Darrell Giles Email & Phone Number

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane

• Doubled CCIQ audience in the media to almost 75 million annually, worth a total of more than $10 million (ref: Isentia Media Monitors) in less than two years.• Wrote more than 1,000 media releases, blogs, online, newspaper and magazine columns for CCIQ.• Managed development and production of digital communication and newsletters on behalf of CCIQ, its corporate clients and members.• Developed bespoke content pieces to generate customer engagement and awareness about CCIQ’s… Show more • Doubled CCIQ audience in the media to almost 75 million annually, worth a total of more than $10 million (ref: Isentia Media Monitors) in less than two years.• Wrote more than 1,000 media releases, blogs, online, newspaper and magazine columns for CCIQ.• Managed development and production of digital communication and newsletters on behalf of CCIQ, its corporate clients and members.• Developed bespoke content pieces to generate customer engagement and awareness about CCIQ’s clients, campaigns and commercial services. Show less

Brisbane

Key member of niche Brisbane PR agency with many high profile clients, including ANZ, Urbis, AusBuild and Brisbane Racing Carnival. I quickly developed a good record in delivery of successful public relations outcomes for all my clients in both traditional and new media channels. I also assisted media training for clients and mentoring younger colleagues.

Brisbane

Wrote, edited and produced six glossy Business News monthly magazines, including the special edition, Top 50 Public Companies 2013, which involved interviews with all the major CEOs in Brisbane and reports on their company structures.

Written more than 10,000 articles in a 33-year newspaper across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States of America. Key achievements included:• Covered over 30 elections at all levels of politics, including Federal, State and Local Government in Qld and Australia; and the 2000 US Election won by George W. Bush.• Managed a newsroom of 40 reporters, photographers, correspondents and associated staff; ran daily, weekly and monthly planning meetings… Show more Written more than 10,000 articles in a 33-year newspaper across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States of America. Key achievements included:• Covered over 30 elections at all levels of politics, including Federal, State and Local Government in Qld and Australia; and the 2000 US Election won by George W. Bush.• Managed a newsroom of 40 reporters, photographers, correspondents and associated staff; ran daily, weekly and monthly planning meetings, and the staff budget.• Los Angeles-based foreign correspondent for News Ltd 2000-2002, covering the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Australian success in Hollywood; including coverage of two Academy Awards and Golden Globes.• Seconded to the New York Post crime team for six-month international stint in 1996.• A 16-year investigation into a high-profile murder mystery in Ipswich, Queensland, which resulted in the parole and quashed conviction for the man wrongfully accused of the killing; helped write a book on the case and appeared on ABC Australian Story twice. Show less

England

New Zealand

New Zealand