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Hitherto the sole Tasmanian employee of Private Media, today all my colleagues are leaving Australia’s mainland to join me in the Tassie wilds for our annual off-site, at Ratho Farm in the Central Highlands.
Why are we gathering for an off-site?
We’re a hybrid crew, headquartered in Melbourne but with a team in Sydney, an office in Canberra’s press gallery, and employees working at points in between.
And culture is integral to our employee value proposition, which states that “we are flexible-first, whilst investing in-person connection”. So our c-suite has carved out time in our calendars to gather in person for the first time in two years.
Are we excited?! Well, I am.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Editor-In-Chief, SmartCo Media
Simon Crerar is editor-in-chief of SmartCo Media. Previously, he was the founding editor and then GM of BuzzFeed Australia. He began his career on Fleet Street as a tech reporter for The Times, and has also worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and News Corp Australia. He is co-founder of *PS Media, a collaborative local news startup, lives on LinkedIn @simoncrerar, and very occasionally tweets/Xs at @simoncrerar.
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