CV

The resume of Leigh :) Stark.

Hey there. My name is Leigh :) Stark, and I'm a bit of a 🦄 or so I'm told.

I work as a journalist, SEO (content & technical), photographer, and content producer, with expertise in audio and video editing, and even in 3D and VR development.

Age 38
Location Sydney, Australia

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Skills

Content Production

15 years of journalism and content production across numerous mastheads and publications.

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

SEO experience over eight years, covering both content SEO and technical SEO.

Audio Production

Audio editing skills in Adobe Audition and Logic Pro X, complete with an award-winning podcast, The Wrap.

Photography & Video Editing

Photo and video skills including a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, studio experience, and expertise in nearly every piece of photo and video editing software.

Web Development

Experience in HTML, CSS, WordPress, and even some Javascript.

VR Development

Minor experience developing apps and entertainment for virtual reality.

Versed in

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Audition
Adobe Premiere
Google Analytics
Google DataStudio
Google Search Console
Logic Pro X
Newtek Lightwave

90%
Unity 3D

90%
Unreal Engine (UDK)

90%
Wordpress

90%
HTML/CSS/MySQL

90%

Experience

2018 - Present

Content & SEO Manager - RateCity

Lead and manage a team of content writers while handling the SEO of one of Australia's leading financial comparison systems.

2016 - 2018

Senior Content Manager - McCorkell & Associates

Content producer and manager for B2B and health-relates services, including National Dental Care, Telstra Global, IBM, and others.

2009 - 2016

Technology Journalist - Gadget Guy

Journalist and Online Editor for the GadgetGuy website, published by The Gadget Group. Responsible for raising traffic from 60K monthly uniques to 240K based on long-term strategy with fewer resources.

2008 - Present

Freelancer

Writer of articles for the Australian Financial Review, APC, Popular Science, Women's Weekly, and more.

2007 - 2009

Content Producer - CyberShack

Produced written and video content for the CyberShack website, wrote the CyberShack podcast, and wrote scripts for the CyberShack TV show.