Jess Hill is determined to understand the human experience at the heart of the domestic violence epidemic in Australia.

Beginning her career in journalism as a producer for ABC Radio National, Jess relocated in 2011 to Cairo where she worked as the Middle East correspondent for The Global Mail.

For her incredible contribution to journalism, Jess has won two Walkley Awards, an Amnesty International award and three Our Watch awards.

In 2014, Jess was asked to write a piece for The Monthly about the prevalence of domestic violence in Australia, in response to the murder of Luke Batty. It was during her research for this piece that Jess was introduced to the concept of coercive control; a discovery that would unravel her understanding of the world and dictate the future of her professional career.

Since then, Jess released the book See What You Made Me Do in 2019, which was turned into a miniseries by SBS.

Jess has also created another miniseries Asking For It, which looks directly into consent and the role it plays in domestic violence.

Jess has released a podcast series called The Trap which analyses the role of the patriarchy in coercive control, and a Quarterly Essay, The Reckoning, on how the  #MeToo movement has impacted Australia.

Most recently, Jess published Losing It in the March 2025 Quarterly Essay which interrogates the escalating rate of gendered violence in Australia, including the rise of youth-on-youth sexual assault.