Digital Content Officer

University of Southern Queensland; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 79,383 - 90,031; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern Queensland is seeking a Digital Content Officer to enhance its storytelling through photography and video. This role involves capturing engaging content across various platforms, focusing on events and campus life.

The ideal candidate will be a digital native with strong skills in photography and videography, able to manage content independently. A diverse and inclusive work environment is fostered, with flexible working arrangements available to meet community needs.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands‑on photography and videography experience.
• Strong portfolio of photography and short‑form video.
• Experience managing digital or social media content.

Responsibilities

• Capture high‑quality photography and video across campuses.
• Edit and produce short‑form video content.
• Create and publish digital and social content.

Skills

Photography

Videography

Content Editing

Social Media Management

Adobe Creative Cloud

Digital Storytelling

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Canva

Meta Business Suite

Instagram Reels

TikTok

Job description

UniSQ is looking for a hands‑on Digital Content Officer to help tell the University’s story through strong visual storytelling.

This role is for someone confident behind the camera as much as behind the keyboard – someone who can capture authentic moments, produce engaging photo and video content quickly, and publish confidently across social and digital channels.

If you’re social‑media native, visually sharp, and enjoy working at pace to capture events, campus life, and real‑world moments, this role will suit you.

About Media and Strategic Communications

The Media and Strategic Communications team plays a central role in advancing UniSQ’s ambition to be Australia’s most transformative University. They shape and protect the University’s public narrative across media, social, and digital channels, ensuring UniSQ is positioned as a trusted and influential voice in higher education and publicly.

Working closely with academics, students, professional staff, and senior leaders, the team delivers credible, creative storytelling that builds reputation, strengthens engagement, and supports UniSQ’s strategic priorities.

About the role

The Digital Content Officer plays a practical, execution‑focused role in delivering content for UniSQ’s social media and media channels.

You’ll be responsible for capturing, editing, and publishing high‑quality photography and short‑form video, particularly around events, student experience, campus activity, and key University moments. This role requires the ability to work quickly and confidently, producing timely content that capitalises on relevance and engagement.

In addition to visual content, you’ll contribute to digital storytelling through article and feature‑style content that supports UniSQ’s teaching, research, student, and community stories.

What you’ll be doing

• Capturing high‑quality photography and video across campuses, events, and university activities
• Editing and producing short‑form video content optimised for social media platforms
• Creating and publishing day‑to‑day digital and social content with minimal supervision
• Delivering timely content from events and priority moments
• Applying strong editorial judgement to determine what to capture, publish, and amplify
• Monitoring trends and identifying timely content opportunities
• Engaging professionally with audiences through social channels
• Maintaining an organised library of digital assets
• Operating confidently within a governance‑aware, public‑facing environment
• Working flexibly where required

Who we are looking for

You are a digital native and visual storyteller capable of producing content yourself from start to finish. You’re comfortable working at pace, adapting quickly, and exercising good judgement in public‑facing environments.

You’ll bring:

• Demonstrated hands‑on photography and videography experience, including shooting, editing, and publishing content independently
• A strong portfolio showing clear, well‑composed photography and punchy, contemporary short‑form video
• Experience creating and managing day‑to‑day digital or social media content for an organisation or community
• Demonstrated editorial judgement and storytelling skills
• Experience capturing content in real‑world environments, such as events or campuses
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines
• Confidence using tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, Meta Business Suite, Instagram Reels, and TikTok
• Willingness to work flexibly to support events and key moments

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Reference Number: 0125_06/26

Location: Toowoomba, Springfield or Ipswich campus

Term: Full‑time continuing appointment (36 hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $94,129 to $106,754 pa (includes salary range of $79,383 to $90,031 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)

At UniSQ, we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision‑making. UniSQ is a child‑safe organisation.

As part of the University of Southern Queensland’s commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.

This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate’s suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.