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As an Editorial Assistant, I:- Post press releases to WordPress as per the company's guidelines.- Create the daily newsletter (in WordPress) by pulling stories and formatting their respective posts according to Mumbrella's style guide. I also test and distribute the newsletter using Adestra.- Update the 'News List' spreadsheet to ensure that the Editorial team is aware of what press releases have been uploaded to the CMS and what has been included in the newsletter.- Update the website's job board by assessing and approving job listings submitted by external parties.- Write news articles (when necessary).- Copyedit news articles, feature articles and opinion pieces.- Upload and schedule the weekly 'Mumbrellacast' article/email. I also schedule the 'Weekend Mumbo' email (when necessary).- Coordinate with the Sales team to upload bespoke articles written by clients to the CMS.- Assist the Sales team by helping update the monthly website/social media analytics powerpoint. - Create and upload Editorial social media posts to LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and X alongside the team.- Keep track of newsletter subscriber count, daily newsletter peaks, and social media follower counts for the Editorial team.- Update the Mumbrella Pro database.- Respond to Mumbrella Pro customer queries.

As a Content Writer, I:- Wrote SEO-rich technology articles for MSPs.- Self-edited my own written pieces to ensure they were grammatically correct and fit for online publication.- Conducted keyword research through the Semrush platform.- Assisted the team in producing 10 SEO-optimised service pages for a client’s website.- Researched and wrote thought leadership articles for clients.- Wrote social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter (aka X) and Google Business Profile) posts advertising client blogs, service pages and relevant third-party news.As a Junior Content Writer, I:- Researched and wrote responses to HARO (Help A Reporter Out) queries.

As a Front of House staff member, I:- Took customer orders quickly and accurately while operating a cash register and money simultaneously. - Handled customer queries on a range of issues. - Maintained the restaurant’s image and cleanliness by cleaning tables, work spaces and other high-traffic areas.- Kept the drinks fridge, coordination station and registers well stocked and orderly. - Served dishes to tables respectfully and fulfilled customer requests promptly. As a Back of House staff member, I:- Prepared and stored products according to company procedures.- Prepared meals using a flame grill.

As a Content Writer interning under the Happy Mag division of Happy Media, I:- Researched, wrote and published 5 SEO-optimised news articles on the company’s website on my allocated, internship days.- Sourced stories that piqued the interest of readers and was on brand for the youth media outlet.- Researched and collated information from reliable sources to produce the news articles.- One of my articles made it onto Google’s first search page at the time.

As a Music Writer intern, I:- Wrote and published articles about single, EP and album reviews- Complied with LivewireAU’s style guide when writing content- Wrote email Q&As and interviews highlighting up-and-coming musicians.- Attended and covered a live show - My articles reached over 3000 readers on LivewireAU’s website.- Articles were featured on the social media accounts of their respective artists.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I was a member of the editorial team for The Quarry (an online journal for creative writing students at Macquarie University). I worked to publish the journal's fifteenth issue. During this internship, my role covered copyediting, proofreading and writing.As a copyeditor and proofreader, I:- Liaised with other writers to develop and refine their creative works. This involved editing and proofreading multiple drafts of their work. Close attention was paid to spelling, grammar and punctuation.- Analysed my assigned creative pieces to ensure that they followed the journal's style guide accurately.- Consistently met weekly deadlines laid out by the project managers, while ensuring that the contributing authors did the same.- Collaborated with other members of the editorial team to ensure a high-quality journal would be published.As a writer, I:- I co-authored the issue's editorial under close supervision.

Graduate Certificate Of Editing And Electronic Publishing, Editing And Publishing

The certificate gives students practical, in-class experience in editing texts and copywriting for hypothetical events.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Editorial team for Issue #15 of The Quarry (a journal of creative writing by students at Macquarie.