Digital Editor

• Nov 2021 - Present

Curating and editing news and social media content for the leading provider of information and education to procurement and supply professionals throughout Australia and New Zealand. Procurement and Supply Australia (PASA) supports the largest community of engaged procurement stakeholders in the region, through its renowned series of events, publications, awards, plus various community and network building activities. Curating and editing news and social media content for the leading provider of information and education to procurement and supply professionals throughout Australia and New Zealand. Procurement and Supply Australia (PASA) supports the largest community of engaged procurement stakeholders in the region, through its renowned series of events, publications, awards, plus various community and network building activities.

Owner and content consultant

• Mar 2020 - Present

Communicating what you need to say successfully is front and centre of every piece of work we complete. Communicating what you need to say successfully is front and centre of every piece of work we complete.

Senior Communications and Web Content Officer

• Oct 2021 - Nov 2022

Managed the online publishing of content relating to Agricultural Technology on the daf.qld.gov.au/agtech website. Coordinated website restructure and content design by working with subject matter experts to bring strategically aligned information to the department’s key audiences. Re-wrote content optimized for SEO and informed by user tasks. Coordinated delivery of communication strategies and projects relating to AgTech, including a Youtube series on the use of Agricultural Tech on three Queensland farms. Enhance the web presence by working with the Department's online team to ensure adherence to Queensland Government style. Increased traffic to the site while increasing time on page and reducing bounce rate.

Senior Marketing Consultant

• Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

Digital Content Editor

• Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

Driving overall digital strategy for the business, managing website (Squiz Matrix CMS) and digital marketing budgets. Executing campaigns to promote commercial trade via The Port of Mackay. Formulating content strategies to support group communications plans, copywriting and story telling. Extracting digital content from port business activities and stakeholder partners and producing Electronic Direct Marketing newsletters and campaigns. Storyboarding video shoots and coordinating creative contractors. Launched and coordinated PR campaign for $5 million James Cook University partnership and on-going strategy for environmental communications. For the media-orientated aspects of my role, I liaised with local, national and international media to drive commercial coverage on the Port of Mackay, its market offerings and capabilities.

Principal Communications Consultant and Social Procurement Advisor

• Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

Projects: "Buy Queensland" Procurement Policy campaign and communications management; Queensland Government Chief Information Office IT Graduate Program 2019 intake campaign. Projects: "Buy Queensland" Procurement Policy campaign and communications management; Queensland Government Chief Information Office IT Graduate Program 2019 intake campaign.

Senior Communications Consultant, Department of the Chief Minister

• May 2016 - Nov 2017

Project led content, marketing and communications strategy for NT Government emergency management website SecureNT.nt.gov.au launched in 2016. Led the management of online engagement platform Haveyoursay.nt.gov.au. Wrote stakeholder engagement and communications and marketing strategies for Hydraulic Fracturing Inquiry and maintained website copy.

Digital Editor NT.GOV.AU

• Oct 2015 - May 2016

Temporary contract position. Edited plain content for centralised NT Government website. This project involved the decommissioning of government websites and the restructuring of content into the new CMS system. Roles included: Stakeholder engagement with government department content owners, managing workflows of digital writing team, delivered plain English training, content Quality Assurance and maintaining style guide.

Real Estate Sales and Marketing Consultant

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

Sports editor and Journalist

• Feb 2009 - Jun 2013

WA State Basketball League Journalist of the Year 2010 and 2011, State Basketball League Print Media Coverage of the Year 2010 and 2011. WA State Basketball League Journalist of the Year 2010 and 2011, State Basketball League Print Media Coverage of the Year 2010 and 2011.

Sub Editor - British Football Week

• Jul 2008 - Jan 2009

Copy writing and editing for International Soccer Publication, editing copy/match day reports/features from English-based journalists publications, checking accuracy and style of content, amending errors, re-writing reports to conform to publication style guide, reporting to editor with changes/suggestions and feedback, checking pages before going to press. Copy writing and editing for International Soccer Publication, editing copy/match day reports/features from English-based journalists publications, checking accuracy and style of content, amending errors, re-writing reports to conform to publication style guide, reporting to editor with changes/suggestions and feedback, checking pages before going to press.

Web Writer/Match Day Reporter - Freelance

• Jul 2008 - Sep 2008

Attending State Premier League fixtures to write match day reports. Attending State Premier League fixtures to write match day reports.

Beach Lifeguard

• Apr 2006 - Sep 2007

Contracted beach lifeguard for spring and summer seasons. Contracted beach lifeguard for spring and summer seasons.

Intern Journalist

• Feb 2007 - Apr 2007

Intern position. Writing and gathering news stories. Intern position. Writing and gathering news stories.