Experience

Vogue Living

• Australia
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Editor

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  - Producing and contributing regular stories for the magazine, including stand-alone features, news pages, artist and restaurant profiles.- Editing of regular pages including Food News, Travel News and Art new pages.

• Features Writer

  • May 2013 - Feb 2015

  - Producing and writing of Palate (food) content for the magazine, including restaurant features, chef/designer profiles and Palate News.- Producing and writing of arts content for the magazine, including artist profiles, Art News and Art Calendar.- Producing and writing of profiles of designers and interiors.- Organisation of and assistance at photo-shoots.- Miscellaneous writing for the magazine.



Miscellaneous Publications

• United States
• Writing and Editing

• Freelance Writer

  • 2004 - Present

  As a freelance writer, I contribute to numerous publications including The Observer (The Guardian), The Times, Condé Nast Traveller UK and US, Harrods magazine, Qantas magazine, SBS Food, delicious, Australian Traveller, International Traveller, Channel 9 Kitchen, Art Guide Australia, Inside Out, SMH Good Food, Country Style, Art & Australia and Libertine, among others. As a freelance writer, I contribute to numerous publications including The Observer (The Guardian), The Times, Condé Nast Traveller UK and US, Harrods magazine, Qantas magazine, SBS Food, delicious, Australian Traveller, International Traveller, Channel 9 Kitchen, Art Guide Australia, Inside Out, SMH Good Food, Country Style, Art & Australia and Libertine, among others.



Time Out Sydney

• Restaurants & Cafés Editor and Chief Restaurant Critic

  • Mar 2015 - Oct 2016

  - Management and editing of the food section in a monthly magazine. - Management and editing of the Restaurants and Cafes section of the website. - Chief restaurant critic for the magazine and website. - Running of the annual Time Out Sydney Food Awards which includes the chairing of panel meetings, contributions to the planning of the event itself, hosting and being the face of the awards and having the final call on all prizes awarded. - Producing, writing and strategizing of TOS food-related social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. - Managing a team of writers, photographers and interns. - Styling of food-related photo-shoots. - Commissioning of freelancers. Show less



Vogue Entertaining + Travel

• Sydney

• Features Editor

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

  - Responsible for the overseeing of features and commissioning of stories for publication. - Producing and writing of Palate (food) stories, including stand-alone features, profiles, restaurant/bar features and news pages. - Producing and writing of travel stories. - Organisation of and assistance at photo-shoots. - Miscellaneous writing for the magazine. - Responsible for the overseeing of features and commissioning of stories for publication. - Producing and writing of Palate (food) stories, including stand-alone features, profiles, restaurant/bar features and news pages. - Producing and writing of travel stories. - Organisation of and assistance at photo-shoots. - Miscellaneous writing for the magazine.



Ken Duncan Gallery

• Sydney, Australia

• Art Gallery Manager and Curator

  • Feb 2010 - Sep 2013

  - Running the day-to-day operations of the gallery. - Curating all in-house and guest exhibitions. - Overseeing a team of five staff. - Responsible for all gallery budgets. - Running all gallery events and openings. - Running the day-to-day operations of the gallery. - Curating all in-house and guest exhibitions. - Overseeing a team of five staff. - Responsible for all gallery budgets. - Running all gallery events and openings.



Freya's Fancies Ltd

• Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Managing Director and Executive Pastry Chef

  • Mar 2004 - Oct 2009

  - Supplying numerous businesses with cakes and other baked goods. - Developing original recipes for sale including best sellers like Freya's Fancy Carrot Cake, White Chocolate and Cardamom Brownies, Brown Sugar Meringues and bespoke celebration cakes. - Distributing of baked goods around the city. - Financial management of company including costing, budgeting and management of margins. - Supplying numerous businesses with cakes and other baked goods. - Developing original recipes for sale including best sellers like Freya's Fancy Carrot Cake, White Chocolate and Cardamom Brownies, Brown Sugar Meringues and bespoke celebration cakes. - Distributing of baked goods around the city. - Financial management of company including costing, budgeting and management of margins.