Experience

National Mental Health Commission

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engagement and Communications Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  The Commission’s Vision 2030 shapes a national direction for mental health and wellbeing. It will be delivered through a unified system that takes a whole-of-community, whole-of-life and person-centred approach to mental health. As a result, my role is really a 70/30 split, engagement to communications. Personally, engagement is so important; to best understand a problem and achieve strongest outcomes, we must engage and enable with compassion at the heart of our thinking. • Engagement with sector leaders, industry communications professionals, consumers and carers, mental health and wellbeing support groups, and lived experienced Australians. • Commission Press Secretary. • Coordination of Commission media and communications strategy and execution. • Internal and external collateral including production of Commission CEO speeches, media briefs, press releases, project plans, slide decks and digital materials including videos.



Liberal Party of Australia

• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Press Secretary - Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt

  • Jul 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Coordinating Health Portfolio media and communications activity. • Managing the integration of Portfolio media collateral. • Coordinating Backbench media announcements.• Managing stakeholder, Labor and crossbench responses.• Developing and executing media and social media strategy.• Producing video and written content to maximise Minister and Portfolio exposure on a local and national level. • Producing transcripts.

• Head Of Communications

  • Mar 2019 - Jul 2019

  • Coordinated all campaign media and communications activity. • Managed the integration of Party and candidate media collateral. • Developed and executed media training and strategy for all 27 Victorian candidates.• Produced video content to maximise candidate campaign exposure.



Liberal Party of Australia

• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Campaign Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Employed by newly elected Liberal Party MP Brad Rowswell as Senior Campaign Manager, in the seat of Sandringham, for the 2018 Victorian State Election. • Coordinated all campaign media and communications activity. • Planned and managed campaign policy announcements, including the integration of media collateral. • Developed talking points, video and photography production, digital and social media and website copy ensuring maximum campaign and candidate exposure. Employed by newly elected Liberal Party MP Brad Rowswell as Senior Campaign Manager, in the seat of Sandringham, for the 2018 Victorian State Election. • Coordinated all campaign media and communications activity. • Planned and managed campaign policy announcements, including the integration of media collateral. • Developed talking points, video and photography production, digital and social media and website copy ensuring maximum campaign and candidate exposure.



Busuttin Racing

• Media And Communications Manager (Short term contract role)

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Developed and implemented communication strategy designed to elevate Busuttin Racing from a second tier stable to a top tier stable. • Managed the business’s website and social media platforms achieving exponential growth in Facebook exposure over seven days by way of increasing total active views from 6.7k to 15.5k. • Developed video collateral that was broadcast on nation-wide free-to-air television. • Developed and implemented communication strategy designed to elevate Busuttin Racing from a second tier stable to a top tier stable. • Managed the business’s website and social media platforms achieving exponential growth in Facebook exposure over seven days by way of increasing total active views from 6.7k to 15.5k. • Developed video collateral that was broadcast on nation-wide free-to-air television.



Perth Racing

• Australia
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media and Communications Executive (Short term contract role)

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2018

  • Employed to be “the face of Perth Racing” in a spokesman capacity, managing external media and public relations. • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team including the Executive Team and Marketing Team to develop integrated social and digital communication products. • Development of external media collateral, including media releases, video production and podcasts. • Employed to be “the face of Perth Racing” in a spokesman capacity, managing external media and public relations. • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team including the Executive Team and Marketing Team to develop integrated social and digital communication products. • Development of external media collateral, including media releases, video production and podcasts.



G1X

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Content Producer & Marketing Strategist

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Developed a high-tempo program of time critical website collateral with a weekly readership in excess of 25,000 views. • Sourced, wrote and managed an integrated program of social media designed to drive digital website traffic. • Developed a high-tempo program of time critical website collateral with a weekly readership in excess of 25,000 views. • Sourced, wrote and managed an integrated program of social media designed to drive digital website traffic.



RendezView Opinion

• Australia
• Online Audio and Video Media

• Freelance Writer

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  Occasional columnist for NewsCorp's RendezView blog Occasional columnist for NewsCorp's RendezView blog



Sky News Australia

• Australia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sports Reporter/Producer

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Produced (wrote, shot, voiced, edited) daily sports reports. These included live crosses and look-lives on location. • Produced Sportsline (30 minute morning) and Sportsnight (1 hour night) programs. Experiences • Buddy Franklin interview. Three days before the 2014 AFL Grand Final and Sky News sent me out for my first press conference. I got frustrated with the 20 Sydney non-AFL journalists asking clichéd questions, so tested Franklin with two questions of my own. The interview demonstrated personal initiative but also presented Sky News Sport as a news channel willing to influence the direction of a press conference. • The WS Wanderers arrive back in Sydney following ACL title. 33 degrees, 10,000 fans at Sydney airport and the team’s plane didn’t arrive until 10.30pm. The team came out and left without an interview. Every other TV journalist then departed. I told my cameraman, ‘We’ve been here four hours, what’s 15 minutes more?’ 10 minutes later goalkeeper Ante Covic returned. The experience showed I was personally adaptable to cover all sports, but as the only news channel to capture the interview proved Sky News Sport's dedication to the story.



PRIME7

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

• Sports Reporter/Producer

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  Produced (wrote, voiced, edited) four-and-a-half minutes of sport for the 6pm news (Monday to Friday). Also Hosted the AFL Riverina football show, which created cross- promotion for the news. Produced (wrote, voiced, edited) four-and-a-half minutes of sport for the 6pm news (Monday to Friday). Also Hosted the AFL Riverina football show, which created cross- promotion for the news.



Seven Network

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

• Script Coordinator/ Assist to the Drama Executive

  • Jul 2011 - Mar 2013

  Worked on programs including Packed to the Rafters, Home and Away and A Place to Call Home. Worked on programs including Packed to the Rafters, Home and Away and A Place to Call Home.



GWS GIANTS

• Australia
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• NEAFL Assistant Coach

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2012

  A match day volunteer role that involved match-ups and coaching, but also provided guidance and support to a football team that consisted of 18-year-olds. A match day volunteer role that involved match-ups and coaching, but also provided guidance and support to a football team that consisted of 18-year-olds.



Fremantle

• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Runner

  • Jul 2005 - Aug 2008

  Worked on programs including Australia's Brainiest Kid and Neighbours. Worked on programs including Australia's Brainiest Kid and Neighbours.



GLOBAL TELEVISION SERVICES LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Media Production

• Camera Assistant and Cablehand

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2007

  Worked on AFL broadcasts, Formula One Grand Prix, Aussie Millions Poker Tournament and two seasons of the Working Dog comedy Thank God You're Here. Worked on AFL broadcasts, Formula One Grand Prix, Aussie Millions Poker Tournament and two seasons of the Working Dog comedy Thank God You're Here.