• Does your website seem just a little tired?
• Is your current brochure lacking that certain zing?
• Need to send out a newsletter but don’t know how to write it?

If so, maybe it's time for a word make-over by Ara Jansen.

Being a freelance writer with more than 20 years experience, Ara Jansen is passionate about words. Her extensive background in newspapers has earned her an enviable reputation for delivering accurate content on time.
 
Ara relishes the challenge of “cooking with words” and strongly believes that well-written content is vital for getting any message across. She writes text which flows, sets the right tone, paints a colourful picture and stimulates interest in a reader’s mind. Ara can turn her hand to any subject whether it requires a touch-up, a complete re-write or starting with a blank page.

As well as being in demand as a general features writer for national and international newspapers and magazines, Ara is a highly-respected rock journalist and former music editor. Over the last two decades she has interviewed and penned thousands of words about musicians and bands from all over the world, reviewed hundreds of albums and concerts and is an avid follower of the changing face of music.

A regular talkback radio guest and popular public speaker, Ara’s vast knowledge of the music industry and her personal opinions about pop culture and music trends are highly-valued. Ara tutors students up to university level about newspapers, feature writing, freelancing, journal writing and travelling, rock journalism and the role of a critic in the arts.