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Jamieson Murphy

Newcastle

Summary


Proven skills in overseeing teams, stories and the editorial direction of the newsroom. Excellent communication, multitasking and problem-solving abilities, with a great track record of building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

News Director

Newcastle Herald
11.2023 - Current
  • Assigned stories, delegated work and edited pieces.
  • Developed strategic partnerships with local organizations for exclusive stories and community outreach initiatives.
  • Mentored junior staff members, fostering professional growth and improving overall team performance.
  • Increased audience engagement by developing dynamic content strategies tailored to specific target demographics.
  • Managed news room diary and conducted long-term planning.
  • Underpin all work with a commitment to community and audience, to achieving results and to supporting colleagues
  • Acted as Editor on weekends

National Rural Affairs Reporter, Press Gallery

Australian Community Media
01.2020 - Current
  • Leveraged position within the Parliament House Press Gallery to develop a range of political stories, which were used across ACM's network of 160 publications
  • Lead ACM's coverage on emerging nationally-significant issues
  • Maintained relationships with key figures within government departments and political parties
  • Worked with the ACM national agriculture team to produce comprehensive and in-depth coverage of issues important to our audience
  • Applied understanding of public opinion, social media and traditional media use to create engaging and attention-grabbing stories

Journalist

Northern Daily Leader - Australian Community Media
09.2015 - 01.2020
  • Rounds include mining and resources, and state and federal politics
  • Creating a variety of content on a tight and daily deadline
  • Pitching a range of hard and soft news stories
  • Producing digital elements to complement print stories
  • Evaluated news leads and news tips to develop story ideas
  • Host a weekly news podcast, focused on drought and water issues
  • Coordinating the NDL's Water Pressure campaign
  • Covered three federal elections and one state election in four years
  • Nominated in 2018 Walkleys - Coverage of Community & Regional Affairs

Journalist

Lakes Mail - Fairfax Media
10.2013 - 09.2015
  • Regularly produced a wide range of quality editorial content and delivered in an efficient and timely manner
  • Acted as a photographer, taking all my own photo
  • Ran and produced the paper by myself when the editor was on leave

Education

Bachelor - Communication (Journalism)

Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, NSW
12.2013

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work in a team environment
  • Can follow set instructions
  • Attention to detail
  • Can work without supervision
  • Ability to work to deadlines
  • Strong writing skills
  • Confident in photography
  • Excellent understanding politics
  • Good knowledge of regional and rural Australia
  • Understanding of Commonwealth government functions
  • Use to sub-editing stories
  • Skilled at following issues and topics
  • Capable of coordinating campaigns
  • Well versed in using social media
  • Skilled at explaining complex issues in a digestible way
  • Strong communications skills

Interests

  • Sport
  • Fishing and spearfishing
  • News and current affairs
  • The environment
  • Climate action
  • Politics
  • Reading
  • Agriculture/regional Australia
  • Economics
  • Psychology

References

  • ACM National Ags Editor, Penelope Arthur - 0475 989 877
  • Northern Daily Leader Deputy Editor, Breanna Chillingworth - 0423 451 201

Timeline

News Director

Newcastle Herald
11.2023 - Current

National Rural Affairs Reporter, Press Gallery

Australian Community Media
01.2020 - Current

Journalist

Northern Daily Leader - Australian Community Media
09.2015 - 01.2020

Journalist

Lakes Mail - Fairfax Media
10.2013 - 09.2015

Bachelor - Communication (Journalism)

Charles Sturt University

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