Natalie Croxon Email & Phone Number

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Writes for a daily newspaper that prioritises its website for news deliveryWorks efficiently on multiple stories at a time, meeting rolling deadlinesWrites news, features, explainers and opinionUnearths new stories and monitors older stories for developments or untapped anglesCovers the courts ethically and accurately, with a robust knowledge of the law around such reportingProduces content quickly and accurately during breaking news eventsWorks well as part of a newsroom teamGenerates rolling online coverage of breaking news and major events in a live blogging-style formatCovers events live using Twitter and Facebook Live videoCreates digital elements such as video, graphs, infographics, polls and maps for more engaging online contentMaintains social media accounts, including monitoring comments and responding to readersPromotes stories through social media, including Facebook and TwitterUnderstands social media algorithms and how to maximise the reach of storiesMonitors news media and social media for information and potential story leadsProduces videos using a smartphone and editing appsTakes photographsEnsures digital stories are search engine optimised for furthest reach onlineWorked in a multi-masthead team on a road safety campaign that was highly commended at the 2016 Melbourne Press Club Quill AwardsWinner of the 2018 Our Watch Award for Best Local and Community Journalism with two colleagues

London, United Kingdom

Researched articles and blog posts for clients, for both their own websites and to pitch to mediaManaged clients' social media accounts to maximise public profile and consumer engagementCarried out SEO (search engine optimisation) on clients' websites to boost trafficBenchmarked clients for website and social media performance

Tamworth, Australia

Covered the news of the city of Tamworth and wider region, across a wide array of topics, issues and eventsPrimarily held responsibility for covering the rounds of health, environment, politics and local governmentWrote briefs, news stories, colour pieces and featuresProduced clean copy to tight daily deadlinesWrote stories for both print and onlineCollaborated with colleagues on storiesGenerated stories and new angles on a daily basisConducted interviews and undertook other forms of research, such as analysis of statisticsDeveloped and maintained strong professional relationships with contacts

Quirindi, Australia

Covered a wide range of topics and events, including such politically sensitive issues as miningWrote briefs, news stories and featuresDeveloped close ties to the community and with contactsTook photographsPerformed sub-editing duties on occasionUsed own initiative to seek out stories and follow up on leads