Crawford Smith
crawfordsmith.com **** E Jaguar Ln, Munds Park, AZ 86017 267-***-**** **********@*****.*** BA in Political Science, McGill University; Montreal, Quebec 2011-2015 CrawfordSmith.com, Personal Food Blog 2016-Present
-Develop informational and humorous food content about home cooking revelations.
-Post step-by-step cooking instructions and photographs for personal recipes.
-Follow food trends and explore regional food specialties through daily consumption of food publications. Crawford Cooks, TikTok 2021-Present
-Create instructional video tutorials based on my recipes, recording and editing video and voiceovers. Culinary Epicenter; New York City, New York 2019
-Collaborated with an editor to write about my day-to-day experiences as a line cook, including how I maintained my hobbies and relationships.
Marketer’s Brain Trust; Montreal, Quebec 2015-2016
-Applied SEO strategies to write website and social media content for corporate clients.
-Utilized Google News to find trending topics and brainstormed SEO-friendly headlines to further engagement.
-Posted and formatted content using a content management system.
-Used time management skills to meet daily deadlines and post on schedule. Bank-Online; Montreal, Quebec 2016
-Wrote informational features on banking and published through a content management system. Mind Unearth; Montreal, Quebec 2015
-Researched information, sourced photos and wrote food-centric travel guides based on assigned topics. Line Cook, Miraval Resorts; Austin, Texas 2020-2021
-Worked breakfast and lunch stations, prepping and cooking fresh seasonal meals in an upscale setting.
-Created recipes and served daily breakfast and lunch specials. Line Cook, Apple Corp.; Austin, Texas 2019-2020
-Worked breakfast line, cooking omelettes, a la carte eggs, and tacos.
-Recruited by Chef to help develop weekly breakfast specials. Chef de Partie, Parkside and the Backspace; Austin, Texas 2018-2019
-Created innovative recipes for seasonal specials.
-Worked raw bar station, broke down whole fish into portions and cut sashimi-style fish dishes.
-Worked sauté and hot appetizers station, made gnocchi from scratch and vegetable appetizers.
-Worked cold station, producing salads, pate and charcuterie, and house pickles.
-Worked pizza station, making Neapolitan-style pizzas in a wood-burning oven. Chef de Partie, Bullfight; Austin, Texas 2017-2018
-Cured charcuterie meats, made sausage from scratch, and hand-carved Iberico ham.
-Worked cold station, producing traditional Spanish tapas and creating recipes for menu items. Line Cook, Vox Table; Austin, Texas 2018
-Worked sauté station, making pasta from scratch and cooking brunch items. Education
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