Nazlie Najafi

Nazlie Najafi is an English teacher, development worker, and admin assistant who is enthusiastic about helping your school or organization receive the support it needs! 

TEACHING: 

Frontier Canada - Online English Teacher

September 2021  - Present

● Create lesson plans for different class materials and student goals;

● Assign and grade homework tailored for student needs and goals;

● Work closely with Chinese students between ages 5-18 and regularly communicate with parents.

Sylvan Learning Centre, Coquitlam - English Teacher in ESL and Academic Writing

April 2020 - April 2022

● Prepared materials targeted at individual student growth for each lesson;

● Evaluated and recorded student progress to develop individual learning plans;

● Brainstorming creative and critical practice assignments for the subject.

Communications, Research:

Fort Edmonton Museum and the Al Rashid Mosque - Research Internship

April 2022 - October 2022

● Conducted research on intercultural communication of local Indigenous and Muslim communities;

● Produced a comprehensive research project to be implemented in future museum curation;

● Attended and programmed weekly meetings to discuss.

South Asian Film Festival of Montreal - Public Relations, Marketing and Communications

September 2021 - April 2022

● Initiate, develop and implement communication and PR strategy for the promotion of the festival;

● Manage the festivals promotional videos and other materials from content creators;

● Data analysis and research for website, ticketing and newsletter to tailor and enhance program delivery.

Access Asie Festival, Montreal - Communications and Marketing Assistant 

April 2021 - July 2021 

● Managed social media, branding tools and strategies to actively engage festival audience; 

● Researched, outreach, and networking with cultural communities;

● Public relations via phone and email;

● Cultural database entry and general administrative support.

CKUT-FM, Community and Campus Radio Station - McGill Engagement Coordinator 

May 2021 - May 2022

● Project management related to McGill student engagement; ex. developed and led a podcast mentorship program to train students in audio journalism and podcasting;

● Organisation, production and final editing of media project series: interviewing and reporting on activist groups and non-profit organisations on campus;

● Initiated, developed and maintained graphic and written content for marketing purposes to increase student engagement on campus.

McGill University, Montreal - Bachelor of Arts 

2018 - 2022 

● First Class Honours in World Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and Communications Studies

● 3.88 GPA; Dean’s Honour Roll

TEFL Certification - In Process

2023 - Present 

● In process of an accredited Canadian TEFL certification course, to be completed in two months;