Georgia Symons
At A Glance
| Job Title | Writer/Director/Producer |
| Industry | Theatre, Film, Radio, Performing Arts |
| Profession | View More Writer |
| Expertise | Writing, Author, Copywriting, Critic, Editing, Journalism, Screenwriting, Other, Blogging, Playwriting, Poetry, Proof Reading |
| Level | Junior |
| Profession | Director |
| Expertise | Directing, Digital Content, DVD, Film, Games, Multi-Platform Content, Music Videos, Radio, Radio Commercial, Theatre, TV, TV & Film Commercial, Other, Social & Environment |
| Level | Junior |
| Profession | Producer |
| Expertise | Radio |
| Level | Junior |
| Availability | Looking for Work |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Will relocate | No, Staying Put |
| Residency / Visa | Australia / New Zealand |
My Loop
Education
| 2009-2013 |
University of Technology, Sydney BA in Communications (Media Arts and Production) and in International Studies |
| 2008 |
Sydney Secondary Campus, TVET Cert III in Entertainment & Live Events (Technical Production) |
Employment History
| 2010-Present |
Technical support and tutoring University of Technology, Sydney Employed as a teacher of film technologies in the university's summer school, and as technical support for first year students working with video and sound production hardwares and softwares |
| 2010-Present |
Production Assistant/Project Manager Australian Broadcasting Corporation Assist Executive Producer of ABC Radio National's Airplay program. Duties include: program production, research, project management, database management, web publishing, and script assessment |
Awards & Achievements
| 2011 |
Best New Talent - Short + Sweet Sydney Awarded the Best New Talent award across the festival for my work as a writer and director involved in three shows. |
| 2011 |
ATYP Fresh Ink Ensemble & National Studio Participant Accepted to the highly competitive Fresh Ink writers' program at ATYP as a core ensemble member and National Writers' Studio participant. |
Credits
| 2010 |
Hatter Productions
Ruby Moon (theatre) |
| 2010 |
UTS Writers' Anthology
Character (as part of I Can See My House From Here, short story in anthology) |
| 2011 |
UTS Writers' Anthology
Mollycoddled (as part of The Life You Chose and That Chose You, short play in anthology) |
| 2011 |
ABC Radio National
Seven Jewish Children & What Strong Fences Make (radio plays) |
| 2012 |
Australian Theatre for Young People
Twisted (as part of The One Sure Thing, theatre) http://www.atyp.com.au/whats-on/productions/the-one-sure-thing |
| 2012 |
ABC Radio National
Love Poetry Project (radio feature) |
Skills
Software
Off the record...
| Listening to: | N*SYNC |
| Watching: | Awake, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Misfits, Doctor Who, Sherlock (BBC), Breaking Bad |
| Reading: | Currently: The Arcades Project (Walter Benjamin), The Cat's Table (Michael Ondaatje) |
| Doing: | Making my film, Shoebox (due for release July 2012); eating some paddle-pops, collaborating with my chums |
