Rohan O'Neil

Rohan O'Neil

Journalist/photographer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Media Liaison Officer

  • Education

    • Ignatius Park College

      2004 - 2008
      High School Certificate
    • James Cook University

      2009 - 2011
      Bachelor of Journalism (minoring in Japanese) Sports reporting Good standing

      Activities and Societies: Editor of Loop Magazine, monthly student newspaper produced by Townsville Bulletin. Study journalism and japanese.

  • Experience

    • Whitsunday Times

      Mar 2012 - Feb 2014
      Journalist/photographer

      • Reporting for all sections of the Whitsunday Times newspaper including local news, community stories, politics, agriculture, local sport, motoring and more. • Sports journalist reporting on all sports and producing articles and photographs for the six weekly sport pages.• Chasing stories and working to write quickly and concisely to meet our newspaper’s deadlines.• Proofreading of pages to meet deadlines.• Making changes onscreen including spelling, grammar, punctuation and layout changes. • Covering a wide variety of local events.• Photography for all sections of the paper.• Maintaining the Whitsunday Times' website and working on the company’s Facebook page. • Police and court reporting. Show less

    • Townsville Bulletin

      May 2014 - Jul 2016
      Sports Reporter

      • Gathering of information and the generation of original and exclusive stories for sports section of Townsville Bulletin. • Writing clear, concise copy in a timely manner to deadlines.• Chief rugby league reporter, covering North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.• Beat writer for Townsville Crocodiles in National Basketball League.• Beat writer for Townsville Fire in Women’s National Basketball League.• Head V8 Supercars reporter, lead and organise coverage for annual Townsville 400 event, including writing all copy for 32 page race guide.• Covering live sporting events and producing copy on the run for live publishing to website and for following day’s paper.• Use of Methode, Fatwire, Microsoft Office, Photoshop and other related software• Running of ‘Bulletin Sport’ Twitter page and laying out of sport section on www.townsvillebulletin.com.au.• Photography skills and also skilled at working with photographers to get captivating pictures to match stories.• Proficient in social media, web publishing and photo and video production and editing. Show less

    • News Corp Australia

      Nov 2016 - Feb 2018
      Sports Editor

      Sports Editor for the Townsville Bulletin. Laying out of sports pages and leading the sport team.

    • The Courier-Mail

      Mar 2018 - Oct 2022
      Sports Producer
    • Townsville City Council

      Oct 2022 - Oct 2023
      Media Officer
    • The Ville Resort-Casino

      Oct 2023 - Aug 2024
      Marketing Executive
    • James Cook University

      Aug 2024 - now
      Senior Media Liaison Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Journalist cadetship

      APN
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Media Officer

      Issued by Townsville Crocodiles NBL Team on Mar 2011
      Townsville Crocodiles NBL TeamAssociated with Rohan O'Neil