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o Writing for fiction, non-fiction and children's bookso Playwritingo Dramaturgical supporto Ghostwritingo Structural editingo Copyeditingo Copywriting o Proofreading o Communications campaigns o Blogs and digital content

o Teach the dramatic writing and acting programs for NIDA Openo Develop and implement content for the writing programs

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

o Provide creative leadershipo Conceptualise, research and write copy for all digital channels, marketing collateral, product descriptions and web copyo Originate and write online articles for the blogo Develop consistent and over-arching communications strategies for projects and campaignso Produce high-quality copy suitable for different communications and media formatso Develop and manage a compelling TOV for Bardot, Bardot Junior and Bardot USo Work collaboratively with the Merchandising, Marketing and Digital teams to enhance external communicationso Develop storytelling strategies for the brando Develop PR briefso Incorporate best-practice SEO techniques into all copy

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

o Conceptualise, research and write copy for digital channels, marketing collateral and product nomenclatureo Write online articles for the blog, including interviews, editorial, and product pieceso Develop conceptual ideas that lift the quality of communications o Support the growth of the brand through creative ideas and written material o Provide creative leadershipo Develop consistent and over-arching communications strategies for projects and campaignso Produce high-quality copy suitable for different communications and media formatso Develop and manage a compelling TOV for the brando Develop storytelling strategies for the brand

o Manage all communications across print and digital platformso Designer and copywriter for EDMs, brochures, journals, newsletters and media releaseso Speechwritero Editorial managemento Content creator o Website management o Manage all social media accounts, including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twittero Report on analytics o Event managemento Graphic design

o Project managing reprints, co-editions and new titles o Understanding various book formats, including novelty productso Preparation of title specifications for quoting and costingo Print buying and negotiation with local and international printerso Working to tight budgetso Generating savings for the business o Establishing and monitoring scheduleso Checking artwork and specificationso Quality control

o Editing and proofreading manuscripts and preparing them for print o Assisting in all aspects of the production processo Liasing with printers, authors and designerso Creating contractso Product control and managemento Graphic designo Permissions management o Creating AI sheets and marketing material

Melbourne, Australia

o Sales support o Marketing support o Managed major clients, including Big W, Collins and Book City, Dymocks, Leading Edge, Newslink, Target, David Jones and Bookclubso Wrote and edited newsletterso Assisted with the coordination or author events

Melbourne, Australia

o Worked across the Comedy, Regent, Princess and Forum Theatreso Ran the FOH food & beverage teams for large scale shows such Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Guys and Dolls, Jersey Boys, Rocky Horror and Avenue Q. o Organised and implemented processes for managing all venueso Initiated sales strategies to increase revenueo Ensured I not only hit management's revenue targets, but exceeded them. o Supervision, training and rostering of staffo Provided excellent customer service o Visual merchandising o Ordering and managing of stock as requiredo Cashiered: handled large amounts of money, counted the floats, filled in change orders and sales reports, and balanced the tills

Federation Square

o Wrote and edited various pieces for the program in The Age and various other materialo Managed the market research departmento Formulated the survey to be conducted during the festivalo Responsible for the volunteers conducting market research and briefed them as to how the survey was to be conducted; collected, formatted and wrote reports on the data collected

Master Of Fine Arts (Writing For Performance), Playwriting And Screenwriting

Graduate Diploma, Publishing And Editing

Bachelor Of Arts (Honours), Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Literature, Drama And Theatre Studies, And Archaeology

Activities and Societies: The Shakespeare Society, Student Theatre, Creative Writers, Lot's Wife.