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Rossville, Qld, Au

West Perth, Wa

Developmental Disability WA (DDWA) is a non-profit, member-driven organisation that advocates for the rights and inclusion of people with developmental disability and their families. The role includes creating engaging and informative content for external-facing communication channels, such as the website, social media, newsletters, and other channels / platforms. Additionally, there is a contribution to and advising on communication strategy as well as leading the development and implementation of communication initiatives across the organisation.

Perth, Wa

Board member of Carers WA, with lived experience as a carer of a person with a disability (my son) as well as an aged and terminally ill family member in at-home palliative care (my mum). Assisting in governance and policy advice as well as advising on strategic decisions, especially in the area of my professional expertise: internal and external communication management.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Health Consumers' Council WA is a non-profit organisation working across the WA health system. I worked on a range of communication and engagement projects to support and promote consumer and community voices at every level of health services and the health system.

Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Lecturer and Tutorial lead in teaching Social Media (BUSN3990) to 3rd year students at the Fremantle campus, WA: in-person and online to suit the content and provide a diverse learning experience for career-ready graduates.Social media is an integral communications tool in most organisations. It has transformed the way companies do business, contact their customers and stakeholders and build relationships. This unit is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to become confident and ethical social media communicators. Students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in this world

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Working with the Community Engagement team for research communication, celebrating our supporters and encouraging more support.Responsibilities include management of digital (websites) and social media platforms and corporate communication; overseeing senior media advisor within the strategy of organisational objectives; directing digital content coordinator to collaboratively develop and manage multi-platform marketing; leading advertising strategy; and reporting on media reach analytics.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Project based focus on Brand Management, Market Analytics and Customer Relationship Management for Epichem. Located in Perth, WA, Epichem is a leading provider of synthetic and medicinal chemistry services (subsidiary of PharmAust) servicing a worldwide client base; providing specialised products and service and technical expertise in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Mining, Agriculture, and Animal Health global sectors.

Murdoch

Online teaching and assessment of WEB566 “Social Media Analysis" (postgrad) onshore unit for Murdoch, WA campus.

Murdoch, Wa, Australia

Teaching and assessment of onshore units at Murdoch, WA campus including "Social Media Analysis" (postgrad) and "Consulting and Freelancing" (undergrad), using both in-class and blended (flipped) learning delivery. (Casual / Part-time role.)Unit coordination and assessment moderation for offshore units delivered at Dubai and Singapore Murdoch affiliated campuses: "Campaign Management", "Web Metrics", and "Business of Freelancing" (all undergrad units).

Perth, Australia

Perth, Australia

Responsible for the day-to-day account planning, management and delivery of marketing, communication, and digital (content marketing) services to Mint Health's portfolio of healthcare clients. This includes the following roles and responsibilities:Account management, digital marketing, content marketing, social media management, paid advertising, product marketing, public relations (PR) and marketing communication, supervision of staff and external contractors, as well as business development.

Bentley, Perth, Wa, Australia

At Curtin Business School (CBS) my role was teaching-focused. As one of the Public Relations teaching team, I was involved in delivering innovative, integrated and creative teaching practices in unit coordination and lecturing. Public Relations units ran at Bentley (Perth, WA) and offshore campuses including Malaysia, Singapore and Mauritius. - Managed unit coordination for PR Foundations (1st year unit), Contemporary Practice (3rd year), and PR Contemporary Practice (postgraduate, Master of Commerce / Marketing)- Taught across all other PR units: Transmedia Storytelling (née, Media Relations), Cross Cultural Communication, PR Techniques, PR Internship.Responsibilities included:- completing course rewrite of revised Corporate Practice (PR) 3rd year unit- creating new outline for postgraduate unit “Storytelling in a Digital World”- lecture redesign to deliver in a “flipped” model (online lecture design — in-class tutorials / workshops)- designing and implementing new assessments- developing new materials for unit content- delivering seminars, lectures and tutorials as well as managing a team of Teaching Assistants (TAs / sessional tutors)- marking and moderation of marking by TAs and offshore local lecturersMost recently co-created and facilitated "Reputation Management in a Digital World” MOOC (massive open online course) that launched on edX (https://www.edx.org/) May 2016, with an initial enrolment of nearly 8,000 students. Course re-run Oct - Dec 2016, and self-paced June-Dec 2017.COURSE LINK https://www.edx.org/course/reputation-management-digital-world-curtinx-mkt2x-2My research is currently focused on strategic communication and the relationship of Carers with Disability Service Organisations. Other recent research projects included visual ethnography of PR and on the challenges and opportunities as well as employment of multimedia storytelling techniques in higher-education.

Bentley, Perth, Wa, Australia

Activities: tutoring, lecturing, and marking for several Public Relations units at Curtin Business School. The units taught and graded (assignments and exams) included International PR, PR Techniques, Media Relations, and Marketing Communication, PR Consultancy and assessment only for final placement reports in PR Internship - Bentley and overseas campuses (inc. Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius). Co-wrote curriculum for PR393 professional practice online unit: "PRepare to Succeed".

