My Career
... In a glimpse. I have been part of the communications workforce since 2021 when I began freelancing for my local sports club and whipping up weekly wraps for my high school's netball academy. Since then I have worked in a freelance capacity at Ray White Commercial (2021/22), part-time in the Bond University Newsroom (2022) and full-time at Quest Community News (2022/23) and the Gold Coast Bulletin (2023-24). In and amongst this I have continued to develop my blog portfolio with travel, foodie and lifestyle content.
EXPERIENCE
Want more? Here is a full breakdown of where I've been:
2023-present
Sports Reporter: Gold Coast Bulletin/ National Sports Network, Gold Coast. Local, regional, statewide and national sports coverage. News gathering, sourcing original stories, interviewing face-to-face and remotely, story pitching, news writing for online readership and print (Gold Coast Bulletin), liaising with sporting clubs, athletes and organisation bodies to plan and produce stories, use of Emplifi (publishing suite) to share via Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, Canva Pro and the Google Suite, sports photography, video editing using Adobe suite, livestream coverage and more.
DIGITAL NEWS ACADEMY - February 2024 start, predicted completion: November 2024
2022-2023
Cadet Sports Journalist: Quest Community News, Brisbane. Local and regional sports coverage. News gathering, sourcing original stories, interviewing face-to-face and remotely, story pitching, news writing for online readership, liaising with community sporting clubs, athletes and organisation bodies to plan and produce stories, use of Emplifi (publishing suite) to share via Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, Canva Pro and the Google Suite.
2021-present
Freelance Content Creator: GraceLilian Blog & website. Creative freelance writing (and the pics to go with) on topics ranging from the latest coffee hot-spots to why men suck and everything in between.
2021-present
Freelance Content Creator and Photographer: Carina Leagues Club Tigers (HART Sapphire Series netball) and Canterbury College (The Associated Schools) Netball Academy. Feature writing, round-by-round reports for junior inter-school sport, profile blogs and the like. Note: CLC Tigers content 2021-22, Canterbury 2021-present.
2021-2023
Guest Liaison: Sky News Australia, Gold Coast. Connecting day and night guests to the Sydney host, monitoring audio and visual feed while on-air and managing technical issues including zoom, telephone systems, microphone and more.
2022
Junior Sports Reporter: Bond University Newsroom, Robina. Journalist for the University's Rugby Union and Australian Rules programs. Completed during the final 6 months of my degree (July-December).
2021-2022
Social Media Manager: Ray White Commercial, Springwood. Multi-channel management, SEO optimisation, use of internal communication systems, Canva, Microsoft Suite, LinkedIn, Facebook and property photography for listings.