Senior Digital Communications Lead – Research Stories

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty is partnering with a Commonwealth agency to deliver strategic communications. We seek a Senior Communications Officer (APS 6 equivalent) for a 6-month labour hire contract in Canberra.

You’ll turn research and technical material into stories for diverse audiences, supporting campaigns, media, events and corporate publications. You’ll produce public-facing content across digital channels, collaborate with researchers, and help maintain the agency’s web presence with a

Qualifications

• Experience in a digital communications role developing science or research stories.
• Experience coordinating content production across contributors.
• Ability to research and verify information from experts.
• Strong internal stakeholder skills and communications advice.
• Ability to deliver under tight deadlines and adapt to changing needs.

Responsibilities

• Draft, design and publish content across website, social media and newsletters.
• Publish pages, blogs, news stories and campaign content.
• Support development of agency web presence and content calendar.
• Plan, procure and produce content with contributors.
• Manage subscriber engagement and respond to social media queries.
• Support campaigns, media and stakeholder communications.
• Research and fact-check content with experts.
• Create or source graphics and infographics.
• Contribute to annual corporate publications.

Skills

Digital communications

Content production

Storytelling

Stakeholder management

Project management

Adaptability

Education

Tertiary qualification in communications, marketing, or digital media

Job description

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty is partnering with a Commonwealth agency to deliver strategic communications. We seek a Senior Communications Officer (APS 6 equivalent) for a 6-month labour hire contract in Canberra.

You’ll turn research and technical material into stories for diverse audiences, supporting campaigns, media, events and corporate publications. You’ll produce public-facing content across digital channels, collaborate with researchers, and help maintain the agency’s web presence with a