Burnaby, Vancouver Area, Bc, Canada

Faculty: Communication Department: teaching Professional, Intercultural, and Business Communications; Project Planning; and Presentation Workshops to various technologies (students of Environmental Health, Financial Management, Geographic Info Systems, and Journalism).- Designing and delivery of Communication courses to students in full-time programs- Participation in student consultations- Evaluating assignments and exams- Liaison with other technologies' Program Heads to ensure content met course objectives

Australia

Public relations, stakeholder engagement and marketing communication consulting work supporting strategic business development.Activities: Advised, developed, implemented and managed strategic communications planning, stakeholder engagement, marketing communication, brand management and media strategies; created and delivered workshops in media relations and (re-)branding; led projects for website development; interviewed and wrote for media, sales tools, award submissions and website content.Sample of clients: Dampier Port Authority, Security Transfer Registrars, Syngas (ASX: SYN), Bettyblue Bistro (restaurant), Knox Grammar School (private boys, Sydney), L.J. Hooker (franchise offices, South Sydney), OrgPsych (seminar), Small Business Clinic (business advisors), Infosys Technologies (IT, NASDAQ: INFY), Conductive Education Centre of Western Australia (pro-bono).

Vancouver, Bc, Canada

www.PeakCo.com - Western Canada's full-service public relations agency with offices in Vancouver and Calgary: strategic PR, communications planning, media relations, social media, media training, internal communications.As a contracted public relations consultant, my responsibilities included:Managing and providing public relations expertise to key client accounts across a variety of different industries, including mining, real estate / development, and education in PR programs, issues and crisis management.Developing communications plans and pitching proposals with a team for key accounts: new and existing clients. Creating and implementing impactful media campaigns and strategies for corporate accounts.Using media knowledge to recognize media angles and captivating media outlets with pitching skills and targeted writing skills.Planning and coordinating media events (newsconference and teleconference facilitation).Supporting agency's various client account teams with public relations materials and research.

Perth Area, Australia

Contracted for specific accounts at times of high client-load at Atticus Communications over a two-year period (until drastic size reduction in late 2005).Assisted in the development of proposals and presented pitches, as well as client-work for the following organisations:- Association for the Blind of WA (fundraising support for capital works on upgraded and extended facilities as well as new technology room for vision impaired, including media launch with minister attending to open new technology room; Community and West Australian news coverage, as well as radio and TV coverage)- GESB, superannuation provider for current and former WA public sector workers (interviewed members and wrote articles for monthly membership magazine to profile benefits of funds via human interest stories)- ACROD, for the WA Companion Card product (account manager for client in development of communication plan for launch of CC in WA)- Opera WA (profiling campaign to increase membership and season sales, plus writing editorial and negotiating placement in WA lifestyle media: eg. Sunday Times mag, "STM")- (AISWA) Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (public information and lobbying campaign to profile the distribution of funding [federal and state] to private schools, highlighting the value of private schools in the WA education system; news media).

Sydney, Nsw

Activities: media briefings, media training, development of key messages and Q&A’s for communication, issues and crisis planning; general media relations to increase profile; editorial writing; and negotiation for speaking opportunities.Clients: Disney Channel Australia (Pay TV), Stuart Alexander & Co (food importers), Parkers’ Edge (eFinance).

Sydney, Nsw

Managed Public Relations & Marketing Communication team of three consultants in Sydney office; directed and managed a diverse client base to meet client communication objectives.Activities: business-to-business and corporate communication, with strong focus on media relations for all clients, except RSA (internal communications only) and Select Appointments (public relations training only); developed media relations strategies – advised on media opportunities, distributed media releases, and monitored media to ensure maximum potential was realised; researched, wrote and edited for various publications – staff newsletters, industry publications, annual reports and magazine editorial feature writing; event management; and development and presentation of media writing and public relations training programs. Clients: Maura Fay Group (corporate trainers), Small Business Clinic (business advisors), Select Appointments (recruitment consultants), Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY) (IT consulting and implementation service providers), RESI Mortgage Corporation (financing), L.J. Hooker Real Estate, RSA Group Australasia (insurance).

Sydney, Nsw

Internal communication project management targeted at 1200 employees nationally.Activities: national employee newsletter (creating story ideas, copy writing, news, feature writing and desktop publishing); communication for IT System reversion (SAP R3); team member for website development; designed promotional materials for employee services (fliers, brochures, posters, presentation materials); technical writing (manuals, policies, procedures).

Master Of Arts (M.A.) - Moj, Journalism, Di

Activities and Societies: Research, newswriting, specialist reporting, media ethics and law, as well as organisational communication.

Post Graduate Diploma Of Arts, Creative Writing, Di

Activities and Societies: Creative Writing, Research, Journalism, Online Writing, Script Writing

Post Grad Certificate, Internet Marketing

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Public Relations & Marketing

Activities and Societies: 1995-1997 internship/work experience, ongoing @ ASSERT Marketing and Public Relations, PR Assistant (Consultancy.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Asian Studies & Political Science

Activities and Societies: 1996-1997 Curtin Centre for International English (Elicos), Conversation Tutor (Perth, WA) double major, double.