With numerous qualified journalists in the Convergence team, we’re well equipped to manage any writing project.
One of PR’s golden rules is to keep communications ‘clear and consistent’ – this means we select each word and craft each sentence carefully, to make sure everything flows and that the text engages the reader.
We are adept at matching our writing style to the needs of each task or project, whether it’s a website, annual report, staff newsletter, speech, media release, magazine or DVD script.
A journalist for more than 20 years, Janine Ogier spent eight of those working as an editor and writer for financial news service BridgeNews in London, Sydney and Wellington. She has also worked for The Australian Financial Review, afr.com, Money magazine, The New Zealand Herald, Property magazine, Good Returns, Agence France-Presse, Australian Associated Press, Australian fund manager Colonial First State and University College London. A former journalism tutor for Massey University and Aoraki Polytechnic, Janine has demonstrated skills in interpreting complicated financial concepts and creating business news of interest to all readers.
Daniel O’Regan’s decade working in radio journalism means he is adept at putting complex information into language that everyday Kiwis use and understand. Originally trained in print journalism Daniel has worked in newsrooms in Wellington, Napier, Christchurch and Ireland. Most recently he was Chief Reporter for Newstalk ZB in Christchurch, a management role that saw him responsible for the Christchurch news team and overseeing the work of six other South Island journalists.
Writing also underpins Janine Holland's career, having spent four years as a print journalist followed by a period working as a writer for NZ Tourism Board, the National Parliamentary Research Unit and as a press secretary for David Carter. In fact Janine loves writing so much she regularly contributes features for her local newspaper, the Ashburton Guardian.
Rachel Macdonald's extensive writing and editing experience spans print media and websites across a gamut of subjects from food, wine, cars and fitness to design, architecture and commercial real estate. A magazine journalist for almost 20 years she is a former writer and editor of National Business Review (NBR) newsletters Property Investor Weekly and Food Industry Weekly, and has also edited Habitat magazine for Resene Paints, monthly Auckland lifestyle magazine The Strip and the Trends Publishing Home Series. Outside of her work for Convergence Rachel continues to edit Fitness Life magazine and sits of the board of directors of Contrafed Publishing.
Five years spent working for Canterbury Television as a presenter, reporter and producer/director gives Leigh Harris an edge when it comes to crafting scripts for corporate videos and DVDs. She also has a talent for communicating complex and highly technical information in language that’s easy to understand. In fact Convergence is often called upon by clients to simplify complex concepts or aid comprehension of technical documents – it’s a challenge we enjoy, as it’s actually a lot harder to write simply than churn out long sentences packed with big words!