Maureen Eppen Email & Phone Number

Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia

Leading the planning and delivery of all operations and strategic projects within the Marketing and Community Events Branch and contributing to the strategic direction of the organisation. Areas of responsibility in the Branch include Communications and Marketing, Events and Programs, Sponsorship and Community Funding, and Catering for City functions.

Freelance journalist offering writing, editing and communication skills and experience for newspapers, magazines and digital applications, and across a broad range of fields, including reporting on property, construction and housing, author interviews and book reviews, education, employment, residential development and general news.Experienced public speaker and presenter, with training skills in areas of communication, journalism and editing.Contributing author to the Let's Face It anthology (Serenity Press); Every Family Is Different, children's picture book, to be published in late-2017 (Serenity Press). Proof reader and editor for fiction and non-fiction titles. Special interest in promoting Australian authors and books.

Long-term editorial contributor across a broad range of subjects, including real estate and land, new homes, education, books/literature, employment, commercial property, interior and exterior design (Habitat), general news and specialist topics.

Part of a dynamic team delivering a broad range of Communications and Marketing materials and projects, including media liaison (researching, writing and distributing media releases and responses relating to City activities); collating, writing and editing material for corporate publications; speechwriting; developing and implementing City’s communications and marketing strategies through identifying internal and external communications, marketing, public relations and promotions opportunities; preparing issues and crisis management communications, drafting media releases and responses in crisis communication situations; contributing to expanding the City’s digital and social media presence; and using Adobe InDesign templates to create advertising and corporate publications.

Northbridge

Part of a team of sub-editors tasked with editing and designing editorial layouts for 11 newspapers across metropolitan Perth. Responsible for accuracy and adherence to the company’s editorial style requirements in all articles.

Various Locations In Metropolitan And Regional Wa

Reporting and editing for various newspapers in Perth and regional WA, covering a range of issues including local and State government rounds, education, police rounds, court reporting, human interest stories, special features, the arts, sport, leisure and social news. Responsible for organising and coordinating photographic assignments and taking photographs for publication. Also represented publications through community engagement activities. Winner Perth Press Club and Post Newspapers Award, 1989, ‘For the best work appearing in a suburban newspaper in Perth’.