GetUp! comms boss Matt Levinson departs
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Activist group GetUp! is set to lose its communications director Matt Levinson who finishes up with the group on Friday after over a year-and-a-half in the role.
Levison joined the activist group in October 2013 after over two-and-a-half years working as a senior communication advisor to Sydney mayor Clover Moore.
Reflecting on his experience with GetUp! Levinson told Mumbrella: “It’s been a wild ride – sued by the Queensland LNP, hammering silhouettes into the icy lawns outside Parliament in Canberra, walking around in a giant tampon outfit.
“It’s been a career highlight working with some of the best young campaigners in the country, especially my talented team of media and social media strategists – Sarah Berry, Mick Gibb, Kayla Foster and Lauren McCracken.”
GetUp! is yet to replace Levinson, with the group to work with strategic communications agency Essential Media Communications in the short-term.
He cited working on the group’s candlelight vigels for slain asylum seeker Reza Barati as one of his proudest moments.
“Likewise to see our crowdfunded journalism experiment translate to a string of brave and compelling investigative reports on asylum seekers published everywhere from Medium to The Monthly,” he said.
Levinson said he next career move had not yet been decided.
Miranda Ward
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Good luck Matt. Great job at GetUp!
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You can’t replace Matt!
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Congratulations Matt. You’ve achieved a great deal during your time with Get Up!
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