CV

Chloe Karis

Melbourne, Australia

PROFILE

I’m a hardworking person with time management skills which allows me to achieve tasks to the deadline. I’m flexible with my writing style and ensure my grammar and spelling are correct. Throughout my education and work experience, I have developed skills in Microsoft Office, video/audio editing, Google, Adobe, data visualisations and organizing/running meetings.

EXPERIENCE

Content writer - Sightseeing Tours Australia (present)

I write and editing 14 blogs a week across four different main websites and multiple satellite websites. I listen to feedback and apply it to all future work. The blogs I write are SEO focuses, long pillar travel articles, and listicles.

Catalyst Coeditor – RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) Representative (2019-2021)

I’m a coeditor at RMIT Catalyst Magazine and a member of the RUSU. As a co-editor, I manage and workshop with a team and our website/social media pages. I assist in editing submissions for print/online, following the style guide. We collaborate with companies to promote or interview. As a member of RUSU, I ran a stand for Catalyst for orientation week and Clubs Day (and virtual), I’ve attended monthly SUC meetings and the AGM.

Internship – Mushroom Group (2021)

Internship – Mixdown Magazine (2021)

I developed skills in Otter.ai, transcribed episodes for the podcast series Some of My Best Work and wrote articles and uploaded them through Wordpress ready to be published when the new website is ready to go.

I have written up over 20 online articles which have been published, as well as interviewing an artist in which the feature article was published in print.

Internship – NT News (2021)

I worked in a newsroom and produced multiple articles every day as well as organising stories, interviews and for a photographer to go on site. The majority of my articles were published in print with a seclected few going online for subscribers only.

Internship – Science in Public (2021)

I researched and collated a list of authors and institutions emails and Twitter handles, searched for missing emails, subbed edited pieces, collected photos for more than 20 National Science Week events, drafted up Twitter posts, learnt how to upload media releases and assisted in filming at Victoria University.

Internship – The Lost Dogs’ Home (2020-2021)

I have made Excel sheets, created videos, written listicles and posts for dogs to be adopted for social media. I’ve organised interviews for The Herald Sun and interviewed recent adopters.

RMIT Mentoring – Nine News Melbourne (2019)

Brett McLeod was my mentor who introduced me to the newsroom. This allowed me to see behind the scenes before the 4PM and 6PM bulletin.

EDUCATION

RMIT University - Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) (2018-2021)

RMIT University - Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing (2018)

Casuarina Senior College NTCET/ATAR (2015-2017)

LEADERSHIP

CanTeen Youth Ambassador (2021-present)
CanTeen Victoria leadership team (2019-present)
RUSU front desk admin (2019)
RMIT city open day (2019)

VARIOUS IN PRINT

NT News (2021)
Mixdown Magazine - April/May #315 (2021)
Hot Press – Vol: 44. Issue: 04 (2020)
Catalyst – Issue 05: Home (2019)
Fandom – a Non-Fiction Anthology (2019)
Factory – a Non-Fiction Anthology (2019)

PUBLISHED ONLINE

Mixdown Magazine

Ten times artists have beefed with politicians over improper use of their music

Here’s the big winners from the 2021 Queensland Music Awards

The Grammys overhaul award nomination process following industry backlash

Abbey Road Studios is opening its doors to the public to celebrate its 90th anniversary this August

Sony Music generated over $2.4 billion in Q4 of 2020/21

Courtney Barnett, Sampa The Great announced as mentors for Song Writing Sessions initiative

Radiohead, Dinosaur Jr., LCD Soundsystem + more design bikes for road crew fundraiser

Here’s all the biggest takeaways from the 2021 APRA Music Awards

Mixdown’s top jobs in the Australian music industry (this week)

Nine internationally renowned Australian songwriters and producers you need to know

What Prince’s struggles against the music industry can teach artists today

Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her old albums, and what does it mean for the music industry?

First Time Really Feeling: Liz Stringer opens up about the catharsis that led to her making her best album yet - April/May print issue #315

Victorian music venues send an open letter to the State Government for help

Five key takeaways from the 2021 Grammy Awards

Twitch, TikTok + more: the five best social media platforms for musicians to use

You Am I announce new album The Lives Of Others

Only 7,500 artists earned more than $100,000 on Spotify in 2020

A guide to Brunswick Music Festival’s Sound Sessions mini-conference

Vinyl sales increased in the United States by 30% throughout 2020

Splendour In The Grass has been rescheduled to November 2021

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