Experience

SoundCartel

• Australia
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Podcast Producer

  • Oct 2021 - Present



Self-employed

• Multimedia Journalist, Author, Media Consultant, Copywriter, Videographer, Editor

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  A multi-faceted, multi-talented creative with broad industry experience in mainstream and social media, campaigning, and high-level management in the not-for-profit sector. A multi-faceted, multi-talented creative with broad industry experience in mainstream and social media, campaigning, and high-level management in the not-for-profit sector.



Men's Abuse Network

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  I am a founding committee member and CEO of a start-up charity to help all men who have suffered abuse of any sort and at any time. I built and wrote the website myself, and we are now entering a fundraising stage so as to cement this organisation in the not-for-profit sector. I am a founding committee member and CEO of a start-up charity to help all men who have suffered abuse of any sort and at any time. I built and wrote the website myself, and we are now entering a fundraising stage so as to cement this organisation in the not-for-profit sector.



Sudden Cardiac Arrest Australia Inc.

• Vice President and Spokesman

  • Sep 2019 - Present



NH&MRC Centre for Research Excellence - Australasian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium

• Steering Committe Member

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  Consumer Representative / Media Specialist Advisor to a gold-standard scientific cooperative group working on life-saving research. Consumer Representative / Media Specialist Advisor to a gold-standard scientific cooperative group working on life-saving research.



Universities Australia

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

  I'm enjoying the challenge of turning scientific language into approachable English so as to help out with the important "Keep It Clever" campaign. I'm enjoying the challenge of turning scientific language into approachable English so as to help out with the important "Keep It Clever" campaign.



ABC Friends Victoria

• Australia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Campaign Coordinator

  • Apr 2016 - Sep 2019

  Employed on contract as National Campaign Coordinator for ABC Friends, I have been credited with transforming the national organisation into a federation of states, and with encouraging it to enter a "new paradigm." Starting just before the Federal Election was called, I worked on nationalising communications and consultation processes for stakeholders, and ensured social media, website and on-street campaigning infrastructure was built and/or set in place, and managed "on-message." Our Federal Campaign Launch generated 15 original stories in national publications - both print and online. Fairfax newspapers, to which the story was given as an exclusive on release, is believed to consider 50K hits a good success for a story. Our campaign launch plus video scored more than 200K hits in the first day alone. Stewarding the release of three pre-produced social media videos, and then writing and/or filming, producing or editing 20 spots in total, I pushed social media "likes" from less than 30,000 to more than 40,000 within six months. There was a 30% view-per reach rate on the films, with far more than a million people reached. I have created three separate campaigns for ABC Friends, contributing to the raising of $170,000 in the past year with an advertising spend of about $5,000. I currently steward the organisations's online media posts and content production on a retainer basis.



Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

• Australia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Journalist, Victoria, ABC News

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2014

  Lead Victoria state coverage for ABC News network. International and interstate assignments for ABC TV and Radio News, live for ABC News24, 7.30, Stateline, AM, PM, The World Today, and ABC News Online.

• Senior Correspondent, ABC News for Australia Network

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Lead international and Australian coverage for the ABC's international TV news broadcast service as well as reporting for the current affairs programme "Newshour." Bulletin Producer, News. Designed rosters, bulletin plans and philosophy, workflows for the world's largest Asia-Pacific specialist newsroom. Introduced desktop editing and video journalism to unit journalists and the ABC as a whole. Tender committee member for new technology.

• TV and Radio News and Current Affairs Reporter/Exec Producer "Stateline"

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2010

  Executive Producer of weekly state-wide current affairs programme; relief Executive Producer of main evening news; TV and radio news and current affairs reporter.



The Associated Press

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Output Editor

  • Jun 1996 - Mar 2006

  London. Regular Casual (10 days per month for 9 years) editorial control out of output of TV News and scripts for the world's largest TV News Agency. Managed team of 10 - 15 producers on 12-hour shifts. Live coverage and value-added coverage of events like September 11 and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Involved with introduction of desktop editing. London. Regular Casual (10 days per month for 9 years) editorial control out of output of TV News and scripts for the world's largest TV News Agency. Managed team of 10 - 15 producers on 12-hour shifts. Live coverage and value-added coverage of events like September 11 and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Involved with introduction of desktop editing.



CNN

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance International Journalist/Camera

  • 1996 - 2006

  Long and short-form freelance international TV reporting, producing and camerawork. London based. Worked in 30 countries. Reported for: CNN Inside Europe & Inside Africa; ABC News (Aust); Network 10; SBS; TVNZ; TV3 NZ; Dubai TV Filmed for: All Australian & NZ Broadcasters; CNN; BBC World; APTN; TV Globo; TV Asahi Long and short-form freelance international TV reporting, producing and camerawork. London based. Worked in 30 countries. Reported for: CNN Inside Europe & Inside Africa; ABC News (Aust); Network 10; SBS; TVNZ; TV3 NZ; Dubai TV Filmed for: All Australian & NZ Broadcasters; CNN; BBC World; APTN; TV Globo; TV Asahi



Network 10

• Australia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• TV News Reporter and Producer

  • Jan 1988 - Jan 1996

  TV reporter and Bulletin Producer TV reporter and Bulletin Producer



The Canberra Times

• Australia
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Cadet Journalist

  • Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

  Cadet. 40 front-page stories - 12 of them leads. Cadet. 40 front-page stories - 12 of them leads.