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Journalist | Social Media Marketer | Blogger
erinsemmler@gmail.com
0437 599 542

Abilities and Talents

  • Creative thinking skills

  • Responsible; good management skills

  • Conscientious; strong sense of community

  • Time management and organisational skills

  • Ability to multitask

  • Experience in a fast paced environment

  • Ability to work in a team

  • Social media experience- Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

  • Experience with Canva

  • Experience with Schedugram 

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Achievements and Awards

  • Defensive Driving certificate

  • Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate

  • Overall Position of 5

  • Top of subject for grade 12 English Extension and Business

  • Queensland Certificate of Education

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Volunteer/ Work Experience

  • Managed the official @QldClarions twitter account and live tweeted the 2018 Queensland Clarion Awards, September 2018

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  • Currently managing Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant's Instagram (started from scratch) and Facebook (started with less than 1000 likes) 

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  • Reporter for the Village Source Newspaper powered by Brisbane Times (produced stories to be distributed in the GC2018 Athletes Village), 29th March- 18th April 2018

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  • Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 Driver, November 2017- April 2018

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  • Produced stories for the Source News at the Integrity 20 conference, October 2017

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  • Social Society intern- social media strategy management, producing social media content, writing blog posts, researching clients, April-May 2018

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  • Service Learning intern- contacting sources, interviewing, photographing, writing and editing stories, April-May 2018

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  • Hopkins Centre intern- writing, researching and sub-editing articles for the PEER review publication, June 2018

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Current/Previous Employment

      November 2018- current

      Reporter

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      August 2016- current

      Customer relations, bookings administrator, cruise assistant, blogger and social media assistant

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  • Pickled Cactus Mexican Restaurant
    August 2015- July 2016

      Customer service, food and beverage attendant

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  • Mercure Capricorn Resort Yeppoon (Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant)
    August 2011- January 2015

      Customer service, food and beverage attendant

 

Education

  • Griffith University (current – final year)

      Bachelor of Journalism (minor in Public Relations & Marketing) Gold Coast Campus, QLD

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Personal Referees (please contact me for their personal contact details) 

  • Faith Valencia-Forrester

      Radio & Video Journalism lecturer, Griffith University 

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  • Christopher Verheyen

      Manager, Surfers Paradise River Cruises (current employer) 
 

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