Microsoft Office Secondary School

Jake Clark

Vancouver, BC

ac0q9v@r.postjobfree.com - 519-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Correspondent/Host

CiTR 101.9 FM - Vancouver, BC - September 2015 to Present I am the co-host of the Arts Report (with Ashley Park) a weekly arts and culture radio show (both live broadcast and podcast, see link below) with an emphasis on UBC coverage. I have contributed reviews, interview questions and programming outreach both for the station and for on-campus venues, such as the Norman Bouchard Theatre. The show does not run during the summer months due to scheduling changes in accordance with the academic year.

Host

Bertoldi's Trattoria - London, ON - September 2014 to August 2016 I operated the front desk of the restaurant during dinner and lunch shifts, and was responsible for walk-in and call-ahead seating assignment as well as takeout orders. If the server was occupied, I would set and clear tables, as well as assist with food service if necessary. I periodically checked on and cleaned the bathrooms, and monitored the parking lot for non-patron use. Miscellaneous tasks included cleaning windows, polishing silverware and glassware and folding serviettes.

Volunteer

Bust a Move for Breast Cancer - London, ON - April 2014 to April 2015 I assisted event organizer Frank Longo during the proceedings, including catering, donor reception and directing special guests (Richard Simmons and Tommy Europe) from their hotels. Volunteer

Kidney Foundation of Canada - London, ON - October 2011 to March 2014 I inputted clerical information for contact lists and donor acknowledgements at the Kidney Foundation main office as an assistant to Fund Development Officer Rizwana Ramzanali. I also performed administrative tasks at the foundation's annual fundraising show, Celebrity Men in a Fashion Event, from 2012-2014. EDUCATION

BA in English (Honours)

University of British Columbia - Vancouver, BC

September 2015 to April 2019

SKILLS

Microsoft Office (6 years), Italian Language (1 year) LINKS

http://www.citr.ca/radio/arts-report/

AWARDS

London Central Secondary School Honour Roll

June 2012

LCSS Honour Roll

June 2013

LCSS Honour Roll

June 2014

LCSS Award of Excellence

June 2013

LCSS Award of Excellence

June 2014

LCSS Enriched English Award

June 2013

LCSS Geography Award

June 2012

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

Driver's Licence

July 2016 to Present

GROUPS

Grand Theatre

September 2011 to Present

I wrote for the High School Playwright's Cabaret in 2013 (The Right Man in the Wrong Place) and 2014 (You Never Can Tell).

Funeral Pyre Theatre

June 2016 to Present

I assisted on the production of Julia McCarthy's Almost Alice at last year's London Fringe. I have also written a play, Go Greek or Go Home, which will be performed for Funeral Pyre's Independent Artist Gala at the Palace Theatre (September 20-30, 2017).

LCSS Reach for the Top

September 2011 to June 2015

I was involved with Reach for the Top for the entirety of my attendance at London Central Secondary School. In 2013, we placed 2nd at nationals, becoming the highest-ranked public school in the competition. UBC Player's Club

January 2017 to Present

I took part in UBC Players' Club's 2017 Festival Dionysia, playing the lecherous octogenarian Harold in the comedy Doris, Darling (written by Linnea Ritland, directed by Sebastian Ochoa Mendoza). UBC Musical Theatre Troupe (MTT)

September 2016 to Present

I participated in UBC MTT's semester-opening 24-Hour Musical events for the 2016 academic year. In September of 2016, I played Peter Quince, Flute, Snout, Snug, Starveling and Philostrate in A Midnsumer Night's Dream (with 2015 top 40). In January of 2017, I played the Riddler, Goon #1 and Aquaman in Justice League (with the songs of Michael Jackson).

UBC Dance Club

September 2016 to March 2017

I took UBCDC's introductory dance course during the 2016 academic year. As a result, I have a basic understanding of the cha-cha, waltz, rumba, quickstep, jive, and samba. LCSS Drama

September 2011 to June 2015

Through this program, I was able to attend the majority of mainstage and McManus shows offered by the Grand throughout the 2011-2015 seasons. I participated in the year-end Fusion Festival 3 times. In 2012, I wrote and provided wardrobe for the play Riverboat Noir, wherein I played the narrator, nasal detective Jackson Elbert Lark. In 2014, I played the Mad Hatter in Julia McCarthy's Almost Alice (later adapted into a 2016 Fringe show with Funeral Pyre Theatre). In 2015, I played Stanley the Producer in newsroom comedy And Now Here's Sherman With the Weather, Myself in Eric Crosby's writing satire The Croaking Hen, and flamboyant buccaneer Calico Jack Rackham in Pirate High. I also participated in the 2015 production of The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, playing the Devil.

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