After graduating from the
University of Queensland, Whiting took up a position as a research assistant in 1991 with
Seven Brisbane where she later became a reporter and weekend news presenter for
Seven News. She later returned to presenting on weekends following the birth of her first child. In 2006 she became presenter of the Gold Coast edition of
Nine Gold Coast News after production moved to Brisbane, and soon after assumed role as presenter of
Extra, Nine's local tabloid current affairs program. In January 2009, Jillian returned to
Seven Brisbane where she became a presenter on
Queensland Weekender, a fill-in presenter on
Seven News Brisbane and occasional
Sunrise reporter. which has included establishing her own media consulting business. ==Personal life==