Strategic Communications Leader — Reputation & Intelligence

Rio Tinto; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety‑conscious culture

Annual incentive awards

Career development & education

Health, medical & pension programs

Wellbeing benefits

Employee share program

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave & life leave

Flexible leave options

Job summary

Rio Tinto in Brisbane is seeking an experienced communications professional to join the Strategic Communications team. You will monitor external environments, identify reputation risks and opportunities, and translate insights into proactive narratives and responses.

This hands-on role blends judgement, analytics and strong writing, collaborating with Media Relations, Content and Social teams to move intelligence into concrete communications actions across enterprise priorities.

Qualifications

• Degree in communications or related field.
• 7+ years experience in corporate communications, reputation or media relations.
• Strong analytical judgment with concise reporting and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Identify emerging signals with AI-enabled tools to flag reputation risks or opportunities.
• Monitor Rio Tinto’s reputation across traditional and new media.
• Translate insights into actionable communications strategies and narratives.
• Produce concise reputation intelligence reports for leadership.
• Support senior leaders with scenarios, stakeholder perspectives and recommendations.
• Collaborate with Media Relations, Content and Social media to turn insights into narratives.
• Own defined workstreams from research to measurement.
• Build strong relationships across Rio Tinto's global communications network.

Skills

7+ years experience in corporate comms

Analytical thinking

Media monitoring & social listening

Excellent writing & editing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Job description

Rio Tinto in Brisbane is seeking an experienced communications professional to join the Strategic Communications team. You will monitor external environments, identify reputation risks and opportunities, and translate insights into proactive narratives and responses.

This hands-on role blends judgement, analytics and strong writing, collaborating with Media Relations, Content and Social teams to move intelligence into concrete communications actions across enterprise priorities.