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Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

National affairs editor for Newsroom Pro and Newsroom.co.nz, covering news and analysis related to foreign affairs and trade, housing, and other issues of national significance.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Managing Newsroom's parliamentary bureau for Newsroom Pro and Newsroom.co.nz, an independent, New Zealand-based news and current affairs site.• News editing the content produced by Newsroom's political reporters and helping to guide their development.• Producing exclusive news, analysis, features and opinion for a daily audience, with a focus on foreign affairs, trade, defence, and security issues.• Sub-editing and uploading stories to website using content management system, taking photos and shooting video as necessary.• Commissioning and editing content from freelance writers for publication online.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Part of Newsroom’s parliamentary bureau, writing for Newsroom Pro and Newsroom.co.nz, an independent, New Zealand-based news and current affairs site.• Producing exclusive news, analysis, features and opinion for a daily audience, with a focus on foreign affairs, trade, defence, and security issues.• Sub-editing and uploading stories to website using content management system, taking photos and shooting video as necessary.• Commissioning and editing content from freelance writers for publication online.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Part of Fairfax Media’s parliamentary bureau, producing stories for Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand’s largest news website, as well as the company’s stable of newspapers.• Wrote articles for publication online in real time and cleared as “publish-ready” to publish content directly onto the website without sub-editing.• Built strong relationships with political contacts in order to break stories.• Produced news, feature articles, news analysis, comment pieces and digital-friendly formats such as explainer pieces.• Recorded and edited video for online use, as well as taking still photos.• Published articles online through content management system, selecting videos and photos as well as writing captions and headlines.

London, United Kingdom

• Promoted to acting news editor at digitalhealth.net, the UK's leading healthcare IT publication with over 260,000 page impressions per month and more than 21,000 registered website users.• Managed weekly news coverage, assigning stories to editorial team and scheduling publication of articles while continuing to produce articles.• Sub-edited articles from editorial team and uploaded stories to website via content management system, also moderating and approving readers' comments on website.• Wrote editorials and curated content for weekly email newsletters, liaising with design team on production and proof-reading final version before distribution.

London, United Kingdom

• Employed as senior reporter at digitalhealth.net, the UK's leading healthcare IT publication.• Wrote stories on specialist subjects for an industry audience, developing in-depth knowledge of the sector, regularly finding off-diary stories and building a strong contacts book.• Produced profile pieces, news analysis and other feature content for Insight section of website.• Managed company social media account to promote content and engage with readers, liaising with graphics department to produce images for Twitter feed.

London, United Kingdom

• Worked freelance shifts for Recruiter.co.uk and Recruiter magazine, the UK's top monthly magazine for the recruitment industry with a controlled circulation of over 16,000.• Contributed breaking news to magazine website and articles for magazine, while also updating social media such as Twitter feed.

Christchurch

• Employed for three years as a reporter at The Press, one of New Zealand's most widely read newspapers with an average daily readership of over 230,000.• Broke exclusive stories about the city council during two years as a local government reporter.• Produced feature articles for the newspaper’s weekend edition and worked as a breaking news reporter for the paper’s website, while using social media platforms to promote content.

Graddipj, Journalism

Bachelor Of Arts, Media Studies And Political Science