
Background
My career has been focussed on marketing and public relations, combining extensive journalistic experience with advertising and digital communications strategies.
Key areas of achievement include:
1. Experienced journalist – TV and radio, reporting and presenting.
2. Experienced advertising and marketing executive – proven ability to manage and execute hundreds of multi-media campaigns for a diverse range of clients
3. Proven managerial skills – managing small, multi-disciplinary teams, sub-contractors and suppliers. This includes managing budgets, timelines, quality control recruitment and team development
4. Excellent writing skills – media releases, publicity, speeches, corporate video scripts, social media content, issues management, government relations, internal communications and annual reports
5. Advocacy – political advocacy, community consultation and stakeholder management experience
6. Masters Degree qualified – MBA with distinction
Experience
Managing Director
Churchcomm
April 2019 – Present • Newcastle, Australia
Marketing and Communications
Ward 1 Councillor
Newcastle City Council
September 2017 – Present
Head of Marketing and Business Development
PRDnationwide – Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
October 2017 – April 2019
Director
John Church Advertising Pty Ltd
May 1995 – September 2015 (20 years 5 months) • Broadmeadow, Australia
Advertising, Marketing, Websites, Video and Social Media
Director
Worldwide Online Printing
July 2001 – December 2010 (9 years 6 months) • Newcastle, Australia
Printing Franchise
Journalist and News Presenter
NBN Television
1982 – 2007 (25 years)
Corporate Communications Director
Peach Advertising Pty Ltd
1992 – 1995 (3 years) • Newcastle, Australia