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Newcastle, Nsw, Au

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Working across Hunter and Coastal Lifestyle and Newcastle Weekly.

Australia

Keeping track of breaking news while writing, editing and publishing articles on the Kidspot website. A contract role to cover maternity leave.

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

As the media adviser I proactively develop and deliver integrated communications strategies and provide media management and advice to support the City of Newcastle across multiple channels to achieve targeted, engaging, relevant and effectivecommunications.

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Working with publisher Simon and Schuster to ghost write a memoir for a high profile media personality.

Newcastle, Australia

Researcher and presenter on an original eight part podcast series for women who are hell-bent on squeezing the most out of life! Co-hosted with Alana Nixon.

Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia

Newcastle, Australia

Primary business involves writing articles for lifestyle websites, blogs, magazines and newspapers based in Australia and Europe. I have written for numerous Fairfax owned sites including Essential Baby, Essential Kids, Domain, Daily Life and Sunday Life Magazine. I am also a regular contributor to Mamamia and Show and Tell online. Other publications I have had work published in include: The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Gurgle, Wed, Modern Mum, White, The Newcastle Herald, The Crawley News and Hunter Lifestyle Magazine. I also work as a professional copywriter and communciations specialist. Current and previous clients include The University of Newcastle, Hunter TAFE and The House of Airlie.

Haywards Heath

Working as part of the busy sales and marketing team to promote the range of assistive technology solutions offered by Hands Free Computing including software, hardware, training, and coaching.

Newcastle, Nsw, Australia

• Worked alongside senior management in all aspects of public relations for the largest cancer hospital outside of Sydney in NSW. • Responsible for researching, writing and editing fortnightly staff newsletter Mater Matters which was distributed via email to over 1000 staff. • Dealt with complaints and formulated media strategies for senior managers in crisis situations, including bed shortages or budget concerns.• Wrote regular health related articles and media releases for local and national publications including Hunter Lifestyle Magazine, The Herald Newspaper and Hunter Business News.• Managed regular fundraising events for the hospital, helping to raise over $100,000 each year. • Liaised and assisted journalists with good news stories from the hospital to help improve hospital PR.• Held regular staff events such as a ‘Table Football Championships’ to help staff morale and improve internal communications. • Organised volunteer dinners, parties and meetings to say thank you to the volunteers for providing their time to the hospital.

Diploma In Marketing

Achieved with Distinction and awarded Outstanding Achievement Faculty Award

Ba (Hons) Media Studies - 2.1, Film, Journalism And Radio

Activities and Societies: Member of and Presenter on award winning student radio station 'Demon FM'

A Levels, English, Art, French