About Kirrily Schwarz

Freelance Journalist | Freelance Producer | Freelance Editor

I’m a freelance writer/producer/editor from Victoria, Australia. My main interests are legal and travel, but I also do breaking news and features.

I earned my stripes in TV news.

I’ve been working in the media since 2014. I got my first break at the Nine Entertainment Company in Sydney, writing breaking news headlines for Today, a national TV breakfast show. It was a wonderful, sugar-fuelled experience that taught me sharp news judgement, how to think visually and - most of all - how to write error-free copy at warp speed. I quickly became the trusty last-minute fix-it girl.

From there, I joined the team at News Corp Australia and started as a reporter for news.com.au, Australia’s number one digital news platform. My next step was becoming the commercial content editor for dailytelegraph.com.au (Sydney), heraldsun.com.au (Melbourne), couriermail.com.au (Brisbane) and escape.com.au (Travel). I loved the creative and colourful world of content marketing.

These days, I’m a Jill of all trades.

News is exciting, but I also love sinking my teeth into long-form stories. Five years into my career, I completed a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and was admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of NSW (if you hadn’t figured it out by now, I’m a certified nerd). I completed my internship at News Corp Australia and used this experience to sharpen my research, reporting and feature writing skills.

At present, I’m a full-time freelance writer. I write everything from legal features to travel articles and sponsored content for some of Australia’s biggest brands (with some of Australia’s biggest publishers). I love meeting new people, learning new things, embracing new media, and telling new stories.

I’d love to help tell your story.

Away from the desk, I love travel and outdoor adventures. You can usually find me rock climbing, or camping, or hiking, or skiing, or road-tripping, or driving ambulances (but that’s a story for another day). I’ve visited all seven continents (although admittedly I’ve barely scratched the surface in Africa and South America) and I speak two languages: English with ease and Indonesian with enthusiasm.

I’ve trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, stood on top of the United Kingdom at Ben Nevis, SCUBA dived through beautiful coral gardens in the Cook Islands, hiked 26km for a milkshake in Switzerland, skied glorious fresh powder in Japan, taken a 19-hour train trip across northern India in 49°C heat, and once got pulled over in Kansas because police thought I was driving a stolen Jeep. That one was awkward.

I’m open to all collaborations, please reach out and let’s dive into the details.