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editaudio Newsletter
editaudio Medium blog
CBC Toronto Community
GUTS Magazine
The Ethnic aisle
Volunteer toronto
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rebound revolution
Co-Producer
so what are you?
Host, Producer, Editor
Modern Minorities
Guest Host
Hard to stomach
Co-creator and Producer
Bad Internet
Co-producer, Editor and Co-host
Other Work
The Canadian Black Standard
MarComms Committee Co-Chair
Black Pod Festival
Speaker, 2022
Afro caribbean business network
(Past) Board Member and Secretary
Hot Docs Bipoc podcast incubator
Cohort participant, 2022
IntersectTO
(Past) Organizing Committee Member
Case Studies
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An interactive panel discussion and community listening event focused on music discovery, conversation and connection. The first iteration of the event took place in January 2024 at The Gift Shop pop-up space in STACKT Market in Toronto, Canada. Featuring six panelists and a sold-out crowd of 40 attendees and two prize sponsors, Sofar Sounds and The Drake and Broadview Hotels.
Melissa coordinated the event from end to end including:
Sponsor outreach
Guest outreach and booking
Programming and website build
Ticketing and Eventbrite management
Copywriting and messaging
Event and marketing strategy
On The Road - Live Podcast Event Activation
A traveling pop-up podcast activation for the editaudio podcast production company, driving brand awareness and lead generation.
Highlights:
Featured in Pocket Casts homepage (2021) leading to a 1000% increase in MoM downloads
A 50% increase in newsletter subscribers
Exhibited at SXSW, Podcast Show London, Podcast Movement and Blk Podcast Festival
Booth design and logistics all managed remotely by Melissa
