Kerryn M

Over the past two years I have completed many contracts to client specifications. This includes reports, website and e-newsletter content and complete Australian Curriculum linked educational and promotional packages.

Working for two not-for-profit research programs, Kerryn restructured and maintained the websites and social media channels, wrote and edited a wide variety of digital and non-digital materials, coordinated webinars, and handled public and private members' enquiries.

During this period Kerryn was temporarily promoted to Branch Director of the wider communications or education branch multiple times while senior manager were on leave. During these periods she gained significant experience in program, project, financial and staff management. From 2016, she permanently led the education (outreach) unit, developing curriculum-linked engaging resources for schools. She also project managed events at major public venues such as Questacon and ScienceAlive! in Adelaide. She presented at schools, conferences and at exhibitions.

Kerryn also used business systems to track risks and media opportunities, contracted staff, undertook performance reviews, and managed budgets and reporting. She also managed a $250,000 market research project to better profile and target stakeholders for her organisation, and worked with the Aboriginal Partnerships team to develop culturally appropriate products..

Kerryn worked closely with executives, technical experts, social scientists and researchers to translate complex research into a variety of communications products. She was also an ‘account manager’, working with teams to develop communications plans.

Kerryn led a documentation team, liaising with management and technical staff to produce training (print and online) for a complex hydrological computer model. She had a major role in content writing and assisted in training others to use the manuals.

Kerryn translated research into policy and extension materials. She wrote communications plans for a wide variety of research, managed media, and client relations, and produced content for print and e publications.

Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre. Public and media point-of-contact, web master, stakeholder relations, annual report production, e-newsletter, print publications editor, and publisher.