The Victoria Theatre Trust was founded 16 years ago to save Devonport's historic Victoria Theatre from being demolished. The Vic Devonport, as it's known, was built in 1912 and is the oldest purpose-built theatre in the Southern Hemisphere. The Trust is committed to maintaining the building, an art deco treasure, and to the fabulous cinematic and live performance experiences it brings to the people of Tāmaki Makaurau - and beyond!

Run Lola Productions offers clients strategic comms & PR support. I also develop short & feature films. Projects include:*Strategic comms & media support for long-standing client Canstar, which ensures Kiwis make good financial decisions. Brand awareness has risen dramatically in recent years, to one in two NZers. *PR & influencer campaign lead for Women’s Refuge over the last two years, for its Great Night In and Safe-night-a-thon fundraisers. The Safe-Night-a-thon, backed by celebrities including Thomasin McKenzie and Benee, raised 30% more than target, with the Great Night In doing even better!*Strategic comms & media for Inspiring Stories, the charity behind NZ's biggest innovation summit, Festival for the Future, and The Impact Awards. Huge media coverage and brand awareness reach.*Strategic comms & media for WWF-NZ for its Whale Tales Art Trail including CEO advice, legal support and auction strategy.*Ongoing PR support for other clients includingThe Glow Show, The Vic Theatre and inKind.*Directed, produced & edited short film for The Vic Theatre's 110th birthday celebration in October 2022.*Directed & produced debut feature documentary, The Eruption: Stories of Survival, on the 2019 tragedy at Whakaari / White Island. The film was funded by NZOnAir & broadcast on Three. Sold to multiple jurisdictions overseas by TVF. I was nominated for Best Director / Factual at the 2021 NZTV Awards.*Co-Produced A Mild Touch Of Cancer, with Professor Annie Goldson. The film is based on the story of David Downs, who survived terminal cancer after being treated with a breakthrough immunotherapy treatment in a clinical trial out. It aired on Prime, NEON, NZ International Film Festival & NYC's Imagine Science festival. Now distributed by Flame globally. I was also production manager, archivist, publicist, social media liaison & legal support. Nominated for Best Doc, winner of Best Editing, NZTV Awards 2022.

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I worked with clients to develop overarching communication and digital strategies that connected with specific audiences and developed deep connections.My extensive editorial background enabled me to guide and direct clients as they built influence across traditional and new media. This role included:*Crisis communications and media relations support for companies, advising executives at Board level.*PR and media support for the acquisition of a New Zealand company by an overseas competitor.*Supporting all communications including stakeholder engagement related to a successful IPO.*Media training C-suite executives across multiple industries, with ongoing PR advice.While in this role I took up Honours-level film studies at Auckland University and, under the guidance of renowned filmmaker Annie Goldson, produced and directed a short documentary which subsequently had an award-winning run on the festival circuit.I then took up a part-time Masters in 2019 to complete a longer documentary, which released 2022. I contracted back to SenateSHJ once I took up the Masters.

This role was part of the Senior Leadership Team and entailed:*Leadership of the newsroom, setting each morning’s editorial direction and drivinginnovative storytelling such as data-led, use of bespoke templates and live coverage.*Helping implement change as the newsroom pivoted to a digital-first model, includingbeing part of the team tasked with purchasing a new CMS and updating the website.*Working with the product and web-dev teams to improve content and delivery.

I headed CNN International's digital business team, ensuring high-impact coverage ofdaily news, along with features and commercial content. The role included:*Leadership of network priorities such as digital coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos.*Cross-platform editorial planning and execution focused on social media and mobile.*Heading digital profiles of shows including Quest Means Business, with Richard Quest,and The Business View, with Nina dos Santos. Ensuring cross-platform consistency of content, design, and voice.*Assisting the CNNMoney International Editor, heading teams in London and Hong Kong.*Liaison with sponsored content team to brainstorm and meet commercial objectives.*Appeared on air as part of a multi-media story on children immigrants, among other projects*Acted as senior producer for the CNN.com site when required. I was promoted to CNNMoney Associate Editor on its merge with CNN, shortly before taking a year's maternity leave.

At Dow Jones / Wall Street Journal I focused on the credit markets, a role which required:*Detailed knowledge of the economic crisis and trading of financial instruments.*Snap coverage and features on news as it broke, publishing through DJ /WSJ channels.*Deep relationships with contacts across financial sector to understand the industry.I resigned after being approached by CNN to become its digital business producer.

I wrote for a Financial Times Group newswire, which was focused on breaking news in the debt markets. I covered CDS, sovereign debt, financials and restructurings. I worked with analysts to create content for a sophisticated audience.

At Institutional Investor, I covered complex financial instruments including ​derivatives. I broke stories including the huge losses by Deutsche Bank on one trade that contributed to a markdown on its books and the departures of three senior staff. I managed relationships with traders, fund managers, analysts and other financial experts to uncover information and create compelling stories.

This role, leading political news coverage of New Zealand’s national Sunday broadsheet, is influential. I was required to break off-diary political stories, ideally setting the agenda for the week ahead. I did this successfully through, for example, pre-empting policy announcements and contact work. At one point a damning Auditor-General’s draft report on MPs’ spending was leaked to me. The resulting story shaped the news agenda for months.

The New Zealand Herald is the country’s largest daily newspaper. My primary role was marketing/advertising reporter in charge of a weekly specialist page. I also covered the retail round, which included some of the country’s largest listed companies. I tracked stockmarket announcements and shareholder meetings for exclusive news content.

I was a junior solicitor in this mid-size firm. I worked extensively in commercial property, assisting with major financial transactions.