Hi! Iโm Simi ๐
Want to make me laugh?
Use loose/lose incorrectly or cough up the classic itโs/its.
It's kinda strange, but I love typos.
They build character. Make for some funny misunderstandings.
Keep you humble.
But theyโre also splattered in supermarket packaging, job descriptions and in every menu on the planet.
(Seriously. Hand me a menu and I'll spot it within 2 secs).
Try me.
I donโt really like talking about my achievements.
Most LinkedIn posts give me the ick.
I find posing for pics super uncomfortable.
And... I call myself a writer, but I havenโt touched my screenplay in about a year. Sad!
If I could do anything?! My dream job would be to write the labels and captions for artwork in exhibitions and museums. Can't believe people get to do that. The dream!!!
How I fell (face first) into copywriting
I graduated with a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from RMIT University in 2018.
I was set to join the newsroom and eventually become an investigative journalist, but after 30 rejected job applications I fell into freelance copywriting instead.
Face first.
Did I know what I was doing? I mean, do any of us?
After working full-time for a short period and kind of ~dying inside~ I found my way back to academia and spent the next 2.5 years studying a Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing at the University of Melbourne.
Fast forward to the good part, where Iโve landed a pretty sweet part-time role at a fab media agency and Iโm ~freelancing~ on the sweet side.
Still think I wouldโve made a great investigative journalist.
Maybe one day.