About Me
People-centric, diplomatic television and digital producer with over 10 years of experience spanning digital, social media, TV, and current affairs journalism. With an aptitude for managing multiple complex projects and members of a team to produce high-rating news stories. A decade of expertise in producing ensures consistency, high-quality production across multiple platforms, effective prioritisation of tasks, and finishing them on time. I pride myself on my ability to quickly build meaningful relationships with internal teams and external clients. I am now seeking a role where I can challenge myself and transfer my knowledge and skills from media to communications.
Professional Experience
Senior producer, Newshub Nation
Warner bros/discovery, Auckland, NZ - February 2022 - August 2023
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Produced 1 hour of TV every week for 10 months - including a three hour special following the Queen's death in 2022.
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Chief researcher for every lead interview with Government ministers.
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Organised, managed and produced three live political debates as well as a Christmas special with 150 guests.
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Built strong relationships with Newshub reporters, producers, camera operators, graphic designers and studio crew.
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Built strong relationships with Parliamentary press secretaries to secure interviews with ministers and MPs.
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Secured interviews with leading international guests from global organisations such as the CDC, NATO, WHO and the UN.
Features Editor - 1news
TVNZ, Auckland, NZ February 2021-January 2022
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Created, edited and ghostwrote longform articles for TVNZ Sunday, Fair Go and 1News.
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Used bespoke features template to build and upload the articles.
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Created social media plans and content relating to promote the articles on social platforms.
Digital Content Producer for News - 1News
TVNZ, Auckland, NZ June 2016 - February 2021
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Wrote news articles and worked with reporters on the digital copy for the 1News website.
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Grew 1News' social media presence to over 400,000 followers/likes in three years while also creating video content for 1News' website which garnered over 20 million views per year.
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Created social media content for 1News and TVNZ Sunday's social media pages. Average viewership rate of 100,000 with top performing video reaching 3 million views.
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Built strong relationships with digital and graphics teams working as fill-in editor for the 1News website.
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Gained filming and editing skills working at the Rugby World Cup in Japan in 2019 as a video/social media reporter.
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Reported on major events such as Christchurch terror attack, White Island eruption, Kaikōura earthquake and Prince Charles' royal tour to NZ.