Communications Lead

• Jan 2023 - Present

Managing a team, covering 1.8 Million Victorians, creating and managing health communications campaigns aiming to inform and create agency in all publics to improve health and wellbeing. Managing a team, covering 1.8 Million Victorians, creating and managing health communications campaigns aiming to inform and create agency in all publics to improve health and wellbeing.

Website Development Manager

• May 2022 - Jan 2023

Development of content & technical aspects of two websites and management of two staff. Development of content & technical aspects of two websites and management of two staff.

Lecturer, Public Relations & Media

• Jan 2019 - Dec 2022

Awarded the 2021 MFJ Education Award for Undergraduate Teaching Steering committee member and active work in research on effective health communications with vulnerable populations with School of Allied Health. Teaching and research focus on Public Relations and Media. Developing and coordinating units in the Public Relations and Media majors for the new Bachelor of Media Communication. Working with Industry bodies like the PRIA and IABC (I am an ex board member) as well as industry to ensure a strong industry focus for the degree. Show less

Head Of Communications

• Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

Health Communications lead. (blood-borne virus focus) Managing the communications and online development team, responsible for online & offline communications, strategic planning, and direction. Supporting a wide range of communication initiatives and services aimed at improving health and well-being of people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.Also worked supporting the Medically Supervised Injecting Room, through media relations and community engagement work.

Communications Coordinator

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

Led the communications team. Developed strategies to promote online learning, drive social media growth, facilitate media engagement including acting as a spokesperson. Created resources and managed health communication campaigns like ‘Drop the Jargon Day’. Worked with people from refugee and migrant backgrounds and health sector professionals on complex, rewarding projects.

Lecturer/Coordinator: New Perspectives in Contemporary Popular Culture

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

Writing and coordinating unit, drawing on my own research, for over 200 students. This new course focusses on multi-platform storytelling, augmented reality gaming and participatory culture. Writing and coordinating unit, drawing on my own research, for over 200 students. This new course focusses on multi-platform storytelling, augmented reality gaming and participatory culture.

Program Coordinator: Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)

• Jun 2015 - Jan 2017

Discipline head for Public Relations, Ensuring accreditation is up to date, Coordination of Discipline Advisory board, Representative of discipline to industry, Community engagement work. Planning, monitoring and solving problems for course related matters.

Lecturer Public Relations

• Jan 2012 - Jan 2017

Teaching public relations to undergraduate and postgraduate students, with emphasis on advanced writing skills, social media, working with clients, project management and PR theory. I have worked across metropolitan, regional & international campuses. I have also focused on distance education students. I have taught screen studies and professional writing at Monash in this position.

Lecturer in Media & P.R.

• Jun 2008 - Jan 2013

Have coordinated & lectured in two media and three PR subjects, tutored in communications theory, and a variety of other Professional Communication subjects, on short term contracts

Lecturer Public Relations

• Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

Coordinated three subjects in 2011: Media Relations, Internship & Client Relations, supervised tutors, worked with advertising staff & students. Academic advice for first year students

Communications Consultant

• Nov 2010 - Nov 2012

Web, social media and media relations work. Managed social media strategy design & implementation. Established blogging, twitter and facebook presence, updated website content & design. Also placed interviews in The Australian, The Age, IT Wire, NZ papers & Radio Web, social media and media relations work. Managed social media strategy design & implementation. Established blogging, twitter and facebook presence, updated website content & design. Also placed interviews in The Australian, The Age, IT Wire, NZ papers & Radio

Communications Consultant

• Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

Media relations work aimed at lifting profile in film & design media, placement in design magazine. Media relations work aimed at lifting profile in film & design media, placement in design magazine.

Communications Consultant

• Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

Creation of social media discussion paper, including: definitions, competitor analysis & recommendations for further direction for presentation to board. Creation of social media discussion paper, including: definitions, competitor analysis & recommendations for further direction for presentation to board.

Sessional Lecturer

• Aug 2006 - Jun 2011

Worked in Media & Professional Writing disciplines. Coordinated a communications theory in the post graduate area, taught in 16mm filmmaking & Arts project development & management subjects. Worked in Media & Professional Writing disciplines. Coordinated a communications theory in the post graduate area, taught in 16mm filmmaking & Arts project development & management subjects.

Project Officer

• Nov 2010 - Jan 2011

Creating written and photographic content for newsletters and online. Creating written and photographic content for newsletters and online.

Actor

• Feb 2010 - Feb 2010

Acted in TVC for Medibank Private, For Every Breath Acted in TVC for Medibank Private, For Every Breath

Communications Officer

• Jun 2008 - Jan 2010

Worked on contract full time for a year and then on shorter contracts around teaching. Worked on contract full time for a year and then on shorter contracts around teaching.

Production Assistant

• May 2008 - May 2008

Worked on 'Satisfaction'​ Season 3 for Showcase/Foxtel Worked on 'Satisfaction'​ Season 3 for Showcase/Foxtel

Production Assistant

• Mar 2008 - Apr 2008

Worked on "Australia's Got Talent"​ Season 2 Worked on "Australia's Got Talent"​ Season 2

Actor/Writer

• Mar 2008 - Mar 2008

Salam Cafe Season 1: Worked on sketches with Nazeem Hussain Salam Cafe Season 1: Worked on sketches with Nazeem Hussain

Retail Manager

• Mar 2003 - Jul 2006

Customer service Managing Team Financial Stock Control Customer service Managing Team Financial Stock Control

Online Communications Officer

• Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

Worked on multimedia projects and online content Worked on multimedia projects and online content

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

• Jan 2001 - Aug 2001

Marketing Coordinator

• Feb 1999 - Dec 2000

Camera Operator/Floor Manager

• Jan 1998 - Mar 1998

Worked on Season 1 & 2 of "Cooking With Kurma"​ as Camera Operator and Floor Manager Worked on Season 1 & 2 of "Cooking With Kurma"​ as Camera Operator and Floor Manager