8 Reasons Why Samantha Fernandes Should Be BuzzFeed's Editorial Intern

Samantha Fernandes might be a Canadian, but here are 8 reasons why her background, experience and love of all things pop culture (even the Kardashians) would make her the perfect Editorial Intern for BuzzFeed U.K.

1. She's worked as a journalist in London...and saw the Royal Baby!

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Samantha did a summer placement with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's London bureau last summer. She chased interview subjects, created research packages on a multitude of international topics, and of course, saw the Royal Baby after sweating outside of the Lindo Wing for two days.

Her voice was also heard across Canada when her radio piece on fracking in England was broadcast on CBC’s 'The World This Weekend'.

2. She has a Masters degree in Journalism.

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Samantha attended Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario for her Masters in Journalism. While here, she developed writing, reporting and research skills, and completed courses in broadcast, radio and online journalism. She also got to hold a kitten for a T.V. news piece once.

3. Samantha loves the U.K.

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She has traveled across the U.K. and has been to London several times, including for the Olympics in 2012.

4. She loves pop culture and has worked for MTV.

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Samantha worked for MTV News Canada during the summer of 2009, where she got to embrace her love, and flaunt her knowledge, of pop culture. At MTV, Samantha produced a segment about the Pussycat Dolls and a mini-documentary about Canada's Seal Hunt.

6. She has a degree in Film and Media.

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Samantha attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario for her undergraduate degree and is highly proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, video and picture editing software, Wordpress, Microsoft Office Suite, Macs and PCs.

7. Samantha has produced content for T.V., radio, print, podcast and online.

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Samantha's educational background and work experience have contributed to her being highly proficient in the creation of engaging multi-platform content.

She has also managed social media communities and created social media content plans when she worked in Communications.

Examples of her work can be seen on her website: www.samanthafernandes.ca

8. She loves puppies.

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Most importantly, Samantha is a dog person and will happily look at pictures of cute puppies all day long.