PR & Communications Coordinator

Upstride Creative Agency; Mornington; On-site; AUD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Upstride Creative Agency is seeking a part-time PR & Communications Coordinator (three days a week, school-hours friendly) to work closely with our Managing Director. No PR degree or agency experience required; we value organisation, reliability, and a curious mindset about the causes we work on.

You will pitch stories, create client and agency content across social media and web, help plan events, and keep the office organised.

Qualifications

• No PR degree or agency experience required.
• Highly organised and reliable - you turn up consistently and follow through on what you commit to.
• Confident picking up the phone and talking to people you haven't met.
• A strong writer, happy to learn content creation as you go - photo/video/design skills are a bonus.
• A genuine interest in the disability sector, public health, youth and community sectors is a plus.
• Comfortable working independently as part of a small team.

Responsibilities

• Pitch stories and build relationships with journalists and media contacts.
• Create content for clients and Upstride across social media, websites and other channels.
• Help plan and deliver event activations, on the ground and behind the scenes.
• Keep things organised - create plans, meeting notes, records, and day-to-day coordination for a small agency.

Skills

Organisational skills

Phone communication

Content writing

Learn content creation

Photo/Video/Design (bonus)

News & current affairs interest

Job description

We're looking for a part-time PR & Communications Coordinator to join us three days a week (school hours friendly), working closely with our Managing Director. No PR degree or communications agency experience required, we're more interested in whether you're organised, reliable, warm on the phone, genuinely curious about the causes we work on, interested in the news and the world around you.

Key responsibilities

Picking up the phone to pitch stories and build relationships with journalists and media contacts

Creating content for clients and for Upstride itself, across social media, websites and other channels

Helping plan and deliver event activations, on the ground and behind the scenes

Keeping things organised - creating plans, meeting notes, records, and the day-to-day coordination that keeps a small agency running smoothly.

About you

No PR degree or agency experience required

Highly organised and reliable - you turn up consistently and follow through on what you commit to

Confident picking up the phone and talking to people you haven't met

A strong writer, happy to learn content creation as you go - photo/video/design skills are a bonus

A genuine interest in the disability sector, public health, youth and community sectors is a plus, given our client base

Comfortable working independently as part of a small team.

About us

Upstride is an independent, female-led communications agency working in social impact - public health, disability advocacy, environment and the not-for-profit world. We work alongside organisations including Dolly's Dream, Respect Victoria, Disability Advocacy Network Australia, and government health and education departments.

We're currently a finalist for Best Not-for-Profit PR Campaign at the Communication and Public Relations Australia (CPRA) Awards 2026. We're a small, good-humoured team who care about doing great work and helping our clients make positive change.

Real flexibility - school-hours-friendly days, a work-from-home day, and we close for 2 weeks over summer (with flexibility around school holidays too)

Meaningful work with clients who are genuinely changing things for the better

A small and caring team.

Upstride is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from First Nations people, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disability, career-changers, and candidates of all backgrounds.