Rachel Cheng

Student at Toronto Metropolitan University | Journalist

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

About

Experience

  • The Eyeopener (1 yr 9 mos)
    • Photo Editor
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    • Contributor (Illustration and Photography)
      Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

      - Creates cover photos for articles (illustrated digitally and with traditional mediums)

  • Contributor at CanCulture
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Contributor: Film Reviewer at MetRadio
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Scarborough Youth United (SYU) (10 mos)
    • Program Facilitator and Organizer (Families Stick Together: digital arts program)
      Apr 2022 - Oct 2022 · 7 mos

      - Packaged and bought course materials for participants, reached out to guest speakers, oversaw workshops and discussions - Designed promotional material for the organization Instagram account, organized virtual meetings with my team

    • Course Creator and Grant Writer (Families Stick Together: digital arts program)
      Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 · 4 mos

      - Secured $15,000 from ArtReach Toronto to fund an online program that taught youth digital arts skills as well as educated youth on Asian families - Created course material for the six week course

  • Grant Writer and Event Support Assistant (Youth Leadership Conference) at Black Youth York Region (BYR Youth)
    Sep 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

    - Secured $84,000 from the Youth Opportunities Fund for a youth leadership conference that included workshops such as: resume writing, public speaking, poetry writing, and youth mental health - Hatched up workshop topics and details with my team, created budget proposals, conference schedules, and surveyed all participants after the event - Managed email communications with guest speakers and my team, scheduled meetings, recorded meeting minutes, and involved in the hiring process of new team members - Facilitated the event, and supported with the setting up and carrying out of the event on the day of