Communications & Content Advisor

City of Stonnington; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 102,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Monthly accrued day off

Job summary

City of Stonnington is seeking a Communications and Content Advisor to translate strategies into high-quality written and visual material across media platforms, serving the organisation and community.

You will partner with teams to provide expert advice, ensuring messaging is consistent, impactful, and aligned with our strategic vision, while upholding accessibility standards and inclusive practices.

Qualifications

• Certificate/degree or diploma in communications (or related discipline) with relevant experience in the communications environment.
• Capability to offer advice or regulate client actions in accordance with established policies.
• Demonstrated work experience in a communications role.
• Skills in managing time, setting priorities, and planning and organising work efficiently.
• Current and valid Working with Children check.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic communication plans that support key projects.
• Lead the creation and delivery of high-quality written and visual content tailored for various platforms, ensuring clarity and engagement.
• Craft compelling copy including news and media articles and social media posts that effectively convey the Council's initiatives and resonate with diverse audiences.
• Produce high-quality content that adheres to the Council’s branding and communication guidelines, ensuring consistency across all media.
• Incorporate community feedback, engagement data and insights into content creation to enhance relevance and reflect community interests.
• Actively seek feedback from stakeholders to inform communication strategies, ensuring that community voices are heard.
• Develop creative content that highlights the Council’s achievements, initiatives, and community stories, ensuring audience resonance.
• Ensure all content is accessible, adhering to the Council’s accessibility standards for community members.

Skills

Content creation

Written communication

Stakeholder liaison

Editing & copywriting

Policy interpretation

Education

Communications degree

Job description

Stonnington City Centre, 311 Glenferrie Road, Malvern + Working from home

As our Communications and Content Advisor, you will support the daily operations within the communications team, to translate important communication strategies into high quality written and visual material across multiple media platforms, that is shared throughout the organisation and community.

As a trusted advisor, you will also partner with teams across Council to provide expert advice and creative guidance, ensuring all our messaging is consistent, impactful, and aligned with our strategic vision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategic communication plans that support key projects.
• Lead the creation and delivery of high-quality written and visual content tailored for various platforms, ensuring clarity and engagement.
• Craft compelling copy including news and media articles and social media posts that effectively convey the Council's initiatives and resonate with diverse audiences.
• Produce high-quality content that adheres to the Council’s branding and communication guidelines, ensuring consistency across all media.
• Incorporate community feedback, engagement data and insights into content creation to enhance relevance and reflect community interests.
• Actively seek feedback from stakeholders to inform communication strategies, ensuring that community voices are heard.
• Develop creative content that highlights the Council’s achievements, initiatives, and community stories, ensuring audience resonance.
• Ensure all content is accessible, adhering to the Council’s accessibility standards for community members.

Join us in this full-time, 12-month opportunity, offering a competitive salary range of $102,368 - $110,865, plus 12% superannuation and a monthly accrued day off.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• A certificate/degree or diploma in communications (or related discipline) and relevant experience in the communications environment.
• Capability to offer advice or regulate client actions in accordance with established policies, involving understanding and interpreting policies.
• Demonstrated work experience in communications role that showcases applicable skills and knowledge.
• Skills in managing time, setting priorities, and planning and organising work efficiently.
• Current and valid Working with Children check

The City of Stonnington is a child-safe, equal opportunity employer valuing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of offerings available for our people, have a look at "Why Stonnington".