Personnel Area: City Administration and Governance
Branch: City Communication
Salary Range: (Band 5) $91,900.00 – $104,172.00 per annum plus superannuation
(Remuneration stated is for full-time positions)
Work type: Temporary full-time up to September 2025
Location: Brisbane CBD
Brisbane City Council is one of the largest local governments in the Asia-Pacific region and one of the biggest employers in Queensland.
Our Branch
City Communication branch leads, develops, implements, provides advice, and evaluates all external communication for the whole of Council. City Communication is made up of fun, hard-working communication specialists in social media, multimedia, marketing, brand, campaign strategy, digital marketing, editorial, public affairs and sponsorship. The team works in close partnership with stakeholders and program areas to provide strategic communication advice and coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of Council communication campaigns and initiatives.
About the role
As a Media Officer you will join a dedicated team of media and communication specialists, to support the delivery of media strategies and plans for Council’s projects and initiatives. Day-to-day, you will be responsible for proactive media activities to promote Council programs and responses to reactive media enquiries and issues in liaison with key stakeholders across the organisation.
These media activities will see you:
- Researching, writing, distributing and evaluating a range of content including articles, media releases, community service announcements, talking points and media responses to a consistently high standard.
- contributing your knowledge of current public and media relations trends to corporate communication planning and positive coverage of Council initiatives across social media platforms.
- developing strong working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders including the Lord Mayor’s Office to achieve corporate communications objectives; and
- coordinating meetings between program areas, shaping and delivering high quality media materials and undertaking Public Affairs reviews.
If you have a passion for media and communications and are seeking to apply your expertise to the promotion of Council’s programs for a better Brisbane, apply today.
Note: this role requires availability to work out-of-hours work as required during disaster and crisis events as part of Council’s Disaster Management responsibilities.
Benefits of working for Council include:
- flexible working hours
- working from home arrangements
- free gym and wellness centre
- generous leave provisions
- competitive salary.
For more on the benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE
How to apply: Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.
For more information: Please call Mina Manning, Talent Consultant on (07) 3178 0989
People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.
Application Closing Date: Tuesday 17 September 2024 at 11:59pm AEST
Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.