Josh Barnett

Resume
NAME: Joshua Barnett
Mobile: 0431 681 906
Email: Josh_Barnett@live.com.au

Previous Occupations:
Motorsport editor at PerformanceDrive.com.au
Staff Writer for:
Motorsport publication Australian Auto Action
Performance motoring publications Street Machine, Street Commodores,
Hot 4s, Fast Fours and Rotaries and Aussie Utes.
Sports website FoxSports.com.au
Motorsport television channel SPEED
Work experience at 2GO/SeaFM radio station studio

Education:
2007: Studied at Macleay College and gained a Diploma in Journalism
While studying at Macleay college I obtained a range of skills in all aspects of
media including, print, television and radio. I was taught by industry
professionals and gained a plethora of knowledge. An example of my
courses and skills gained are listed below.
2005: Obtained an HSC including over 80-percent scores in PDHPE,
Mathematics, Engineering, English and Computing studies

Subjects during study:
New
Video Journalism Internet video journalism including using Final CutPro
Television Journalism Writing television news scripts and video packages
Media Law A vast knowledge of what can and cant be
published/broadcasted
Broadcast Research and Production- Pronunciation skills and television writing techniques
Computing skills Word Processing, Adobe Photoshop, Quark, InDesign and
typing (I can type over 60 words per minute)
Photojournalism Taking photos appropriate for news
Sub Editing Grammar and sentence structure
Public Relations Writing and piecing press releases
News Journalism Writing and researching news stories

Josh Barnett
Resume
Skills: Computers: Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, FrontPage,
Access. As well as InDesign, Photoshop and FinalCutPro.
I have great communication skills and I have proven this by working on
numerous occasions in teams whether it be academic, professional or even
sporting teams.
Being a huge sport enthusiast I have in recent years played a number of
team sports. As I studied PDHPE during my HSC my sporting knowledge
extends beyond just scores and stats. I have a wealth of knowledge at sport
science including biomechanics, health and coaching techniques.

Personality I have always had an ability to create good relationships with my associates.
I am still today friends with people from every occupation I have ever had. I
adapt to new environments that arent necessarily my main expertise, but I
do exceed expectations when working with my passion which is sport.
Work Experience:
While at school I also did work experience at the Sun Weekly Newspaper on
the Central Coast writing news stories and features.
In 2008 I did work experience at Central Coast radio station SeaFM in the
news and advertising departments.
Work examples (URL linked):
Motorsport:
Powderfinger interview
Mark Skaife Interview
Craig Lowndes interview
Mark Aitchison interview
Greg Murphy ride and interview
Bathurst Top 9 Cars
Eastern Creek story

NRL:
NRL All Stars announcement
Benji Marshall Golden Boot
Car reviews
Holden Berlina review
Holden SS ute review
Holden SV6 review
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Other sports
Andrew Bogut story
Sporting amputees story
Sledging story
Cricket
Greg Blewett interview
Ashes fan story

TV Work
Cruise for Charity video
showreel

Photography portfolio
Click here for photo
portfolio




References:
Josh Bennis Express Publications 0421 639 642
Christopher Sutton Fox Sports 0416 154 608
Bill Bailey SeaFM 0411 349 930