RESUME

Grace Stranger

Journalist | Writer | Producer | Podcaster

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EXPERIENCE

POLITICO — Digital Producer — 2021-Present

Producer for POLITICO’s daily flagship Playbook newsletters in Brussels, London and Paris, as well as the weekly China Direct and daily POLITICO Pro newsletters across nine policy areas.
CMS management including editing placement on the homepage, preparing articles, alerts, and newsletters for publication.
Pitching stories and covering breaking news as well as subediting, fact-checking and editing for search engine optimisation.
Cleaning metadata from leaked documents and embedding metadata into audio files for podcasts.
Monitoring and sharing content on social media platforms using best prac-tices for engaging with audiences and building a strong online presence.
Monitoring polling data and election results for POLITICO’s Poll of Polls.
Compiling data, writing and constructing Datapoint content for Pro sub-scribers.
Freelance Copywriter
• Contributed to the publication of Hampden Deli & Dining School’s de-but cookbook.
• Writing persuasive and engaging copy for print in line with the client’s brief and brand guidelines.
• Conducting thorough research to address a target audience and achieve desired campaign outcomes.

Sydney Writers’ Festival — Audio Producer — 2021

Setting up and troubleshooting computer networking systems to support live audio recording and editing workflows.
Maintaining the integrity of data and file management.
Ingest editing using Adobe Audition.
Supporting the Festival Broadcast Recording Engineer and podcasting team in managing a recording schedule across multiple sound stages.

FBi Radio — Content Producer — 2020-2021

Content creation for FBi Radio’s SMAC Awards and Citizens of Sound radio show.
Creating, editing and publishing multimedia content for a target audience across digital and social media.
Post-production audio editing and mixing for publication.
Creation of social media content to maximize content reach and engagement.

La La La’s Live Music Venue – Marketing and Communications — 2019-2021

Developing and managing social media strategies across Facebook, Instagram, Mailchimp and Shopify.
Managing communications and nurturing relationships with booking agents, artist managers and promoters.
Monitoring engagement and analytics (Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics) and presenting progress reports for stakeholders.
Content creation for social media, EDM and website platforms including copywriting, image and video assets.

Freelance Copywriter — 2019-2020

Contributed to the publication of Hampden Deli & Dining School’s de-but cookbook.
Writing persuasive and engaging copy for print in line with the client’s brief and brand guidelines.
Conducting thorough research to address a target audience and achieve desired campaign outcomes.

FutureLearn/University of Wollongong – Online Course Presenter — 2018

Developed and presented an online course on podcasting, covering various topics such as equipment, recording techniques, editing, and promotion.
Collaborated with other instructors, course coordinators, and technical support staff to ensure a smooth delivery of online courses and resolve any technical issues or student queries.
As of 2023, 35,033 people have enrolled in this course on FutureLearn’s platform.

University of Wollongong – Research Assistant — 2017-2020

Assisted in the production of ‘The Art of Heartness’ — an oral history of the intersections of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the art spaces of Northern Australia.
The podcasts first episode aired as part of the ABC’s Earshot series before continuing as a project of the University of Wollongong.
Audio transcription, logging and editing.
Conducted in-depth research and fact-checking.
Collaborated with the podcast hosts and producers to generate story structure and scripting of episodes.

University of Wollongong – Video Producer — 2017

Worked collaboratively with the client to deliver a high-quality video project on time and within budget.
Assisted with pre-production planning, scripting and storyboarding.
Edited video, audio and animated content using Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition and After Effects.

FBi Radio – Associate Producer — 2017-2019

Developed and produced the Notes from Home podcast series for FBi Radio across five episodes which were broadcast by the station in 2019.
Managged all aspects of podcast production, from pre-production planning and research to recording, editing and mastering.
Collaborated with hosts, writers, guests, and other production team members to ensure seamless execution of podcast episodes, including conducting interviews, scripting, and creating show notes.

UOW Pulse – Marketing and Communications Officer — 2016-2019

Conceptualisation and implementation of digital media strategies and
campaigns across digital platforms including website, social media and
email marketing.
Utilisation of content management systems (Oracle, SilverStripe and WordPress), EDM programs, Facebook Ads Manager, Google Analytics and search engine optimisation.
Facilitate digital promotion of UniLife Membership program.
Monitored and reported analytics of digital media platforms.
Liaising with booking agents, artist managers and other promoters on the marketing of events at UOW UniBar.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY 2022
Master of Advanced Journalism

UNIVERSITY OF
WOLLONGONG 2017
Bachelor of Journalism / Bachelor of
Arts (History).

PUBLISHED IN

POLITICOEurope
Refinery29
FBi Radio
The Deli Cookbook
Central News
UOWTV

SKILLS

Audio Pre- and Post-Production
Broadcast Journalism
Data Journalism
Digital Analytics and Reporting
Digital Production
Social Media Content Creation

AWARDS

SOFTWARE

Get in touch

Grace is available for collaborations and open to work opportunities. If you want to chat about podcasts, investigations or any projects you have in mind, don’t hesitate in reaching out.