Experience

International Cricket Council
• United Arab Emirates
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Marketing and Communications Consultant

  • Apr 2023 - Present

Cricket Australia
• Australia
• Spectator Sports
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Senior Media Advisor

  • Dec 2022 - Jun 2023


ICC T20 World Cup Australia

• Australia
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media & Communications Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Dec 2022

  Led the media and communications strategy for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, an event that saw over 750,000 fans come through the gates to see the world's best players from 16 international teams. Highlights included leading on the event's Fixture Launch announcement and Captain's Media Day, which generated global media coverage and iconic imagery. Led the media and communications strategy for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, an event that saw over 750,000 fans come through the gates to see the world's best players from 16 international teams. Highlights included leading on the event's Fixture Launch announcement and Captain's Media Day, which generated global media coverage and iconic imagery.



Melbourne Stars

• Australia
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media & Communications Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

  A contract role as the primary media contact for the BBL squad, managing day-to-day media, broadcast requirements, player appearances and digital content. With a can-do approach, over the 14-game season we provided 157 media opportunities outside of contractual requirements. This resulted with over 1000 articles published on the team and over 200 stories run on TV news. A contract role as the primary media contact for the BBL squad, managing day-to-day media, broadcast requirements, player appearances and digital content. With a can-do approach, over the 14-game season we provided 157 media opportunities outside of contractual requirements. This resulted with over 1000 articles published on the team and over 200 stories run on TV news.



ICC T20 World Cup 2020

• Media & Communications Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2020

  Privileged to have worked on the ICC T20 World Cup Australia 2020, the pinnacle global event for the fastest growing format of cricket. The women's event culminated with a record 86,174 people attending the final at the MCG - the largest ever crowd for a women's sporting event in Australia and second most globally. With the Local Organising Committee, my role (in a world class team) was to develop and execute the media and communications strategy with the objective of driving ticket sales. Relished the challenge of a broad portfolio, which encompassed media engagement, digital strategy, internal comms, stakeholder comms and PR event management. The role required close collaboration with community engagement, with so many great stories to tell about the impact of the event locally in Australia! My proudest personal achievement was delivering a national Trophy Tour program with 68 activities over 44 days, sharing stories of inspiring women and girls in sport around the country. Show less

• Digital Manager - Cricket World Cup 2019

  • May 2019 - Jul 2019

  On secondment with the ICC, was part of a world class team delivering digital output from matches and content sessions at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Overall the tournament gathered 3.2 billion video views across owned channels, more than any other sports event in history. Role included collaboration with broadcast and communications teams to drive efficiencies on match day to deliver innovative, best-in-class content. On secondment with the ICC, was part of a world class team delivering digital output from matches and content sessions at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Overall the tournament gathered 3.2 billion video views across owned channels, more than any other sports event in history. Role included collaboration with broadcast and communications teams to drive efficiencies on match day to deliver innovative, best-in-class content.



Cricket Hong Kong

• Hong Kong
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Major Tournaments - Hong Kong World Sixes & Hong Kong T20 Blitz

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2018

  Worked with an ambitious team aiming to leverage the growth of cricket in Hong Kong. A role that began developing marketing and media strategies to increase promotion of the game, morphed into responsibility for leading the organisation of two major events. The events punched above their weight and I had the opportunity to be hands on across every facet of the business. This included the sale of franchises and broadcast rights in addition to event management. Such was the impact of the events, I was able to secure partnerships with blue chip sponsors KPMG, Accenture and Hublot. Partnerships helped grow our viewership on the events exponentially and from my arrival in 2016, Cricket Hong Kong's social media audience rose from 13,000 to over 300,000 – more followers than any other sport or sports event in Hong Kong. Show less



Fox Sports

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporter/Digital Video Producer

  • Apr 2011 - Dec 2015

  Developed, wrote, and edited news packages for both television and online platforms. Although specialising in cricket, I covered all sports both domestically and from around the world. Major sporting events over the last two years that I have played a key role in covering include...- Australia's 2013 Ashes Tour of England- Australia's 2014 Tour of South Africa- 2014 FIFA World Cup- 2014 Tour of the UAE against Pakistan- 2015 Cricket World Cup- 2015 Ashes SeriesIn addition to covering events for Fox Sports News, I co-ordinated the editorial content of video on foxsports.com.au. This involved establishing a strategy for creating 'viral' content for the News Limited online markets. Show less

• Online Journalist

  • Dec 2009 - Apr 2011

  Sports writer for Foxsports.com.au. In this role I produced and wrote my own stories as well as subbed and published other content for publishing on the site. The job description also required me to promote content on the website through social media channels and the wider News Limited networks.



Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club

• Australia
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President

  • Aug 2013 - Nov 2015

  Voluntarily co-ordinated the off-field management of Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club - the largest single cricket club in NSW. My role involved; - Managing the recruitment and retention of coaches and players. The club lifted from 18th to 4th in two seasons in the Club Championship - Increasing sponsorship revenue, which was tripled in the first two years. - Developing & overseeing implementation of senior & junior cricket structures. Participation increased by 10% during this period. - Increasing the club's profile through successful communication and branding strategies. - Improving the club's facilities through negotiation with council members, stakeholders & suppliers. - Driving membership growth. - Monthly board meetings. www.eastscricket.com.au Show less



Warner31.com

• Content Manager

  • 2010 - Apr 2014

  Managed the official website of Australian cricketer David Warner. This role involved; - Ghost wrote monthly blogs. - Promoted personal sponsors. - Provided content ideas. - Collated media from sources around the world to feed from website. - Bio writing. - Drove official Facebook page. - Promoted Warner31 brand. Managed the official website of Australian cricketer David Warner. This role involved; - Ghost wrote monthly blogs. - Promoted personal sponsors. - Provided content ideas. - Collated media from sources around the world to feed from website. - Bio writing. - Drove official Facebook page. - Promoted Warner31 brand.



The Daily Telegraph

• Australia
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Journalist

  • Jan 2006 - Apr 2009

  Sports writer for The Sunday Telegraph - this included; - Writing feature articles, news stories and match reports. - Packaging newspaper stories for online publishing. - Researching stories for lead writers. Sports writer for The Sunday Telegraph - this included; - Writing feature articles, news stories and match reports. - Packaging newspaper stories for online publishing. - Researching stories for lead writers.



ABC Radio

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Radio co-host

  • Apr 2007 - May 2007

  Co-developed what is the only father-and-son radio cricket variety show ever created. Aired as a podcast to supplement the ABC's broadcast of Australia's Tour of West Indies. Co-developed what is the only father-and-son radio cricket variety show ever created. Aired as a podcast to supplement the ABC's broadcast of Australia's Tour of West Indies.