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C.V

Advisor, Strategy & Innovation, ICT – State Services Commission

(September 2007-July 2009)

My role was to contribute to the development and implementation of tools, and especially Web 2.0 tools, to assist in the achievement of the E-government milestones.

  • Project management, research, writing  and promotion of An Introduction to Government Use of SMS
  • Project management and editing of the SSC Blog In Development
  • Community management around online participation
  • Web 2.0 expert advice and avocation as necessary
  • Support for other S&I initiatives

Web Advisor – SPARC

(August-September 2007) Temporary

  • Day to day updates for the website
  • Testing on system upgrades
  • Planning for a new CMS

Web Coordinator – NZAID

(October 2006 – June 2007) Contract

  • Working with programme managers to keep website content up to date, relevant to target audiences and written in a consistent style
  • Consultation with staff over future intranet design
  • Content development and maintenance of external website and intranet
  • Writing feature articles for the website
  • Sending out monthly electronic newsletter
  • Assisting on all other Communications team projects.

Editorial Developer – CWA New Media

(March 2005 – October 2006)

  • Online editor for the Education Gazette
    • Writing a fortnightly column on educational web resources
    • Uploading magazine content using a CMS
    • Assisting 20,000 subscribers to the vacancy alert service
    • Relationship maintenance with print partner APN.
  • Project-managing the company’s intranet and website
    • Writing publicity material
    • Creating a company-wide style guide and other resources for proposal writing
    • Managing development time.
  • Helpdesk for Activenz.net
    • Frontline point of contact
    • Communicating to users how they can use the community to build group knowledge.
  • Other projects
    • Proofreading, subediting and content creation
    • Social club.

Freelance Writer – Pulp Magazine
2004-2007

Advertising Manager – Victoria University Wellington Students’ Association

(January 2004-March 2005)

  • Receive advertisement bookings, organise contracts and artwork for ads in Salient, The Alternative Calendar, The Handbook Diary and The Wall Planner
  • Maintain client relationships
  • Build new clientele base

Communications Assistant – Auckland Students’ Movement @ AUT (AuSM)

(Maternity contract: January- September 2003)

  • Acting Editor Role
  • Feature writing for Debate magazine
  • Event Support
  • Journalism students’ liaison
  • Advertisement booking and placement
  • Proofreading
  • Content production for Debate magazine
  • Website maintenance and development
  • Client and stakeholder relationship building

Communications Administrator – The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland

(May 2002-January 2003)

  • Promotional activities such as running Courses & Careers Day
  • Writing news stories and student profiles for the handbook
  • Updating the Faculty’s website
  • Maintaining the media mentions database

Computer Based Training Designer – Foodstuffs (Auckland) Ltd.

  • Researching safety issues in Supermarkets
  • Designing and producing cd-roms for Safety Training

Reason for leaving: The Foodstuffs environment offered me no opportunities to advance myself.

Communications Assistant – North Shore City Council

Project C.A.R.E

  • Organising and running an educational community road show
  • Being the public face for the council’s community consultation process
  • Identifying key target groups and planning public meetings

Education history

2002:    Auckland University of Technology: Graduate Diploma in Public Relations

Papers of Interest: Communication Strategy, Corporate Communication, Human Resources Communication, Intergrated Marketing Communication, Persuasive Communication, Public Relations Planning

1998-2000: AUT – Bachelor of Communication Studies with a major in Multimedia

Papers of Interest: Public Relations, Journalism, Principles of Writing, Human Communication. Intercultural Communication, Mass Communication I II III, Multimedia Broadcasting, Graphics & Design, Multimedia Production/Project, Instructional Design

1995 – 1997:    Onslow College, Wellington: