Strategic Communications Lead: Campaigns & Messaging

Australian Secret Intelligence Service; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is seeking a strategic communications professional to craft content across news, speeches, briefings, social, intranet and web. You will shape campaigns, advise senior leaders, and collaborate with designers and media colleagues in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team.

You will lead writing initiatives, lift writing quality, and manage deadlines while mentoring colleagues and managing stakeholders.

Qualifications

• A degree in communications, journalism, marketing, media or a related field is desirable, but not essential. A strong portfolio and proven experience matter more.

Responsibilities

• Write clear, persuasive content across channels: news, features, speeches, briefings, social, intranet and web.
• Shape campaign ideas and messaging from first brief through to launch.
• Give senior leaders straight, practical communications advice.
• Work with designers and media colleagues to make ideas look and sound as good as they read.
• Edit and lift the quality of writing across the team and the wider organisation.
• Juggle competing deadlines calmly and keep projects moving.
• Lead projects, mentor colleagues and manage stakeholder relationships independently.

Skills

Writing & editing

Strategic thinking

Plain language

Calm under pressure

Collaboration

Curiosity

Education

Degree in communications

Job description

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is seeking a strategic communications professional to craft content across news, speeches, briefings, social, intranet and web. You will shape campaigns, advise senior leaders, and collaborate with designers and media colleagues in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team.

You will lead writing initiatives, lift writing quality, and manage deadlines while mentoring colleagues and managing stakeholders.