Swinburne win in B&T’s 30 Under 30 awards

Swinburne media and communications alumna, Rebeccah Churchward, is celebrated in B&T’s 30 Under 30 Awards for 2020. 

Ms Churchward, now a Client Manager at Kamber, was recognised for excelling in the category of Project Manager. Kamber is a content marketing agency with locations in Melbourne and Sydney, offering a range of digital and content advertising services. 

For 2020, B&T organised an online event to celebrate their 30 Under 30 awards in Australia’s advertising and marketing industries in response to the COVID-19 situation. 

The annual ceremony celebrates and recognises young professionals who demonstrate industry drive and forward thinking. The finalists highlighted were a diverse, tech-minded community with women dominating the ranks this year. 

The 30 Under 30 awards celebrated over 10 categories such as marketing, strategy, and technology. There were 10 finalists in each category and 32 awards were presented virtually, including People’s Choice Award and a Grand Prix winner. Ms Churchward was one of the three winners out of the 10 featured finalists in the category for Project Manager. 

“It’s exciting to have your work recognised, especially by people in your industry. I’m young but I’ve achieved a lot and that’s worth being proud of,” says Ms Churchward.

After four years working in not-for-profits, Ms Churchward was invited to join Kamber and has now risen from Client Executive to Client Manager, specialising in project management.

“I love that project management is a versatile skill. No two days are ever the same and that means I get to experience a variety of work”.

A project that Ms Churchward has poured passion and pride into developing is the Facebook Messenger bot experience for Code Like a Girl as part of the 'Losing Lena' campaign. The documentary produced by FINCH in partnership with Creatable and Code Like a Girl tackles some of the biases and challenges that discourage women from working in STEM and other tech roles .