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Johanna Greet
56 Hodges Road
Pilberry, NSW 2009 Australia
Mobile: 0903 222 343
Home: 02 9299 0709
Email: [email protected]
Summary
I have over seven years experience writing and editing for online and print media. I have held various editor and associate editor positions in some of Australia’s forefront independent media publications. A consistently dependable team player, I thrive in a high-pressure environment, enjoy the challenges of meeting deadlines and managing a team, and am comfortable researching, writing and editing on a wide range of topics.
Education
University of Western Sydney
Sydney, NSW AU
Master of Arts in Media Arts Production
Graduated: November 2008
University of Western Sydney
Sydney, NSW AU
Bachelor of Communications (Journalism)
Graduated: November 2001
Employment History
Mar 02 – Present: Freelance Journalist
Various employers
Pilberry, NSW AU
Responsibilities:
- Pitch story ideas to editors
- Research and write stories for submission
- My work has been published in The Courier Pigeon,The Pilberry Morning Herald, The Bi-Monthly, Pen Club, Cleopatra, Sunday Magazine, yourcall.com and others
Mar 06 – Present: Editor
The Pilberry Morning Herald
Pilberry, NSW AU
Responsibilities:
- Commission submissions from contributors
- Prepare written and visual content to daily deadlines
- Manage staffing and budgets
- Write stories and editorials
Achievements:
- Developed and coordinated a political blog which has received submissions from around the world
- Contributed to site redesign and development
- Doubled traffic to site
- Managed a team of 36
Feb 05 – Mar 06: Associate Editor
Pollies & Dollies
Sydney, NSW AU
Responsibilities:
- Project design
- Identity management
- Staff management
- Quality assurance
- Commission and edit submissions
Achievements:
- Managed an editorial and design staff of nine
- Increased readership by 20 per cent
- Developed an interactive online political portal which received an average of 10,000 hits per day
Jun 03 – Mar 05: Features Editor
Cleopatra Magazine
Sydney, NSW AU
Responsibilities:
- Commission and edit stories
- Make final decision about feature story selection and layout
- Liaise with managing director
- Staff management
Jan 02 — May 03: Editorial Assistant
Cleopatra Magazine
Sydney, NSW AU
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the editor to commission stories and organise contracts
- Liaise with in-house teams of writers, photographers, printers, designers and production staff
- Organise and research projects to tight deadlines
- Subedit manuscripts
- Obtain rights to use material from other publications
- Write reports and articles
Skills
| Category |
Name |
Proficiency |
Yrs Experience |
Last Used |
| Administrative |
Microsoft Office |
Advanced |
4+ yrs |
use currently |
| Design/Media |
InDesign |
Advanced |
4+ yrs |
use currently |
| |
Quark |
Advanced |
4+ yrs |
use currently |
| |
Dreamweaver |
Intermediate |
4+ yrs |
use currently |
| |
Photoshop |
Intermediate |
4+ yrs |
use currently |
| IT |
PC Platform |
Advanced |
4+ yrs |
use currently |
| |
Mac Platform |
Advanced |
4+ yrs |
use currently |
References
Available upon request.
