Ashton  Rigg  e.  ashton.rigg@gmail.com    w.  wordsbyashton.tumblr.com  m.  0421  422  128  

 

DEC  '12–PRESENT  Flight  Centre  

Tourism  Content  Editor  (current)  Content  Team  Leader  (6  months)  

Copywriter  (18  months)  

DEC  '14–PRESENT  Queensland  Good  Food  Guide  

Restaurant  reviewer  

MAR  '14–PRESENT  The  Urban  List  

Freelance  writer  

triple  j  magazine  ('12)    *bespoke*  magazine  ('11)  

Thousand  Island  Dressing  ('10–'12)  

 BACHELOR  OF  JOURNALISM    

Queensland  University  of  Technology,  2012  

The  Walkley  Foundation  (intern,  Jun–Sep  '12)  map  magazine  (intern,  May–Jul  '11)  

 

 

 

 

 

       

Luke  Wheatley  0431  322  670  

Natascha  Mirosch  0431  866  575  

Leanne  De  Martini  0407  150  664  

 

 

!  EMPLOYMENT  &  FREELANCING    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!  EDUCATION  &    INTERNSHIPS  

 

 

 

 

!  ADDITIONAL  SKILLS  &  INTERESTS  

 

 

 

!  REFEREES    

 

Ashton  Rigg  e.  ashton.rigg@gmail.com    w.  wordsbyashton.tumblr.com  m.  0421  422  128  |  t.  @AshtonRigg    

 

   Relationship  management,  content  creation,  SEO,  digital  &  print  editorial  writing,  social  media  content  creation,  team  management,  sub-­‐editing,  interviewing,  news  writing,  analytics  reporting,  blog  coordination,  EDM  content  

 Short  and  long  reviews,  restaurant  follow-­‐up,  critiquing  food,  wine,  vibe  and  service  on  the  sly  

 Pitching  story  ideas,  working  to  strict  deadline,  interviewing,  producing  clean  &  engaging  copy  

Freelance  feature  writing  Freelance  feature  writing  Retail  assistant  &  social  media  manager      Major:  integrated  marketing  communications  Golden  Key  Honour  Society  |  Graduated  with  Distinction  

Event  management,  networking,  advertorial  writing  Feature  writing,  interviewing,  research  

   

 

 

 

 

     Head  of  Creative  &  Production,  Flight  Centre  

 Editor,  Brisbane  Times  Good  Food  Guide    

 Proprietor,  Thousand  Island  Dressing  

Level  1  Italian  (verbal  &  written),  completed  ADMA  social  media  marketing  course,  strong  Microsoft  Office  and  Adobe  proficiency  (PhotoShop,  InCopy,  InDesign),  excellent  interpersonal  and  communication  skills,  familiar  with  WordPress  and  Drupal  content  management  systems,  SLR  photography  skills,  excellent  time  management  skills,  grammar  enthusiast,  creative  thinker,  dedicated  foodie,  travel  fiend,  yoga  fan