Peter Salvatore Matthews 

B.A. media and comm.s (​University of Melbourne​), B. Journ (half completed - ​Swinburne​), Dip. Counselling 
(​Australian College of Applied Psychology​), Adv Dip. Arts (​Australian College of Journalism​) 
   

Content Creator, SkinB5  Social media freelancer 

Media releases and viral content for a  Self-employed manager of companies’ social 

skincare company  media profiles 

January 2017 - present  October 2018 - present  

http://www.skinb5.com   

  Intern, NJM Group 

Editor, POAM  Digital content, site maintenance, labour 

Manager of the official Melbourne Poets  February - May 2018 

Union magazine  http://www.njmgroup.com.au 

August 2017 - Present   

https://www.melbournepoetsunion.com  Radio Host and Podcaster, 3SSR 

  Long interviews with ear-catching guests 

Owner, Disspoken  August 2015 - January 2017 

Advocacy site for adults with mental  http://3ssr.org  

conditions, planning to become NPO   

October 2018 - Present  Columnist, The Area News 

http://www.disspoken.com  Regular writer for a Fairfax newspaper 

  May 2005 - April 2015 

Junior Writer, Advanced Human  http://www.theareanews.com.au  

Technologies   

Technology journalist and futurist  Aide, Digital Enterprise 

January 2014 - November 2015  Taught professional skills to autistic children 

http://ahtgroup.com  February 2015 - January 2016 

  http://reservoirnh.org.au/digital/    

 
 
 

Email​: ​petermatthews@ozemail.com.au​ ​Phone​: 0411 846 326 

 
See overleaf for referees, achievements, skills and published samples 
 Peter Salvatore Matthews 
Achievements  Skills 
   
Freelance​ travel writer ​and wedding  Proficient with ​Adobe Creative Suite, 
speechwriter  Wordpress, AdWords, Google Analytics  
Featured poet​ at Mudfest, the Dan  Comfortable with​ HTML, CSS, SEO, data 
O’Connoll Poets and various other salons  mining APIs 
and festivals  Highly experienced, sensitive ​interviewer 
Guest lecturer in rhetoric​ at the Slow  Confident ​copywriter, marketer, 
School of Business  salesperson 
Housing scholarship​, University of  Fluent in ​Italian​, can read ​French 
Melbourne  14 years ​meditation and relaxation 
4.0 GPA ​in first university semester;  Experienced in ​social media engagement 
Distinctions and above after  Professional ​Working With Children 
Featured on All The Best​ podcast at the  check 
Emerging Writers Festival  14 years ​photojournalism and broadcast 
Founded the Griffith Writers Group​ in  Mentor ​to autistic children and adults 
rural Griffith, NSW  Outgoing​, curious, 120 IQ 
Awarded Advanced Diploma at age 16​ in   
Professional Writing and Editing  Sample Work 
Gifted and Talented program​, Charles   
Sturt University  SkinB5 Blog 
  Skincare marketing and after-sale service 
  Ongoing, ~600 words per blog 
  Link: ​https://tinyurl.com/ybguslrz  
 
Referees  Reinventing the Gig 
  Feature on the music industry, interviews 
Michelle Perera  with famous band Ne Obliviscaris 
Marketing Co-ordinator​, SkinB5  812 words 
Editor and mentor in my marketing work  ​ ttps://tinyurl.com/y9jbd7bh 
Link:​ h
0425 826 278   
michelle.p@skinb5.com   A Squat to Call Home 
  Published in The Standard, which displays 
Daniel Johns  Swinburne’s highest marked journalism 
Editor​, The Daily Advertiser  253 words 
Editor and mentor during my decade at The  Link: ​https://tinyurl.com/ycefasy7 
Area News   
(02) 6938 3391  Australian Bollards promotional video 
djohns@fairfaxmedia.com.au   Link: ​https://youtu.be/k16q7TLD268 

 
 
See overleaf for recent media employment