Communications Coordinator

The Greens; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Greens Victoria State Office, Melbourne CBD, is seeking an experienced communicator to support the development of campaign and fundraising communications for the state election campaign. You’ll help create video scripts, social media products and media pitches, joining a creative and supportive team in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll work closely with a broader team of communications specialists, video shooters, editors, writers and campaigners committed to making the biggest impact for our

Qualifications

• Values alignment with Greens’ policies, charter and core values; passion for our movement.
• Excellent communications skills: persuasive messaging in written and visual formats.
• Excellent eye for graphic design: experience creating visuals for social media/print.
• Political campaigning experience: staff, volunteer, or grassroots activism.
• Teamwork/relationship management: collaborate across decentralised volunteers and staff.
• Outcomes-driven: focused on goals, uses feedback and data to pivot as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support video editing, concept ideation and production with the Lead Content Producer.
• Support engagement across social platforms to grow online community.
• Contribute to copy writing, scripting, graphic design and other creative work.

Skills

Values alignment

Excellent communications

Graphic design eye

Political campaigning

Teamwork

Outcomes-driven

Job description

Location

Victorian Greens State Office, Melbourne CBD.Other locations by negotiation.

We’re looking for an experienced communicator who can support the development of campaign and fundraising communications for the Victorian Greens state election campaign.

Using your all-round communications passion and skills, you’ll support the development of video scripts, social media products and media pitches.

You’ll join a creative and supportive team, and jump into a fun and fast-paced environment.

You’ll work closely with a broader team of communications specialists, video shooters, editors, writers and campaigners committed to making the biggest impact for our environment and community.

• Support video editing, video concept ideation and production, working closely with the lead Content Producer
• Support engagement across social media platforms, to nurture our online community and build our movement of volunteers, working closely with our digital organisers
• Support other creative communications work for narrative development, organic social media and website, including copy writing, scripting, graphic design and/or production

Selection criteria

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t have all of the relevant skills. We’re looking for someone organised and thorough and with passion for our movement, which we prioritise over formal education or qualifications.

We believe there is strength in diversity and are committed to supporting the right person to grow into this role and thrive.

Key selection criteria

• Values alignment: You are committed to the Greens’ policies, charter and core values: ecological sustainability, grassroots participatory democracy, social justice and peace and non-violence - and a passion for our movement.
• Excellent communications skills: You’re experienced developing persuasive messaging in a range of written and visual formats.
• Excellent eye for graphic design: you’re experienced developing visual content for social media and/or print pieces
• Political campaigning experience : You understand political and social change campaigning, and you’ve experienced this as a staff, volunteer or grassroots activist
• Team work/relationship management skills: You work well within and across teams, have a friendly and open attitude to working with de-centralised networks of volunteers, while coordinating the inputs you need from across the organisation to meet your goals
• Outcomes-driven: You’re laser-focused on the goal, you listen to the feedback, read the data and are able to pivot to new directions if needed to meet that goal, all while working in the fast-paced time pressure environment of an election campaign.

Why work for the Victorian Greens?

We offer a friendly, flexible and supportive workplace. Some great reasons to join the Victorian Greens team include:

• Making a meaningful contribution to the political movement for people and the planet
• A commitment to creating an accessible workplace that fits your needs as a team member
• Flexibility to negotiate working hours and some work from home
• Four weeks of annual leave a year, with bonus leave between Christmas and New Years Day, and flexible leave for cultural holidays
• Above-average personal leave, including additional paid provisions for mental health and domestic and family violence leave
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing support

If you have questions about this role, the recruitment process, or if you have any accessibility needs for your application, please contact Alex Lambat [e-mail] .