Experience

NSW Office of the Children's Guardian

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resource development officer | Child Safe Organisations | Office of the Children's Guardian

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Medium Rare Content Agency

• Australia
• Marketing Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Subeditor JONES magazine

  • May 2019 - Jan 2022



Self-employed

• Freelance writer and chief subeditor

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2021

  Writer for Storyation (QBE Australia; Naturally Good); copywriter, Creative Services, News Corp; acting chief subeditor Bunnings magazine; freelance subeditor on the Walkley yearbook for the Walkley Foundation; freelance subeditor HCF member mag Health Agenda, print and online; government contractor with Department of Planning & Environment; health/community writer for MiNDFOOD magazine and mindfood.com; travel writer for Tourism Tasmania; health writer/content creator for ProSocial Communications (formerly Redmond Communications), a company that works with NSW Health and other government agencies; and ghostwriter for Hay House Australia.



Various Publishing Houses

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance subeditor

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2012

  A return to my roots as a freelance subeditor. Presently, working at MiNDFOOD mag (mindfood.com) and floating around the Park St and Goulburn St offices of ACP, which has included stints at CLEO mag, ACP Digital and ACP Parenting. Have also recently worked at News Magazines (delicious.) and Pacific Magazines (Weight Watchers magazine). "You're the perfect emergency sub," says Anthony DiCarlo, chief subeditor of CLEO mag. Thanks, Ant, I'll run with that! Fifteen years experience with magazine and newspaper publishing has helped me to hone an eagle eye, with an expert understanding of grammar and an appreciation and respect for a magazine's individual style and, of course, tight deadlines.



He Said She Said

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor/subeditor/writer

  • Nov 2007 - 2010

  He Said She Said (HS3) is an agency that prepares branded content for clients such as Netregisty ('Nett' magazine), Vodaphone, IBM and MBF ('Living Well' and 'ViewPoint' magazines). I was the editor of MBF's member magazines 'Living Well' and 'ViewPoint' (2008), and I subedited and contributed feature articles to the monthly magazine 'Nett' (available on newsstands). He Said She Said (HS3) is an agency that prepares branded content for clients such as Netregisty ('Nett' magazine), Vodaphone, IBM and MBF ('Living Well' and 'ViewPoint' magazines). I was the editor of MBF's member magazines 'Living Well' and 'ViewPoint' (2008), and I subedited and contributed feature articles to the monthly magazine 'Nett' (available on newsstands).



The NRMA

• Australia
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief subeditor, Open Road/Australian Business Auto

  • Jan 2005 - May 2007

  NRMA Motoring + Services offers roadside assistance to car owners in NSW, Australia. A magazine called 'Open Road' is published for its members six times a year and includes car safety advice, car maintenance articles, travel and lifestyle articles and member news; 'Australian Business Auto' is published for its business members. NRMA Motoring + Services offers roadside assistance to car owners in NSW, Australia. A magazine called 'Open Road' is published for its members six times a year and includes car safety advice, car maintenance articles, travel and lifestyle articles and member news; 'Australian Business Auto' is published for its business members.



Various Publishing Houses

• Freelance subeditor

  • Jan 2000 - May 2004

  I did extended stints at 'Better Homes and Gardens'; 'PC Authority' and 'Atomic'; 'PC User' and 'Australian Personal Computer'; and 'War Cry' magazine (Salvation Army). I did extended stints at 'Better Homes and Gardens'; 'PC Authority' and 'Atomic'; 'PC User' and 'Australian Personal Computer'; and 'War Cry' magazine (Salvation Army).



Hay House Australia

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance editor

  • Jan 2000 - May 2004

  Worked on a number of personal growth titles as editor for Hay House Australia. These included titles for well-known authors such as Stuart Wilde, Louise L. Hay, Deepak Chopra and Wayne W. Dyer. Worked on a number of personal growth titles as editor for Hay House Australia. These included titles for well-known authors such as Stuart Wilde, Louise L. Hay, Deepak Chopra and Wayne W. Dyer.



Nacon and Sons

• Editor

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1999

  Before Leon Nacson became managing director of Hay House Australia, he ran his own publishing company, Nacson and Sons. I cut my teeth here, working as a book editor on titles such as 'More Time For Sex', 'Aromatherapy for Natural Health' and 'Deepak Chopra: World of Infinite Possibilities'. Before Leon Nacson became managing director of Hay House Australia, he ran his own publishing company, Nacson and Sons. I cut my teeth here, working as a book editor on titles such as 'More Time For Sex', 'Aromatherapy for Natural Health' and 'Deepak Chopra: World of Infinite Possibilities'.



The Planet Newspaper

• Editor

  • Jan 1995 - Dec 1996

  As a naive 22 year old, fresh out of uni, with grand ideas on how to change the world, 'The Planet' – a healthy lifestyle, environmental, self-development newspaper – was my ideal first job. As a naive 22 year old, fresh out of uni, with grand ideas on how to change the world, 'The Planet' – a healthy lifestyle, environmental, self-development newspaper – was my ideal first job.