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashleykwiebe.com\/?page_id=61","title":{"rendered":"Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"work-experience\">Communications &amp; Public Relations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Government of Alberta<br><\/strong><em>Media &amp; Digital Specialist<\/em>, <em>Alberta Wildfire<\/em><br>April 2026 &#8211; Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALERT &#8211; Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams<\/strong><br><em>Digital Communications Specialist<\/em><br>October 2022 &#8211; March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop strategic communications plans with stakeholders while providing advice, recommendations to establish objectives, goals, audiences, messages, tactics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare news releases, website content, social media, video, and more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide creative, design &amp; writing services, including editing, proofreading, photography and videography for use in various materials, mediums<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitate media availabilities &amp; interview requests, ensuring access to appropriate visuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist in creating, planning and executing annual conferences, events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assume responsibility as Acting Director of the department when appointed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>City of Medicine Hat <\/strong><br><em>Corporate Communications Specialist<\/em><br>February 2019 &#8211; October 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop strategic communications plans with stakeholders while providing advice &amp; recommendations to establish objectives, goals, audiences, messages, tactics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draft and prepare news releases, key messages, FAQs, social media &amp; video content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide creative, design &amp; writing services, including editing, proofreading, photography and videography for use in various materials, mediums<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop and present internal communications training programs, including media training, management growth program communications module&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lead the department&nbsp; in planning, executing public events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Act as Public Information Officer during emergency events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assume responsibility as Acting Director of the department when appointed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"work-experience\">Broadcasting &amp; On-Air Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHAT News<\/strong><br><em>Reporter\/Anchor<\/em><br>May 2016 &#8211; January 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attend daily story meetings,&nbsp; pitch original story ideas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research topics, conduct interviews, write scripts before a set deadline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anchor, produce daily newscasts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CJDC TV<\/strong><br><em>Anchor\/Newsroom Supervisor<\/em><br>August 2015 &#8211; May 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anchor, produce daily newscasts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist reporters in story development, script writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Breakfast Television<\/strong><br><em>Production Assistant<\/em><br>July 2014 &#8211; 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Community Involvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Olympics<br><\/strong>October 2024 &#8211; Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CORE Association<\/strong><br>February 2018 &#8211; September 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"achievements-certifcates\">Achievements &amp; Certificates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>English-Speaking Union Prize Scholarship<\/strong><br>July 2024 &#8211; <em>University of Winnipeg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dean&#8217;s Honour List, Student of Distinction<\/strong><br>June 2024 &#8211; <em>University of Winnipeg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Award of Excellence<\/strong><br>December 2023 &#8211; <em>ALERT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Incident Management Team Academy<\/strong><br>February 2022 &#8211; <em>NAIT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alberta Emergency Alert User Training<\/strong><br>January 2022 &#8211; <em>Government of Alberta<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foundations of Community Engagement<br><\/strong>March 2021 &#8211; 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