Summary
Madison is a highly motivated and passionate individual with a keen interest in creating fun and engaging creative content. She is experienced in project management, content creation, event coordination, and editorial work. Madison is looking for valuable work experience to extend her skills and knowledge in the digital marketing industry.
Madison is a Meanjin-based writer and editor. She is a graduate from Queensland University of Technology with a BFA in Creative Writing with Distinction, where she's been an editor for ScratchThat Magazine and QUT Literary Salon. She is a Project Officer at Queensland Writers Centre and a 2022 Toolkits: Non-fiction participant.
Experience
Queensland Writers Centre
Project Officer (2022 - current)
Coordinated Writing Friday across Queensland from initialisation to launch.
First point of contact for writers and libraries and replied to correspondence in a timely manner.
Provided administrative support for additional projects, services, and competitions.
Read unpublished manuscripts for Able competitions and advised on shortlist/longlist.
Facilitated workshops, in-person and on live-stream.
ScratchThat Magazine
Editorial Board (2022 - 2022)
Oversaw a team of 35 for the creative direction, production, and distribution of the magazine
(print and digital) & contributed to rebranding.
Accepted and rejected submission while providing structural edits and copyedits.
Directed digital rebranding and content creation for social media and website.
Coordinated launch events, sales of magazine, and budget requests.
Queensland Writers Centre
Writing and Editing Intern (2021 - 2022)
Wrote 2 manuscript assessments, reader's reports, blurbs, newsletter articles, and consult reports.
Proofread WQ Magazine (distributed to 10k members).
Administrative tasks & answering phone calls on services enquiries (sales).
Brisbane Writers Festival
Volunteer (2021 - 2022)
Artist services.
Front-of-house.
Usher.
QUT literary Salon
Editor and Event Coordinator (2021 - 2021)
Booked guest readers: Trent Dalton and Sara EI Sayed
Digital campaign for salons + launch events.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) (2022)
Queensland University of Technology