Communications and Marketing Officer (HEO 4)

• Based in the Communications and Marketing Unit at the City East campus
• Full-time, fixed term contract to 25 July 2025
• Commencement Salary: $70,476 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager: Communications and Marketing, the Communications and Marketing Officer is responsible for supporting a broad range of marketing functions, including triaging communication and advertising requests, student recruitment event delivery, coordinating student ambassador engagement, editing web content, producing print and other communications material, as well as providing marketing administration such as responding to photography and asset bank requests. 

To succeed in this position, you’ll be a highly organised marketer with a broad skill set, as well as outstanding written communication and project management skills. You’ll enjoy a fast-paced work environment and the opportunity to work on a range of different activities.

About UniSA 

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous, and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

The Communications and Marketing Unit ’s (CMK) role is to raise the profile of UniSA and enhance the understanding and recognition of its strengths and diversities; internally, externally, and internationally among key target groups including staff, students, graduates, prospective students, government, media, business, professions, other educational bodies and the wider community. The Unit plays a critical role in contributing to the growth of the institution’s brand and profile, as well as delivery of the University strategic action plan.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated ability to assess and triage communication and marketing requests with the Manager: Communications and Marketing and other CMK staff, and respond with appropriate solutions
• Demonstrated experience in working as a team to deliver a range of marketing communications activity, including development of content and promotional material, updating website copy, sourcing photography, meeting project deadlines and coordinating approvals
• High level written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to deliver student recruitment events and communication elements with a customer-centric focus
• Demonstrated experience in briefing and delivering advertising in-line with agreed advertising processes, including the sourcing of relevant photography, editing of text and management of stakeholders approvals
• Experience in maintaining a library of photography and other digital resources for supporting print and advertising projects

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as: 

• Access to great personal development opportunities 
• Flexible working conditions 
• A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees 
• Various on-site services available at our campuses 

As a University of Enterprise, we offer a dynamic and agile workplace culture, one that embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Our staff are creative and innovative thinkers, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. We embrace diversity and inclusion in a vibrant, engaging environment.  Our people are authentic, resilient, and influential, and we deliver results. 

Start Your Unstoppable Career!  

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA .  The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.
Please address your cover letter to Emma Kelvin, Consultant: Recruitment Central.  For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 6044. 

Applications close: 11.30pm Tuesday 7 May 2024

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment. 

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