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Samantha B.

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  • Joined December 2015

Experienced content writer and editor. Degrees in Law and International Relations from the ANU.

  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Samantha B.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Services

Categories

Copywriting Content Social Media Public Relations Email

Experience

Summary

I have previously worked as a Freelance Writer, Editor, Paralegal, and Community Manager. In 2013 and 2014 I edited the ANU Student Newspaper. In 2013 and 2014 I was a Freelance contributor to Birdee Magazine.

Work history

Woroni (The Australian National University's Student Newspaper)
Editor
I was elected as an editor by my peers to administer, streamline and direct the ANU’s only student-run media organisation.
Griffin Hall, Australian National University
Community Manager
As a community advisor I mentored, supervised and supported a group of students in their participation in the ANU community through devising and facilitating events and activities for these students.
Birdee Magazine
Freelance Contributor
This position saw me produce articles on current affairs topics, consistently meeting fortnightly deadlines. It required collaboration with the publication’s Editor in Chief and third party advertisers.
BelSouth Football Club
Community Manager
This role involved serving as the communications-point for the club’s more than three hundred members and visitors, including mediating member disputes.
Self-Employed
Freelance Writer, Editor and Photographer
Various articles and photographs published in a number of publications between 2012 and 2015, including HerCanberra, Peppercorn, and ThoughtCatalog.

Portfolio

Why do we hate them? Australia’s Othering of Asylum Seekers

Article published in Birdee magazine on 6 March 2014.

The High Court’s Verdict: Actually a Step Forward for Marriage Equality

Article published in Woroni Newspaper on 16 December 2013.

Should Australia Intervene in Syria?

Article published in Birdee Magazine in 5 September 2013.

How to go on a first date, according to the Internet

Article published in Birdee Magazine on 12 July 2013.

Education

Accreditations

Australian National University
Bachelor of International Relations
Australian National University
Bachelor of Laws

Skills

Skills

writing copywriting editing sub-editing content creation social media content curation content strategy

Tools

Instagram Wordpress Facebook Twitter

Availability

Not seeking work

Available

  • Available evenings and weekends

Commitment

  • Can work 15hrs per week
  • Can commit to 1+ years

Interests

Industries I love

Advertising & Marketing Animals & Pets Consumer Products Ecommerce Education Entertainment Fashion Food Government Health & Wellness

What I read

The Atlantic, Daily Life, Aljazeera English, New York Times, The Canberra Times, Elle, The Guardian, Huffington Post Women

Side projects

During my time as an Editor of the ANU Student Newspaper, Woroni, in 2013, I co-founded the photography project, Humans of Canberra.

Ideal team

I enjoy working with small teams and directly with clients. I prefer a hands-on, friendly management approach.