LAVENDER BAJ

PRODUCER, WRITER, PRESENTER

E: lavenderbajjournalist@gmail.com

KEY EXPERIENCE

PRODUCER - CH 7 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS SHOW JULY 2023 - AUGUST 2023

Working in a small team, Lavender lead the production for the show. The production entailed a daily highlights show with a rotating panel of expert guests, stadium vox pops and pre-recorded educational segments — all of which Lavender oversaw.

The Highlights Show - hosted by Mel McLaughlin - was part of Channel 7’s record-breaking coverage of the event.

PRODUCER - LIBERTY A-LEAGUE DUB ZONE 2022/23 SEASON

Lavender worked as social producer on the Liberty A-League’s debut season of Dub Zone — a live, interactive show that featured simultaneous matches and an in-studio panel.

Throughout the season, Lavender played a key role in incorporating a social and interactive element to the show that was highly praised by the audience, and oversaw all live guest interviews.

HOST - ABC SPORT AND SPICE PODCAST ONGOING

Lavender hosts the ABC’s Sport and Spice podcast alongside Declan Byrne. She helps develop episode plans, source guests and edit social clips for the popular podcast.

PRODUCER - HIA BUILT DIFFERENT PODCAST ONGOING

In this role, Lavender handles the production and show-running of the Housing Industry Association’s first podcast - Built Different. She sources and books guests, plans episode topics, scripts and produces the show to fit the client’s needs.

SENIOR JOURNALIST - JUNKEE OCTOBER 2021 - JANUARY 2023

In her time at Junkee, Lavender quickly progressed from journalist to senior journalist, and eventually served as an interim editor. As a senior political reporter, she covered the 2022 Federal Election and travelled to Canberra to cover the Federal Budget — participating in the Budget Lockup.

She also flexed across other areas of the company, working on creative pitches for native content and partnerships, and working as a travel writer — which saw her travel to England and Singapore on branded trips with tourism boards.

WRITER/PRODUCER - PEDESTRIAN GROUP JULY 2019 - SEPTEMBER 2021

A key role in Lavender’s career, in her time at Pedestrian Group Lavender did everything from the evening/nights shift, to early mornings — working across Pedestrian.TV, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Kotaku and Lifehacker. She produced countless viral articles, served as the Instagram meme queen and helped build brand relationships.

When she moved to Gizmodo, she worked as a tech and gaming journalist, where she maintained relationships with industry figures, fetched exclusive scoops and took on editor duties as needed.