About Us

Sage Copywriting acts as trusted and strategic advisor,
and a seamless extension of your team

Whether you’re a large metro local government with complex stakeholder groups, or a regional council with limited resources, you want a copywriter who can deliver copy on time, on budget and on brief - with no surprises.

Sage Copywriting offers you:

  • a thoughtful and comprehensive scoping and briefing process to ensure we’re on the same page

  • fixed priced quoting, giving you surety of your project cost and compliance with local government purchasing protocols

  • flexible pricing options including monthly retainer arrangements, offering you the security of an extra resource when you need it

  • the agility of a freelancer available out of core business hours, providing support when you need it most to meet your deadline and a swift and reliable turnaround

  • two rounds of changes included in your quote, ensuring you are happy with your copy.

Local government expertise

Sage Copywriting’s depth of industry experience and passion for using excellent communications to help serve people and shape communities see us trusted by local governments in Western Australia and interstate.

Sage’s Principal, Claire Lansdown, worked in local government for almost a decade before establishing Sage Copywriting, spanning roles in media and communications, strategic marketing and sponsorship, economic development and managing marketing activities for business units including waste, cultural services, leisure, rates and governance.

Claire is an Affiliate Member of Local Government Professionals WA and Acting Chair of the Local Government Professionals WA’s Communications Network Committee.

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Claire Lansdown accepting her award at the Local Government Professionals WA State Conference 2019

In 2019, Claire was awarded the Local Government Professionals WA’s competitive international travel scholarship for her research proposal. The project sought to advance local government sector knowledge on strategies to better reach and engage communities through effective communication.

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