Social Media Coordinator

NSW Electoral Commission; Sydney; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Training access via LinkedIn Learning

Wellbeing support

Staff social events

Work/Life balance 35 hour week

Fitness Passport

Flu vaccination

CBD location near Gadigal Metro

Job summary

The NSW Electoral Commission is seeking a Social Media Coordinator to support content creation and help build understanding and engagement across voters, parties and stakeholders.

You will contribute to media, social media and campaigns during critical election periods, with weekend and varied hours as needed. This is a temporary full-time role based in Sydney.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience in creating audience-focused content for diverse channels.
• Experience developing and implementing social media plans.
• Experience in social media community management and monitoring.
• Track record of delivering communications that demonstrate quality and excellence.
• Politically neutral with no affiliation to political parties or lobbyists/campaigners.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record check result.
• Ability to work on weekends and varied hours during critical election periods.

Responsibilities

• Create audience-focused content for diverse channels including traditional and social media.
• Develop and implement social media plans.
• Manage social media communities and monitor activity.
• Support campaigns to engage external audiences across voters, parties and stakeholders.

Skills

Content creation

Social media strategy

Community management

Communications

Audience analysis

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

The Social Media Coordinator supports the creation of content and contributes to media, social media and campaigns to build understanding of and engagement with all parts of the electoral and democratic process among external audiences including voters, parties, candidates, lobbyists and donors.

There are two (2) temporary full-time positions available until 20 April 2027, with the possibility of being extended or becoming Ongoing.

Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully creating audience-focused content suitable for diverse channels including traditional and social media.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and experience in, developing and implementing social media plans.
• Demonstrated experience in social media community management and monitoring.
• Track record of delivering communications that demonstrate quality and excellence.
• Politically neutral with no affiliation to political parties or lobbyists/campaigners.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record check result.
• Ability to work on weekends and varied hours during critical election periods.

About the NSW Electoral Commission

The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

• Running and regulating elections
• Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
• Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community
• Career development opportunities through study and face to face training
• Access to self-paced training via LinkedIn Learning
• Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
• Staff social events to connect with colleagues
• Work/Life balance (35 hour working week) and flex leave
• Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Convenient CBD location, near Gadigal Metro and Town Hall Stations.

Applications Close: Wednesday 23rd September 2026 @ 11.59pm