Ryan Young Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

●Successfully launched The Dubbo News hyperlocal digital masthead.●Acquired thousands of paying subscribers.●Attracted more than 10,000 followers to a new Facebook page in 12 months.●Awarded News Local’s NSW News Setter of the month title in December 2020.●Curated content for social media channels and email marketing newsletters.●Reported on a range of court cases across NSW metropolitan and regional areas.●Assisted The Daily Telegraph, News.com.au, The Australian, Courier Mail and Herald Sun with story requests and content requirements.

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

• Cover court, crime, council and other rounds as required for print and digital audiences.• Build and maintain strong connections with key sources.• Use subscriber conversion data to choose what stories to pursue and angles to focus on.• Help maintain The Examiner’s social media presence and moderate comments.• Write in-depth features and secure exclusive interviews which attract and retain subscribers.

Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

• Helped grow subscriber numbers by writing relevant, engaging local court and crime stories.• Adapted content quickly for print and online formats and audiences.• Managed time effectively to meet deadlines and cover unplanned breaking news events.• Covered multiple rounds when required including politics, social affairs and education.• Reflected on story performance data and used it to determine angles and issues to focus on.• Built relationships with sources like politicians, police and victims of crime.• Used social media to drive traffic to stories and maximise subscriber growth potential.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Wrote feature stories for magazine and online audiences.• Managed production of engaging email newsletter content using limited resources.• Rebuilt the organisation’s intranet and made it quicker and easier for staff to use.

Sydney, Australia

• Created and distributed engaging news stories for online and traditional media.• Introduced email marketing and social media to drive record retail revenue growth.• Launched a first-of-its-kind email newsletter for patients.

North Parramatta

•Launched a popular new Wordpress blog and established a successful Instagram presence.•Conducted a website audit and used findings to inform new content strategy. •Managed social media presence and maintained healthy engagement growth. •Increased media presence by writing compelling copy for journalists.•Created multimedia communications campaigns for fundraisers and major events.•Managed social media channels and achieved strong audience engagement growth.

Blayney, New South Wales, Australia

●Managed production of a weekly newspaper as the sole editorial staff member.●Gained extensive court, crime, political and community journalism experience.●Delivered increased website traffic and grew social media presence.

Bachelor Of Arts (Communication-Journalism), Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Activities and Societies: Student Representative Council member, Associate editor of Interpellator student magazine

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