
at Fairfax Community Newspapers
Sydney Area, Australia

at Fairfax Community Newspapers
Sydney Area, Australia
I have had extensive editorial experience in a variety of roles, especially as a manager. I currently manage a department with 120 employees and a multi-million dollar budget. I have also had experience as an Editor, a Chief Sub Editor, a Sub Editor and as a journalist in print and online. My main strengths are my versatility, relentless drive and my ability to deliver whatever challenge is thrown at me.
department management, people skills, setting and delivering on set goals, recruiting, financial budget setting and management, editorial production, improving systems and processes, developing new editorial-related software, writing, layout, design, sub-editing.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FXJ; Newspapers industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
In addition to my full-time job, I have been doing an additional day a week as a casual sub-editor at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sun-Herald. I was previously at the Australian Financial Review.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FXJ; Newspapers industry)
May 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)
I am the Chief of Staff for Fairfax Community Newspapers based at Liverpool. I handle the day-to-day operations of the editorial department and its 120 employees including recruiting, deadline delivery, editorial production, budget management and general editorial operations.
(Media Production industry)
September 2002 — April 2005 (2 years 8 months)
I was Editor of the Sydney Weekly Courier, a 94,000 circulation free newspaper distributed on Sydney's north shore area. Before this I was a sub-editor for this organisation as well as an Acting Editor of the Wentworth Courier.
(Media Production industry)
June 2000 — March 2002 (1 year 10 months)
While with foxsports, I was responsible for multimedia sports content for the website, including extensive writing, editing and multimedia production during the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
(Media Production industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
1989 — 1991
editorial software and process development management training travel project/consulting work online readership initiatives
Australian Institute of Management
US Readership Institute
- 2008 PANPA newspaper of the year - Macarthur Advertiser - recruiting and advisory role.
- 2007 Selected as Business Integration Manager on Microster Project team delivering automated rostering to 12 Fairfax Media sub-editing desks on the Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald and www.smh.com.au
- 2006 FCN Editorial Achievement Award
- 2005 FCN Innovation Award - Departure Lounge Program
- 1993, 1994 and 1996 ASNA Newspaper of the year (Hills Shire Times)
- 1993 and 1994 ASNA Award finalist - Best Sports Story