Samantha Brown is an Australian editor, content writer, and media specialist based in Southeast Asia since 1998. Over the course of her career she has worked as an AFP correspondent in Bangkok, Phnom Penh and Jakarta, while also reporting from East Timor, Laos, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. She is also a co-founder of the staunchly independent online travel guide, Travelfish.org.
She helps companies and individuals to communicate with their audience by conveying compelling narratives using crisp, vivid prose. She likes to get to the heart of matters, fast. That glinting silver catching your eye? It’s her machete.
Her services include:
- taking written copy, notes, and suggestions, and combining them into text that sings, no matter its destination (think: press releases for major hotel brands that require an interview or two plus good background research);
- editing text across a variety of industries to adhere to strict in-house style guides (think: editing annual reports, white papers, and policy documents for various offices/departments in major multilateral development banks);
- writing knock-out press releases, succinct social media posts, snappy consumer newsletters, and can’t-look-away website copy (think: a twice-weekly fashion consumer newsletter, plus Instagram captions to drive sales and engagement);
- monitoring news websites to write wraps of industry news (think: news monitoring for clients within the aviation industry); and
- conducting interviews, travelling, and researching to write stories for both in-house magazines and consumer magazines (think: traipsing around an Indonesian island to write an award-winning destination story for a top-tier consumer title).
She has a background in breaking news and writing news features across a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia, politics, and economics.
She is a former online travel guide editor/founder, so she understands both the travel industry and the small business owner need for nimbleness and trust.
She is, in her spare hours, also a hot yoga and hot Pilates instructor, with a certificate in holistic coaching, so she is very well placed to cover the wellness industry. She is currently studying for a diploma in counselling, too.
Clippings/client list/rates available on request. Please contact her at [email protected].
