Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Head of triple j and Double J

Aug 2023 to Present

  • Lead and manage over 100 creative staff in making music content for both national and international audiences across social, digital and audio

  • Develop and execute large scale multi-million dollar content projects like the the music festival series One Night Stand and the algorithm-defying Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.

  • Colloborate with multiple high-profile stakeholders and third-party platforms to deliver major content and brand initiatives including the world-renowned Like A Version music series on triple j’s YouTube channel.

  • Design and direct the entire triple j, Double J, ABC Country and Unearthed networks multi-platform content strategy

Chisel Productions

Head of Creative

Aug 2022 to Aug 2023 - Sydney, AUS

  • Led a team of multidisciplinary creatives to execute intergrated campaigns for brands, artists, charities and other organisations

  • Agency clients include ASICS, Gatorade, Budweiser Japan, Football Australia, Art Gallery of NSW, Black Dog Institute, Western Sydney Wanderers

  • Creating opportunities for Australian artists by linking them with brands - such as licensing & featuring Blacktown Afro Swing legend Big Skeez in the award-winning Western Sydney Wanderers jersey launch film.

Prison Radio Association

Managing Editor

Jan 2020 to Jul 2022 - London, UK

  • Lead the award-winning National Prison Radio which broadcasts into more than 110 prisons across England & Wales

  • Developed programs and training to engage emerging content makers both in prison and on release - including The Intro, a series delivered by musicians who had spent time in prison with the aim of demystifying entry points into the music industry post-release

  • Worked alongside people in prison at HMP Brixton daily to ensure the charity delivered on it’s promise to make radio ‘for prisoners, by prisoners’

  • Named Production Company of the Year at the 2020 Audio Production Awards

BBC Radio 1

Podcast & Documentary Producer

Jul 2017 to Aug 2018 - London, UK

  • Developed and pitched podcast formats in a series of majorly competitive BBC commissioning rounds

  • Produced and delivered podcast & documentary content for Radio 1’s target audience (15-29) and for the newly-launched BBC Sounds app

  • Identified and engaged talent from both within and outside the organisation for a variety of content projects

  • Volunteer produced the National Prison Radio and BBC collaborative project Outside In

triple j

A/ Content Director

Aug 2018 to Sep 2019 - Sydney, AUS

  • As A/ Content Director of triple j - managed the entire content output of triple j, triple j Unearthed and Hack across radio (2m+ weekly reach), digital (1m+ monthly views) and social (3m+ total followers)

  • Managed a large group of young staff & on-air talent in creating engaging content for a national youth audience

  • Executed high level content campaigns such as the record-breaking Hottest 100, the inaugural Dream Festival and major festival broadcasts like Splendour in the Grass, triple j’s One Night Stand and the Laneway festival.

triple j Unearthed

Executive Producer & Senior Producer

Apr 2013 to Jun 2017 - Sydney, AUS

  • Headed up key content development and production for the award-winning music discovery platform, triple j Unearthed

  • Led a young, diverse team in day-to-day operations as well as strategic planning and implementation of major campaigns, content initiatives and external partnerships

  • Collaboratively developed diversity & inclusion targets for all competitions, promotions and opportunities offered by the platform to ensure we were representing the true diversity of a young Australian audience

  • triple j Unearthed gave first plays to the likes of Flume, Courtney Barnett, King Gizz, Mallrat, Tones and I, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and many more

  • Took up a 6-month secondment with the ABC Radio Training division in 2016 to run training workshops for both experienced and emerging content makers all over Australia

triple j

Music Producer

May 2010 to Apr 2013

  • Wrote, published and presented Music News for the station on-air and online

  • Produced specialist music shows and worked with emerging presenters on their development

  • Interviewed major artists (The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Florence and the Machine, Wu-Tang Clan) to create packages for broadcast

  • Read voice overs for a number of triple j programs and ABC stations

ABC Radio

ABC North West WA Breakfast Presenter & Mornings Producer

ABC Sydney NSW Drive Assistant Producer

Dec 2008 to May 2010

  • Presented ABC North West WA Breakfast in the resource-rich Pilbara at the peak of Australia’s mining boom

  • Produced & Presented the ABC North West WA Mornings program as required

  • Developed & presented state-wide segments on ABC Perth

  • Assistant Producer on the market-leading ABC Sydney NSW Drive program

FBi Radio

Presenter & Producer

Jan 2005 - Oct 2008

  • Presented weekday and weekend music programs over a 3-year stint with Sydney’s iconic community radio station FBi

  • Produced a weekend music request show and helped lead industry workshops with emerging local musicians

Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS)

Graduate Diploma (2008)

  • Awarded the Selwyn Speight scholarship to study at Australia’s preeminent radio school

  • Graduated with a High Distinction average