I'm an author, writer, editor, and communications specialist with over 25 years of media experience.
In 2023, I completed my first novel, A Stella is Born.
I’m also a yoga teacher with three teacher training diplomas.
My most important role is being a mother to my beautiful son.
Let's collaborate!
Karen
Karen Farrell with ex Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Paul Keating, at the premiere of ABC2 Live presents Keating! (Publicist)
Publicist Dylan Brookes, Karen Farrell and Tom Williams, TV Week Logies Award
Triple J's Rosie Beaton, TV Week Logies Awards
Karen Farrell is an experienced writer and editor, and public relations specialist. She is highly-adept at creating exceptional content for both traditional and digital platforms and companies.
In 2023, Karen is releasing her first fiction novel, A Stella is Born.
Karen's writing experience is diverse and ranges from in-depth 3000-word magazine articles — to creating high-performing social media posts — to blogs, content marketing, EDMs, media releases, web pages, speeches, print ads, marketing campaign deliverables and digital assets.
At age 18, Karen commenced a career in communications at Channel 9, Sydney, where she was employed for five years as a publicist and program writer. She cut her teeth with the written word writing the weekly TV Program Guide, which is distributed to national magazines as well as weekly and daily newspapers.
Karen edited a monthly lifestyle publication, Focus magazine, (a subsidiary of Rural Press Ltd - Fairfax Media), which has a readership of 48,000. As editor of Focus, Karen's responsibilities were to commission all content, conduct interviews, proof copy, theme and oversee design, direct and style photographic shoots, manage contributors and photographers, liaise with stakeholders and lay out the magazine. Karen also managed a sales team to deliver monthly advertising targets.
With a lifelong career in public relations — working in TV, film, theatre, and magazines - Karen is furnished with a discerning news nose. Having worked on both sides of the desk, as a publicist and as a writer, Karen has a unique and versatile skill set to distinguish between a strong or weak news story within a nanosecond.
Karen acted as Publicity Manager of Sydney Theatre Company and oversaw the launch of its sister company Sydney Theatre. She was also employed as a Senior Publicist at Network Ten, managing the News and Sports portfolios. For over a decade Karen worked as a Senior Publicist at ABC TV (managing the Arts, News and Documentaries portfolios).
In 2003, Karen launched a boutique PR agency, Strut PR & Events (now Karen Farrell Communications) which boasts a broad range of clients including: ABC TV, Great Lakes Tourism, Ticketek, ABC2, Ocean and Earth, The Smith Family, Bold Advertising, SBS TV, World Movies, Goalpost Pictures, Life Skills 4 Kids, 1 Million Women, Australian Scholarships Foundation, Firecracker Adverting and Screenwise.
Karen is a yoga teacher and is passionate about social issues and animal welfare. Since moving to the Gold Coast in 2015 she has worked as an Events Manager for the RSPCA and as the Communications and PR Manager for Animal Welfare League Queensland.
Karen is accepting writing and editing assignments.