Experience

Red Havas AU

• Australia
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Account Director

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Senior Account Director / Writer

  • Mar 2018 - Present



Walrus Media

• Publisher / Editor

  • May 2002 - Present

  Walrus Media is a boutique publishing and corporate communications agency largely servicing the automotive industry. Our flagship publication is Il Tridente, a bi-annual customer lifestyle magazine produced for Maserati Australia & New Zealand that Walrus Media has published since 2007. In addition to custom publishing, Walrus Media also produces all forms of corporate and media communications, copywriting, CRM, Social Media and marketing collateral for a range of past and present clients that include GM Holden, BMW Group Australia, Peugeot Automobiles Australia, Volvo Car Australia, Ford Australia and Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited. Beyond the automotive industry, I am also a regular editorial contributor to luxury lifestyle publication Robb Report Australia writing on travel, lifestyle, art and design and have been a regular features contributor to The Age writing about arts, property, retail and business. In addition to writing, I also have extensive experience as a photographer and in media management, training and strategy having provided a variety of contract services for clients in a range of business sectors.



Wilmington Publishing & Information Ltd

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • Oct 2000 - Sep 2001

  Wilmington is one of the UK's largest B2B and trade publishers and I was employed to relaunch and edit one of its automotive fleet business titles. The relaunch was very successful and within two issues, the magazine was exceeding its advertising targets. I was also contributing editor on Wilmington’s other two automotive business titles writing regular news, features and vehicle reviews. Wilmington is one of the UK's largest B2B and trade publishers and I was employed to relaunch and edit one of its automotive fleet business titles. The relaunch was very successful and within two issues, the magazine was exceeding its advertising targets. I was also contributing editor on Wilmington’s other two automotive business titles writing regular news, features and vehicle reviews.



Freelance journalist / editor

• Freelance journalist / editor

  • Oct 1998 - Nov 2000

  I was one of the core motoring journalists in Australia regularly contributing to The Australian and The Age newspapers and Motor and Which Car magazines I was one of the core motoring journalists in Australia regularly contributing to The Australian and The Age newspapers and Motor and Which Car magazines



John Mellor Pty Ltd

• journalist / editor

  • Sep 1994 - Sep 1998

  Worked as an automotive journalist on a contracted motoring section for The Australian newspaper and edited a motoring section for The Jakarta Post published in Indonesia Worked as an automotive journalist on a contracted motoring section for The Australian newspaper and edited a motoring section for The Jakarta Post published in Indonesia