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Ashleigh Steele

@ashleighsteele

I lead strategic communications, media relations, and newsroom teams across complex, high-profile portfolios.

Australia
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At UNSW Sydney, I manage a five-person External Communications team, set strategy, and oversee corporate communications initiatives across a complex multi-faculty portfolio. I advise senior leaders on reputational risk and issues management while balancing competing priorities against organisational objectives.

I've delivered end-to-end strategic communications, built external stakeholder and event-partner relationships, and secured high-profile media placements that raised UNSW's public profile. My work spans broadcast journalism, media relations, stakeholder engagement, and translating complex content for broad and diverse audiences.

Before UNSW, I led live and rolling news coverage at SBS World News, Al Jazeera Media Network, ABC Australia, Sky News Australia, CNN International, and SBS. I’ve line-produced national and international bulletins, managed newsroom operations, commissioned and approved editorial content, and mentored journalists under daily deadline pressure.

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Education

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University of Bergen

Master of Arts, Digital Culture

2021 - 2023

Pursued a Master of Digital Culture, directing and editing the documentary film 'COVID E-LIT: Digital Art During the Pandemic'.

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University of Sydney

Bachelor of Arts, Media and Communications

2005 - 2010

Completed a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on Media and Communications.

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