Dianne Comrie

• Maintained high levels of confidentiality while handling sensitive documents for various clients.
• Maximised document quality by suggesting revisions for awkward phrasing or unclear language.
• Streamlined proofreading processes, incorporating tracking changes and commenting features in Microsoft Word for easier collaboration with team members.

• Ensured crack team of radio journalists produced highest quality of 24 hour news coverage by providing high level support in rostering and scheduling.
• Kept ABC Audio News team on track in relation to staff movements, budgets, recruitment and performance management.
• Finessed a large and complex roster for three 24-hour news services: ABC NewsRadio, National Bulletins and News On-Demand by building great working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Created magical musical event in a beautiful winery in country New South Wales.
• Ensured smooth planning of Huntington Winery Chamber Music Festival and other tours and concerts by working closely with artists and agents to agree fees, repertoire and conditions.
• Worked laround the clock during the Festival, managing the festival’s performance, rehearsal and logistics schedule; liaising with artists and their managers to undertake all travel and accommodation and devise itineraries for the Festival period.

• Coordinated the orchestra’s highly successful and popular regional, national and international tours and other major projects in and around Sydney.
• Major projects managed; Maazel/Vilar Conducting Competition, Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony, Rome Opera Chorus tour to Sydney and The Lord of the Rings Symphony.
• By using my communication skills, created great relationships to liaise with all Sydney venues, booking dates for the orchestra’s subscription concert series, all commercial concerts and schools’ concerts.
• Organisational skills in action by devising schedules and detailed itineraries for all regional outer-metropolitan touring; securing local presenters, negotiating performance fees, liaising with venues and arranging transport and accommodation.

• Coordinated highly successful 3-day international conference of over 60 attendees (musicians, educators, marketers and administrators) at the Opera House in September 2001.
• Working from home – 3 days a week during maternity leave,

Duties included:

• Devising streamlined the orchestra roster including all performances and rehearsals within the terms of the Orchestra Agreement.
• Engagement of visiting conductors and artists, preparation of all contracts, liaison with their agents and arranging transport and accommodation