Administrative, Social Media, Writing, Data entry, customer service

CARA MICHELLE LEBENZON

Ottawa **.**.**** 403-***-**** ******@*****.***

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor Common Law September 2018 – Present

University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario

- Candidate 2021

Master’s in Political Science October 2012

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel

- Program in Leadership, Communications & Elections

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations May 2011

University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta

- President & VP, Israel Affairs of Calgary Hillel Student Club

- Senior Fellow at Canadian Jewish Affairs Political Committee

- Exceptional Student Advocacy award with Canadian Federation of Jewish Students

WORK EXPERIENCE

Administrative Assistant/Copyeditor June 2018 – August 2018

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology – Public Relations

Calgary, Alberta

- Edited internal/external website content

- Interviewed faculty members and wrote feature articles

- Contributed to social media campaign and brand initiatives

- Oversaw front desk operations including finances, data entry, event planning

Office Manager/Event Coordinator March 2018 – June 2018

B’nai Brith Charitable Organization Calgary, Alberta

- Organized annual charity gala event

- Managed office and accounting, filing, data entry

- Fundraised and sold tickets for event

- Content editing

Senior Branded Content Writer January 2015- August 2017

Playbuzz Tel Aviv, Israel

- Managed over 20 editorial Branded Content campaigns for international clients

(American Express, Unilever, Universal Pictures)

- Collaborated with team members across Middle-East,

Europe, South America, North America and Asia

- Published over 3,000 pieces of viral content across a variety of verticals

including politics & news

- Trained and managed junior content writers

Information Specialist September 2013- January 2015

IVC – Israel Venture Capital Research Center Tel Aviv, Israel

- Researched trends and statistics in Israel’s high-tech industry

- Composed high-tech company profiles for digital platform, giving them exposure to investors

- Corresponded with senior executives within the venture capital/private equity & high-tech industries

Political Campaign Office Manager/Volunteer Coordinator May 2011- October 2011

Ted Morton Alberta Provincial Election Campaign Calgary, Alberta

- Managed front desk operations, answered phone, data entry

- Coordinated a team of over 50 volunteers

- Wrote online content for social media platforms

- Organized community events to promote candidate

VOLUNTEER OR EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE

Participant in Nelligan O’Brian Moot Competition September 2018- October 2018

University of Ottawa

- Wrote legal factum

- Litigated in moot employment law case as respondent

Volunteer for Jason Kenney Untied Conservative Party Leadership Election October 2017

Calgary, Alberta

- Managed call center at campaign headquarters

- Trained volunteers

Blog Contributor January 2014 – Present

Times of Israel Ops & Blogs Tel Aviv, Israel

- Writing opinion pieces about political & security in Israel

- Article was shared over 3k times

Guest Correspondent

Sun News Network Television Toronto, Ontario January 2014 – August 2016

- Interviewed twice on live television to discuss Israeli security issues

- Political consulting

PERSONAL INTERESTS

- Completed grades 1-10 Classical Piano with the Royal Conservatory of Music

- Loves learning new languages, I speak Hebrew and some French & Spanish

- Traveling enthusiast, took a foodie trip to Italy and Great Barrier Reef trip in Australia

- Criminal law – love reading cases & watching true crime documentaries/shows

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