Rosanne Bersten

Current

• Web producer at City of Melbourne

Past

• Web editor at University of Melbourne
• Journalist-at-large at Heliotrope Ink
• Editor and Publisher at Vanguard Media

• Lecturer at University of Melbourne
• digital diva at Forget the Rules
• Editor, e)mag at Fairfax
• Editor/Web producer at Choice Magazine
• Founding editor, internet.au at Next Media
• Associate Editor at Australian Macworld Magazine
• Associate Editor at Australian Macworld Magazine

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Education

• RMIT University
• University of Technology, Sydney

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Industry

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Websites

• My Company

Rosanne Bersten’s Summary

I've been an editor for around 15 years, primarily around questions of the social impact of digital media and technology. I am interested in culture, politics and change. I am looking for work that will have a positive impact on society.

Rosanne Bersten’s Specialties:

content strategy, social media, editing, cultural commentary, project management, organising, strategic planning, writing, interviewing, digital media

Rosanne Bersten’s Experience

• Web producer

  City of Melbourne

  (Government Administration industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

  Working on various web projects at the City of Melbourne during a website redevelopment. Responsible for editing and updating content, and liaising with external and internal stakeholders.

• Web editor

  University of Melbourne

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  April 2008 — December 2008 (9 months)

  Responsible for the content and structure of futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au during redevelopment. Helped manage card sorting, content strategy, developed style guide, ran training for staff as well as day-to-day editorial and web management tasks.

• Journalist-at-large

  Heliotrope Ink

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  October 2002 — 2008 (6 years )

  Contract editor, writer and speaker. I have edited Unique Traveller Magazine, guest-edited Australian Macworld Magazine, and edited the Forget the Rules web site at the end of 2005. Print highlights include a feature interview with Homi Bhabha for The Age's Culture section in 2003. I have also guest lectured at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, RMIT, University of Melbourne and various conferences.

• Editor and Publisher

  Vanguard Media

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 2006 — June 2007 (1 year )

  I am a director of Vanguard Media, publisher of arts, culture and travel titles aimed at the 20–35 year old market. I edit and publish various titles and network my booty off. I am also interested in mentoring younger editors as I now have more than 11 years experience in the magazine publishing industry.

• Lecturer

  University of Melbourne

  (Educational Institution; Writing and Editing industry)

  2003 — June 2006 (3 years )

  I teach editing for digital media and magazine editing in the post-graduate degree courses in Publishing and Communication.

• digital diva

  Forget the Rules

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

• Editor, e)mag

  Fairfax

  (Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years )

  I edited e)mag magazine inserted into The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. I also edited the Livewire section in The Age for a couple of years.

• Editor/Web producer

  Choice Magazine

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 10 months)

  I edited choice.com.au and shepharded the site from a free site to a pay-per-view service for key reports. I also edited the computer supplement to the print magazine.

• Founding editor, internet.au

  Next Media

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 1995 — January 1998 (2 years 5 months)

  I founded and edited internet.au, one of Australia's first newsstand magazines about the internet.

• Associate Editor

  Australian Macworld Magazine

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year )

• Associate Editor

  Australian Macworld Magazine

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year )

Rosanne Bersten’s Education

• RMIT University

  MA(Comms) , Communications , 2001 — 2003

• University of Technology, Sydney

  BA (Comms)(Hons) , Communications , 1989 — 1994

Additional Information

Rosanne Bersten’s Websites:

• My Company

Rosanne Bersten’s Contact Settings

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