Simone Collins Email & Phone Number

Queensland, Australia

In January 2016, my family and I relocated from Sydney to Bali. This inspired me to create a travel blog www.ouryearinbali.com​ to document stories of relocating and expat experiences in Indonesia for two years.The blog naturally expanded with content curated from interviews I conducted with other expat families who lived in Bali. Furthermore, the website.

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

• Panel Recruitment Services is a boutique online market research consultancy that specialises in the creation, recruitment and management of online research panels and customer advisory panels. This consultancy also.
• Creation, design and copy for client websites.
• Coordination with external designers and programmers for website creation and application integration for websites.
• Writing proposals, creation of newsletters, forms, kits, brochures and POS.
• PowerPoint presentations for major government programs.
• Design, set up and coordination of competitions and promotions.

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Argon Law is a commercial law firm based on the Sunshine Coast who cover a broad range of business, property and estate matters.Responsbilities included: - Co-ordinate and participate in the annual strategic planning and business development workshops andreview. - Review and rewrite the annual strategic marketing and business development plan, including.

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

• Responsibilities:
• Wrote and edited marketing collateral, web copy, evaluation reports, grant applications, award submissions, radio scripts, eDMs, social media posts, surveys, media releases and strategy documents.
• Implemented a web-based Travel Demand Management tool and Workplace Travel Program including producing a Project Plan, Communication Plan and Evaluation Framework.
• Developed marketing campaigns and delivered region-wide events attended by Councillors and media.
• Developed, managed and distributed educational, promotional materials and merchandise that support the Council's Travel Behaviour change and Sustainable Transport strategies.
• Developed professional relationships with project stakeholders, partners, sponsors and suppliers.

Bondi Junction

• As a result of a council motion to preserve stories from post-war migrants who settled in the council area, I managed and created an award-winning oral history program that became a legacy for the community and beyond..
• Content creator and cultural curator for various public programs and associated events
• Managing and creating a marketing and communications plan for yearly Australian literary award program hosted at the library.Achievements:
• International success as it was reproduced in Chinese to showcase at the Shanghai Refugee Museum.
• Highly Commended RH Dougherty Awards for Innovation in Special Events at the Local Government NSW.
• NSW Public Libraries Association’s Multicultural Excellence Award.

Bondi Junction

• A communications partner leading all marketing and communications needs for the following teams: customer service, open space planning, recreation, cultural and community services, community development, libraries.
• Briefed and managed external graphic design company on a daily basis.
• Presented to team leaders, executive team, councillors and committees on major communication activities.
• Wrote articles for quarterly 16-page publication, policy documents and five different newsletters that went to specific community groups.
• Conducted numerous community consultations via marketing channels, public meetings and through ‘Have your say’ Consultation software program called ‘Bang the Table’.
• Created marketing plan for Council’s largest community consultation – Bondi Plan of Management to include open days, workshops, surveys, social media, flyers, and advertising

Sydney, Australia

• Responsibilities:
• Creating, executing and communicating marketing and promotional initiatives across Australia and New Zealand for B2B and B2C clients
• Coordinated large advertising campaign schedule and budget, advertisements ran over 15 different publications every month
• Maintained the company’s Australian and New Zealand websites
• Created and managed two loyalty programs/websites for customers
• Wrote, coordinated and distributed all eDM’s including B2C newsletters monthly

Sydney, Australia

• GO SEEK! CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT(Creator, Songwriter, Performer, Scriptwriter, Choreographer)Go Seek are an AWARD WINNING children's entertainment group specialising in interactive, fun-filled stage shows, powerful.
• Performed over 300 shows Australia-wide per year
• Business development; grew business from local to Australia wide
• Marketing performances to various stakeholders
• Promoted and created large merchandise range
• Wrote newsletters/media releases, generating nationwide publicity including TV and Radio appearances

Sydney, Australia

• JOBNET is the online Career Centre for IT&T Professionals. It is the largest IT&T job board in Australia dedicated solely to IT&T Professionals with thousands of permanent, contract and consulting.
• All forms of B2B and B2C marketing (IT Professionals & Recruitment Agencies)
• Website Content Manager
• Business Development and Competitor analysis
• Marketing Partnerships
• Database management, direct/e- marketing, creation and distribution of regular newsletters and media releases to over 75,000 members

Ba Tourism Management, Public Relations

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