Jade Reidy BA English Literature, PG Dip Broadcast Media Writer and editor: non-fiction books, biographies, corporate communications, journalism, newsletters, case studies, annual reports, web content, award applications, vision documents, speeches, documentaries, profiles. Not-for-profit sector specialist.

Can work outside local area: Yes

Media Experience
Print, web, TV

Biographical Note
"Despite having three speeches to write that night, I picked up this book (Not just passing through) when it arrived and couldn't put it down until 1am.”
        Hon Phil Goff, Leader of the Opposition and MP for Mt Roskill

“I think Jade has written a great piece (How the West was run) – very well researched and well written – she has really got the essence of the history of the west and set a very high bar.”
            Mayor Bob Harvey, Waitakere City 

Twenty years as a feature writer, publication editor, communications specialist. Experience you can trust. Complex ideas made easy. Strategic and creative support for leaders committed to social change. 

Areas of expertise

• Auckland – its people, places, projects and politics; its history and its challenges
• Education – tertiary sector research and people
• Environment – everything from pest management to urban ecosystems
• Biography – the lives of people, places and organisations
• Annual reports – multi award-winning writer and structural consultant
• Book project management – from conception and budget through to delivery.

Awards 

• Oxford University Writers Fellowship 1997
• Creative New Zealand Creative Places Award 2007 in the Arts Provision category – creative industries research documented in Snapshot and Blueprint (editor)
• International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Golden Quill Award 2005 (team member for Auckland City Council’s ‘Get it write’ project)
• NZICA Annual Report Awards: RNZFB 2005 – 2008, and Auckland City Council 2003/2005 (content consultant, writer and sub-editor). 

Publications
Below is a selection of published work that Jade has authored and/or edited:

• “How the West was run” and “Looking after ourselves”. Two chapters of West: the History of Waitakere, Random House, 2009
• Te kaitiaki o te Putea: the History of the ASB Community Trust 1988 – 2008, ASBCT 2008
• Not just passing through: the making of Mt Roskill, Auckland City Council, 2007
• The Backyard Gourmet cookbook, BBQ Factory, 2006
• “The history of water”, Waitakere Ranges, Waitakere Ranges Protection Society, 2006
• Advance ed., 2006-2009 (Unitec’s research magazine)
• Snapshot: Auckland’s creative industries, Auckland City Council ed., 2006
• We are therefore I am: The life of John Hinchcliff, AUT University, 2004
• Seeing Justice Done, RNZFB, 2004
• Feature journalism and reviews in New Zealand Listener, Next Magazine, South China Morning Post, New Zealand Herald, Sunday Star Times, 1999-2008.

"To break through the barriers that separate us from other minds 
and hearts is the purpose – and reward – of words well chosen."

Contact Details
1003 Huia Rd, Huia, West Auckland 0604, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 811 8904; Fax: +64 9 811 8904; Mobile: 021 046 4039
Skype: jade.reidy

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