She started her career as a newspaper reporter at News Corp in the UK and then moved into digital and video at News Corp in New York. Since returning to Sydney in 2014, Shannon has held the positions of Online Editor at InStyle Magazine, Head of Editorial Strategy at Mamamia and is now Head of Digital Content at Medium Rare, which publishes Qantas, Jones, Coles and AICD magazines. In 2017, she produced and co-hosted a podcast for Kinderling Kids Radio called Bodyshock.