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Auckland, NZ

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Since 2017, I have worked in a freelance capacity for outlets including Newsroom, RNZ, Stuff, and the APO. Currently, I regularly review podcasts for RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan.

My primary responsibility at Brainbox was driving effective communication strategies and initiatives for the organisation. I also engaged in research and advisory work, with a particular focus on online content regulation, AI and media literacy.

Auckland, New Zealand

Worked as a journalist on the award-winning current affairs television programme, Te Ao with Moana, on Māori Television. Hosted by Moana Maniapoto, the show dives behind the sound bites to join the dots on issues that impact Māori locally, nationally and internationally.

Auckland, New Zealand

Worked as an investigative journalist on a television programme commissioned by PRIME and New Zealand On Air called 'A Question of Justice'. The four-part series takes a case study approach to highlight significant issues in New Zealand's criminal justice system.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities included developing and executing the charity’s social media strategy, managing content deployment on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn), developing and positioning campaign messaging on social media channels, developing, recording & editing audio-visual content for digital platforms, analysing media engagement data.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Producer for RNZ’s Morning Report programme. Responsibilities include writing notes and on-air scripts for hosts, researching stories, lining up talent, editing audio, digital & social media production

Auckland, New Zealand

I managed a 40+ team of news volunteers as the head of 95bFM’s News & Editorial Department. Responsibilities included training volunteers, developing and implementing an on-air and online news strategy (incl social media), hosting & producing news show The Wire, finding and reporting on original story ideas for The Wire each week, recording my own.

During my post graduate studies, I worked as a part-time lecturer teaching media communication theory and creative industries papers

New York City

Management of digital communications and content for Derek Handley (ex founding CEO of the B Team, now Entrepreneur in Residence). I helped worked on several major projects during my time at The B Team - The Shoulder Tap, which was a unique recruitment campaign designed to find Derek a 2IC, and the Virgin Voter Collective, a social media campaign intended.

As a communications assistant at the tech start-up Akumulate, I helped with creating both visual and written content for the two different social-payment platforms we were developing. This included creating digital content for social media, as well as writing copy for each website. Other responsibilities included designing visual presentations for.

Auckland, New Zealand

My responsibilities as a media intern included producing visual content for the event such as posters and the event program, media monitoring, the management and communication with event volunteers, as well as other general administrative tasks.

Prior to the launch of international travel website, Yelp, in Auckland New Zealand, I was hired to pre-populate the website with review content. You can view my profile and reviews here: http://bit.ly/1oOCDCa

St Heliers, Auckland

Te Ara Reo Māori Level 3 & 4, Te Reo Māori

Master'S Degree, Communication Studies, First Class Honours

Awarded Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, 2015 Received Dean’s Award for Excellence in Master of Communication Studies - Thesis

Te Ara Reo Māori Level 1 & 2, Te Reo Māori

Bachelor Of Communication Studies, Creative Industries, Received First In Major Award (Creative Industries), 2013

Activities and Societies: Attended an International Exchange semester at Hanze University, Groningen, The Netherlands Awarded Vice.

Education record

1 Semester Exchange program.

Education record