CV
Jenny O'Meara
MARIGOLD PRESENTS
Producer/Director
Current-2011
Media, PR, Film, Television, Location, Unit and Creative Industry Business and Production Services as well as Marigold the Kombi vehicle hire.
ABC TV – Researcher
Movin to the Country, Series 2 (ABC, Regional & Local)
September 2021- December, 2021
Story research for lifestyle television series profiling innovative, entrepreneurial and sustainable business ideas seeded in Regional areas across Australia.
Shannon Company – PR Associate
Home Stretch campaign (Foster Care Week 2021)
June 2021- September, 2021
Delivered PR strategy and media liaison across radio, print and broadcast channels to promote extended care benefits to 21 years for foster children.
Shannon Company – PR Associate
OzChild, Functional Family Therapy, Shepparton (Hume Region Victoria 2021)
June 2021- September, 2021
Delivered PR strategy and media liaison across radio, print and broadcast channels to announce new Functional Family Therapy Child Welfare program.
ABC TV – Collections Project Officer
(Digitisation & Camera Tape Appraisal - ABC Archives)
January 2021-May, 2021
Assessed obsolescent media formats for digitisation and accessioning..
Australian Music Vault Exhibition–Digital Producer
(Arts Centre Melbourne)
March 2017-June 2018
Produced a large series of filmed interviews with Australian music industry luminaries and 27 short videos for the Aus Music Vault exhibition.
Fredbird Entertainment – Archive Researcher
Extreme Lobster Men (Discovery Channel)
March 2020-September 2020
Aussie Lobster Men (7mate/Prime Video)
January 2020-March 2020
The Queen & Us (3 x 1 HR series ABC TV)
January 2018-January 2020
Bengar Films–Agency Field & Studio Producer (Advertising/TVCs/Branded Content)
July-June 2018
Regional Roads Victoria, 30 sec TVC & 8 x 5 minute short video profiles for Digital Channels.
Aug- Sept 2018
Ferrari Portofino - 30 sec TVC and 4 x driver/owner personality profiles.
Ruby Girl Productions – Researcher
Nolan - The Man and the Myth, 1 HR documentary (ABC TV)
January 2018-March 2018
Sourced locations and participants and licensed audio, film, photography, video, ephemera, newspapers, magazines, and literature for broadcast documentary series.
Telstra/HCi – Digital Content Writer (Telecommunications)
March 2015- March 2016
Project IGLOO, ONESOURCE Content Transformation. Project involved high level stakeholder liaison, writing, editing and CMS publishing.
Health of Australia (HoA)– Digital Content Writer/Sub-Editor, Online
JULY 2015
Development of a new Digital Style Guide for the company’s PR, marketing and digital departments in line with Digital First imperatives. Writing and sub-editing duties across a variety of health, nutrition and lifestyle articles
State Library of Victoria–Digital Producer (Video & Content Production)
FEB 2014 —JUNE 2014
Project managed and produced a short video series about staff and their favourite Collection items for Library’s digital channels.
Serendipity/Wall to Wall–Researcher
(ABC/BBC Documentary Series)
DEC 2012—JUNE 2013
Art of Australia, 3 X 1HR arts documentary series
Sourced locations and participants, artworks and licensed audio, film, photography, video, ephemera, newspapers, magazines, and literature for inclusion in broadcast documentary series.
Renegade Films–Researcher
(SBS Documentary Series)
AUG—NOV 2012
Dirty Business: How Mining Made Australia, 3 X 1 HR documentary series, SBS.
Digital Content production and Fact Checking.
ABC TV–Researcher, Producer and Post Producer
(TV Arts/Factual)
2004-2011
Post Producer (Arts)
Virginia Trioli In Conversation series
Producer/Researcher (Arts)
Art Nation, weekly arts news and entertainment series
Researcher (Arts)
Artists at Work, Tuesdays at 10 pm arts documentary series
Researcher (Factual)
Outback House, Living History observational documentary TV series
ROAD TRAFFIC AUTHORITY, NSW - Digital Content Editor/Writer, Business Development Unit
2003
Project managed, wrote and researched a whole program of business brochures explaining departmental responsibilities and achievements for the RTA Intranet. Duties included liaising with over 30 different business managers from 12 different departments to compile, write and edit easy-to- read Intranet brochures outlining each department’s responsibilities, achievements and goals.
YAFFA PUBLISHING–Editor Capture Commercial Photography Magazine
(Magazine Publishing)
2000-2002- Part-Time
Project managed the editorial lineup for the magazine and managed a team of freelance contributors (writer, photographers, designers).
BARAZA – Entertainment, Events and Live Music Programmer
(Sydney Hospitality and Live Music Venue)
2000-2002- Part-Time
FREELANCE WRITER – Magazines & Newspapers
1994-2000
Wrote feature articles for numerous magazines and weekend newspaper supplements including The Australian Magazine, The Sunday Magazine, Australian Creative, Australian Style, HQ, Australian Women's Forum, Outback Magazine, Inside (Interior review), Drum Media and [R]U? Magazine.
VARIOUS (while studying) - Modelling, Hair & Makeup, Hospitality, Promotions, Live Music, Events, Food & Beverage
1990-1994
Various jobs while studying at Gold Coast Studios, Fran Scotting Management, Vivien’s, Panache Promotions, City of Kingston, Bayside, Port Phillip and Stonnington yacht clubs, cafes, nightclubs and restaurants.