Editorial Writer

• Apr 2021 - Present

Australian Manager

• Nov 2011 - Mar 2021

Spent close to a decade managing Australian operations for Resident Advisor, one of the world's most respected online music magazines. During that time, oversaw all aspects of the company's involvement in the region and drove a national annual readership increase exceeding 20% in both 2018 and 2019. Daily work spanned editorial, social media, ticketing and account management, media partnerships, customer and client support, event management, office management, staff training and management, and coordinating community-based initiatives such as reader meetups and radio shows. Show less

Events assistant

• Sep 2010 - Oct 2016

Served as the second pair of hands for local touring and events company Picnic, working on shows in venues like Sydney Town Hall and Hyde Park Barracks, as well as festivals, nightclubs and bars in Sydney and around Australia. Responsibilities included: - Establishing a voice for the company, writing all newsletters, press releases, artist bios and sponsorship pitches as well as any copy related to artists, tours and events. - Handling stage production, artist liaison and logistics on show days. - Coordinating touring schedules and budgets, drawing up artist itineraries. - Managing the company's social media platforms. - Managing DJ and artist bookings for weekly events at various venues. - Building and maintaining the company's blog-style Wordpress website. Show less

Co-founder

• Aug 2009 - Aug 2016

Together with a partner, established a vinyl record label, releasing a total of eight records which received airplay on stations like Triple J, inclusion on compilations by labels like Ministry of Sound, and sync deals on films by the likes of Red Bull. Responsibilities included: - A&R: finding and signing artists around the world. - Marketing to radio stations and media. - Coordinating mastering, manufacture and distribution of records. - Accounting for the business. - Hosting events like record launches. Show less

End of day administrator

• Nov 2005 - Nov 2014

My time at White Clarke involved a broad range of duties, including: - Performing end of day processing and reporting for banking and financial clients. - Testing and debugging of newly developed software. - Writing and updating software manuals and detailed procedure documents to be used by clients and employees. - Liaising, troubleshooting and building relationships with clients. - Training employees for end of day processing. My time at White Clarke involved a broad range of duties, including: - Performing end of day processing and reporting for banking and financial clients. - Testing and debugging of newly developed software. - Writing and updating software manuals and detailed procedure documents to be used by clients and employees. - Liaising, troubleshooting and building relationships with clients. - Training employees for end of day processing.

Blogger

• Apr 2007 - Apr 2013

Ran a personal music blog which ended up gaining an audience of over 50,000 unique users per month. Ran a personal music blog which ended up gaining an audience of over 50,000 unique users per month.