Sara Tapia

Sara Tapia

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  • About me

    Senior News and Features Writer - Who Magazine

  • Education

    • University of Wollongong

      2010 - 2013
      Bachelor of Communication and Media Journalism
  • Experience

    • Bloch Australia

      Feb 2010 - Jul 2014

      Responsible for organising rosters, banking, customer orders and handling customer queries & complaints. Assisted customers in choosing dance, fashion and exercise products, answering customer queries and operating cash register.

      • Assistant Manager

        Jan 2013 - Jul 2014
      • Sales Assistant

        Feb 2010 - Jan 2013
    • Swiish by Sally Obermeder

      Feb 2014 - Aug 2014
      Journalism Intern

      Responsible for drafting, writing and editing blog posts in fashion, beauty, home and lifestyle categories. Sourcing images and content for posts. Product descriptions and reviews. Basic office duties and organisation.

    • Thrive pr + communications

      Sept 2014 - Nov 2015

      - Produce and manage content on all social platforms, including website and client accounts. - Develop and execute content calendars and monitor all social media and digital outlets.- Create reports of engagement statistics and analytics for internal and external use. - Content creation for clients. - Developing media and influencer databases.- Manage all digital and social media requests from clients. - Image creation, developing digital content ideas and helping to develop digital proposals. Show less

      • Account Coordinator

        Jun 2015 - Nov 2015
      • Digital Assistant

        Sept 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Bauer Media Group – Australia

      Dec 2015 - Jul 2020

      As the News Editor at NW and OK! magazines, I was responsible for; writing and editing news and feature stories, generating engaging headlines, chasing entertainment leads, working closely with editors to ensure deadlines are met and content is of a high standard, collaborating with team members on content ideas and writing briefs and liaising with art and picture teams. As the Senior News Writer, I was responsible for; researching and writing news and entertainment stories and long-form features, generating story and headline ideas to pitch to editors, regular entertainment segments with radio stations, assisting with briefs for photo and art departments , monitoring, scheduling and posting content on all OK! social media channels, adapting print stories for online and interviewing both international and local celebrities. As a News Writer, I was responsible for; celebrity news monitoring and presenting in morning meetings with editors, researching and writing news and entertainment stories and celebrity features and interviewing local talent. As the Editorial Coordinator, I was responsible for; writing online stories and posting to OK! website. posting on all OK! social media platforms and general administrative and office duties.

      • News Editor - NW and OK! Magazines

        Jan 2019 - Jul 2020
      • Senior News Writer - OK! Magazine

        Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
      • Acting Senior News Writer - OK! Magazine

        Nov 2017 - May 2018
      • News Writer - OK! Magazine

        Mar 2016 - Oct 2017
      • Editorial Coordinator - OK! Magazine

        Dec 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Are Media Pty Ltd

      Jul 2020 - now
      Senior News and Features Writer - Who Magazine
  • Licenses & Certifications