Experience

Juniper Aged Care

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Communications Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present



MercyCare

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Communications Officer

  • Apr 2021 - Oct 2022

  Transferring skills and experience from journalism into the marketing and communications space, this role involves developing and producing content for social media, website, brochures and e-newsletters that promotes the MercyCare brand and showcases the work being done across the organisation. This includes interviewing staff and clients for human interest stories that positively showcase the work and services delivered by MercyCare; scheduling content to be shared across social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram using social media management systems; regularly updating content on the MercyCare website; producing content for and scheduling e-newsletters to be distributed to staff, stakeholders and clients; writing content/promotional material for brochures, flyers and the Annual Report.



Diabetes WA

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Publications Editor, Diabetes Matters magazine

  • Sep 2019 - Apr 2021



Seven West Media

• Australia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital Content Creator

  • Mar 2012 - Apr 2021

  Having gained experience working in programs such as Voodoo and Newsgate, I also work as an digital content creator in addition to my current role as a journalist. This involves creating content for entertainment and lifestyle, as well as breaking news, for thewest.com.au.

• Deputy Editor, The Sunday Times Guide

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

  Recently promoted to Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times Guide, this role involves sourcing, writing and editing a variety of entertainment content for the new-look Sunday TV guide and working alongside graphic designers, sub-editors and journalists to produce the weekly lift-out.

• Social media producer

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2019

  As a social media producer, this involves regularly sharing content such as stories, pictures and video to The West Australian’s Lifestyle and Entertainment Facebook pages to direct people to read stories on thewest.com.au. This involves using Facebook Business to create posts, add photos and video as well as using programs such as Gazette to alter the positioning of content on thewest.com.au.

• Journalist

  • Mar 2010 - Sep 2019

  Joining The West Australian as a features writer for special publications, which included education, events and outdoor lift-outs, I then moved on to write a variety of feature stories and reviews encompassing lifestyle, TV, film and music for the weekday Today lift-out and The Weekend West's Seven Days magazine. In addition to writing a wide range of news, entertainment and lifestyle stories, I’m also in charge of producing and writing the TV Highlights pages for the new Saturday magazine PLAY and also produce content for special education lift-outs and magazines such as Exam Extra and Choosing a Private School.



Mandurah Mail newspaper

• Journalist

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  Sourcing/writing news stories that impact/relevant to the Mandurah/Pinjarra community for the weekly paper, as well as doing photography and designing pages. Sourcing/writing news stories that impact/relevant to the Mandurah/Pinjarra community for the weekly paper, as well as doing photography and designing pages.



Fremantle Herald/Perth Voice newspapers

• Journalist

  • Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

  (Voluntary position) Sourcing and writing local news stories relevant to the Fremantle community and various pockets around Perth as well as writing film/music reviews. (Voluntary position) Sourcing and writing local news stories relevant to the Fremantle community and various pockets around Perth as well as writing film/music reviews.



Media Monitors Australia

• Broadcast monitor/account executive/conference reporter

  • Dec 2008 - Jan 2010

  Starting at the company as a broadcast monitor, this role involved having a sharp sense for the news and writing news content in short summaries from a variety of WA news and talkback broadcasts across both TV and radio. In 2009, I was promoted to a secondment position where I worked as a New Desk Executive. This role involved establishing and maintaining strong client relationships and achieved key sales for the company through a proactive approach to media alerting. In this role, I became a recipient of the 2009 'Newcomer of the Year’ company award.



Fairfax Media

• Journalist/Online Producer

  • Jun 2008 - Dec 2008

  Fresh from graduating from Murdoch University, I cut my teeth in the media industry when I began working as a general news reporter for Fairfax's online-only news website, WA Today. Working as the sole journalist across the weekend, I provided up-to-date coverage of local and breaking news. A highlight from my time in this role was covering the 2008 WA State Election. Fresh from graduating from Murdoch University, I cut my teeth in the media industry when I began working as a general news reporter for Fairfax's online-only news website, WA Today. Working as the sole journalist across the weekend, I provided up-to-date coverage of local and breaking news. A highlight from my time in this role was covering the 2008 WA State Election.