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.

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.

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

Education record