Political & Media Advisor
Melbourne Area, Australia
Political & Media Advisor
Melbourne Area, Australia
Communications & media advisor, with experience in publishing, graphic design, community organisation and student affairs.
• PR, media & communications experience
• Detailed knowledge of Adobe CS InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design programs
• Extensive proofreading, sub-editing and editing skills for press releases, websites, promotional material and magazines
• Experience in design and construction of websites, including HTML, Java, CSS, Flash, CMS, MySQL & Perl
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
September 2007 — Present (11 months)
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
February 2006 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Conception, design, production and delivery of periodical magazines.
Commissioning and selecting final content for magazine as submitted by writers
Construction and update of various publication specific websites
Additional Responsibilities
Securing additional revenue through advertising and sponsorship deals
Sourcing additional funding through grants organizations and government funding bodies
Identity design and implementation
Management of distribution
Liaising with printers on matters of dates, paper stock, deadlines and payments
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
September 2006 — August 2007 (1 year)
• Design of magazines on a monthly timescale.
• Production of; Ironman Australia, Triathlon & Multi Sport, Women’s Health & Fitness, Blitz Martial Arts, Taekwondo, Kickboxing International, Soccer International, Golf Australia
• Concept and design of advertising for magazines
• Training of staff, team management and organisation and collation of material
• Concept and design of pamphlets, logos & other media.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 11 months)
Sub-editing and proofing of submissions.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
September 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Co-ordinating involvement in screenings, events and festivals for writers on a national scale.
Maintaining contacts and relationships with film distributors, publicists and festivals.
Editing, proof-reading and sub-editing contributions.
Commissioning and selecting final content for film section of website.
Writing relevant opinion, policy and editorial pieces as dictated by industry events.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
July 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for creation, design and printing of final event program, posters, pamphlets and all promotional material.
Maintain and update website material.
Coordinate student/youth media panels, workshops, and presentations.
Secure and manage sponsorship agreements.
Approach prospective industry speakers and manage relationships.
Manage logistics of transport and accommodation for speakers and sponsors.
Manage day-to-day logistics for 4 day event.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
December 2003 — September 2006 (2 years 10 months)
Responsible for magazine lay out and design.
Liaising with printers on matters of dates, paper stock, deadlines and payments.
Proofreading final laid-out magazine.
Commissioning and selecting final content for magazine as submitted by writers.
Sub-editing final contributions.
Writing relevant news pieces as dictated by campus events and politics.
Liaising between contributors, advertisers, student representative council and other editors about upcoming issues.
Responsible for budgeting, control of finances, invoicing external businesses and payment of services.
Day to day office duties including responding to emails, answering phone enquiries, managing office supplies, filing, updating databases, sending out to mailing lists.
Securing additional revenue through advertising and sponsorship deals.
(Publishing industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Graphic Design industry)
March 2003 — October 2003 (8 months)
Collating information and photos of performances.
Liaising with performers, printers and venue staff.
Design, layout and distribution of promotional material.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2003 — August 2003 (5 months)
Writing copy for festival program and events.
Graduate Diploma, Graphic Design, October 2005 — November 2006
Bachelor Of Arts, Media, Cinema, February 2002 — October 2005
Essay on "Propaganda Elements in Documentary Film" published in La Trobe University Best Essays 2004.
VCE, January 1998 — October 1999
Film, Art & Music appreciation, Animation, Food & Wine appreciation, Photography, Graphic Design Production, Independent & Online Publishing
National Youth Media Network, Express Media, Is Not Friendly Society, Melbourne InDesign Users Group
• Best Cover Design (People’s Choice) – National Student & Emerging Media Conference 2004
• Best Cover Design (Judge’s Choice) – National Student & Emerging Media Conference 2006
• Invited to exhibit at National Design Festival, Melbourne 2006