The Business of Freelancing
This two-day conference is designed to help freelance journalists not only build successful careers but also equip them with the skills they need to run a thriving business. Whether it’s writing feature articles on food or travel, photography, documentary making or online and social media, the Walkley Foundation has put together a comprehensive program delivered by experts in their field who will guide you through the business of working as a freelancer.
During this conference you will learn to how to make the perfect pitch, create a digital presence and find out how to ask the poignant questions during an interview. But we also want to help you run your business. You might be the best cameraman in town but are you the best businessman? Always wanted to know more about tax, ABNs, copyright, superannuation and much more but were too afraid to ask? We have assembled a group of professionals who are only too happy to show you how they run their businesses.
The Walkley Foundation’s Freelance Conference will be held at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on Friday March 30 and Saturday March 31, 2012.
Key Speakers
This conference will feature guests such as:
- Author and award winning freelance journalist, Margaret Simons
- Award winning film producer, Sue Maslin
- Comedian and television presenter, Tim Ferguson
- Freelance technologist journalist, Danny Gorog
- Freelance journalist, travel writer and author, Lee Mylne
- Melbourne based freelance journalist and owner of prolific food blog, Tomato, Ed Charles
- Associate professor and journalism curriculum leader at Deakin University, Martin Hirst
- Technological freelance journalist, Anthony Caruana
- Documentary photographer and multimedia storyteller, Rodney Dekker
- Award winning journalist and contributing editor of The Age, Russell Skelton
- Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, SBS, John Godfrey
- Freelance journalist, travel writer, ebook author and blogger, Tim Richards
Event Dates
Training: Digital Still and Video – Making, Managing and Marketing Your Images 8:45 – 2:30 Friday March 30.
Conference day 1 and networking drinks: 3pm – 7 PM, Friday March 30, 2012
Conference day 2: 8.30AM – 6 PM, Saturday March 31, 2012.
Venue
The Wheeler Centre 176 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne, 3000