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Tess Needham

Content Marketing, WordPress.com at Automattic

@tessfromoz Sydney, Australia joined Apr 2010

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    Bio

    Tess writes words (and sometimes draws pictures) about creativity and technology. She’s worn all kinds of marketing hats — often at the same time. Tess brings “happy funshine bear” energy to every project, and has a knack for ending up with the Best Team Spirit award.

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    Photo Contributor '24
    COMMUNITY
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    WordCamp Speaker '18

    Current Job

    Content Marketing, WordPress.com
    Aug 2017 – Present
    Automattic · Full-time

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

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    Contributions

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    September 2025
    Sep 01 Mon · 04:52
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2016
    August 2025
    Aug 31 Sun · 04:36
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2025
    September 2024
    Sep 27 Fri · 03:44
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Sydney 2024
    January 2018
    Jan 21 Sun · 13:49
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Oslo 2018
    June 2017
    Jun 19 Mon · 20:53
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Formatting Approve notification message fails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for updating me - I don't know the answer but suggest contacting the developer!
    Jun 18 Sun · 16:41
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    Posted a reply to Formatting Approve notification message fails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The response I got from the theme developer was to add this to the theme's…
    March 2017
    Mar 23 Thu · 20:06
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Formatting Approve notification message fails, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hello, We are having the same issue here. Did you manage to resolve it? Tessa