Experience

Wild Hive

• Australia
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content specialist

  • Dec 2020 - Present



The Manly Daily

• Sydney, Australia

• Journalist (Contract)

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Provides copy and sources images for the paper on a weekly basis. Provides copy and sources images for the paper on a weekly basis.



Rod Bennett Storywriter

• Sydney, Australia

• Freelance Journalist/Writer/Content writer/Press releases

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2020

  Working as a freelance journalist with individual clients and organisations, with a friendly and engaging style. Organisation which have required writing services: Streeterlaw, Covenant Christian School, Food Australia Magazine (Bite Communications), Real Media People, Leslie Alderman Consulting, Eternity News, Anglican Aid, and RSL LifeCare. Providing a range of services including: developing story ideas, writing press releases identifying and developing interesting angles, editing copy. creating image ideas. producing in-house and promotional newsletters, and copy writing. Experience working to tight deadlines ensuring a nimble turnaround and fast responses. No job is too big or too small Show less



The Manly Daily Newspaper

• Sydney, Australia

• Journalist

  • Jun 1995 - Dec 2017

  Covered many areas of the publication, concentrating on community news. Interviewed company owners, CEOs, business leaders; Conducted personal interviews with former Prime Minister Tony Abbott; former NSW Premier Mike Baird; State MPs Jason Felinski, Brad Hazzard, and former State MP Peter MacDonald, and Local Government mayors Jean Hay, and Michael Regan. Covered many areas of the publication, concentrating on community news. Interviewed company owners, CEOs, business leaders; Conducted personal interviews with former Prime Minister Tony Abbott; former NSW Premier Mike Baird; State MPs Jason Felinski, Brad Hazzard, and former State MP Peter MacDonald, and Local Government mayors Jean Hay, and Michael Regan.



Manly Daily Newspaper

• Sydney, Australia

• Journalist/Entertainment Editor

  • 1999 - 2017

  Coordinated the paper's coverage of all things related to entertainment and arts on the northern beaches of Sydney. For 19 years worked exclusively on the paper’s coverage of the Manly Jazz Festival. Responsible for interviewing and writing stories on everyone from high-profiled international artists, to national identities and community up-and-comers. Selected stories, placed them, and then sourced images for this weekly section. Coordinated the paper's coverage of all things related to entertainment and arts on the northern beaches of Sydney. For 19 years worked exclusively on the paper’s coverage of the Manly Jazz Festival. Responsible for interviewing and writing stories on everyone from high-profiled international artists, to national identities and community up-and-comers. Selected stories, placed them, and then sourced images for this weekly section.



Edelman PR

• North Sydney

• PR Consultant

  • 1992 - 1994

  Public Relations consultant responsible for writing press releases and in-house newsletters. Clients included Good Year, Medical Applications, UPS, Kellogg’s, Toy ‘R’ Us, and Tourism Australia, Public Relations consultant responsible for writing press releases and in-house newsletters. Clients included Good Year, Medical Applications, UPS, Kellogg’s, Toy ‘R’ Us, and Tourism Australia,