Digital Marketing Advisor

Taituarā; Selwyn; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Selwyn is looking for an experienced Digital Marketing Specialist to implement a digital marketing strategy focused on engagement and effectiveness. Responsibilities include managing digital channels, supporting communication efforts, and collaborating with teams to enhance user experience. Candidates should have at least five years of experience in digital marketing, strong content creation skills, and the ability to analyze trends. Join us in making Selwyn the best place to live and work.

Benefits

Great work-life balance with flexibility

Career coaching and development

Life insurance

Wellbeing and volunteer leave

Paid leave between Christmas and New Year

Paid Partners Leave

Sick leave from day one

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in digital marketing or related role.
• Experience in digital content creation across various channels.
• Ability to communicate clearly for different audiences.

Responsibilities

• Implement innovative digital marketing strategies.
• Support the Marketing & Communications unit.
• Manage digital channels and monitor online reputation.
• Contribute to website content improvement.
• Collaborate with marketing colleagues on best practices.

Skills

Digital content creation

SEO

CRM

Data analysis

Integrated campaign management

Job description

Your focus will be on the implementation of an innovative digital marketing strategy, including digital content creation and storytelling, SEO, CRM, digital collateral, ensuring that it is customised to the community, with the intention of increasing engagement, effectiveness and contributing to our commercial growth, all with a laser focused customer lens and a focus on personalisation and automation.

You will also:

• Support the wider Marketing & Communications business unit, working collaboratively with our business units to deliver digital marketing services.
• Identify and implement best practice communication and engagement techniques in the digital space, including websites and social media based on industry trends and analytics.
• Assist in managing the Councils digital channels, monitoring Councils social media channels and online reputation.
• Be part of continuous improvement of website content including refreshing content, simplifying content, and improving our customer's experience.
• Provide guidance and support to your marketing and communications colleagues, particularly around best practise.
• Significantly contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, passion, and purpose.

Your focus will be on the implementation of an innovative digital marketing strategy, including digital content creation and storytelling, SEO, CRM, digital collateral, ensuring that it is customised to the community, with the intention of increasing engagement, effectiveness and contributing to our commercial growth, all with a laser focused customer lens and a focus on personalisation and automation.

You will also:

• Support the wider Marketing & Communications business unit, working collaboratively with our business units to deliver digital marketing services.
• Identify and implement best practice communication and engagement techniques in the digital space, including websites and social media based on industry trends and analytics.
• Assist in managing the Councils digital channels, monitoring Councils social media channels and online reputation.
• Be part of continuous improvement of website content including refreshing content, simplifying content, and improving our customer's experience.
• Provide guidance and support to your marketing and communications colleagues, particularly around best practise.
• Significantly contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, passion, and purpose.

This role is fixed term till August 2026 due to Parental Leave.

About you:

With a minimum five years in digital marketing or related role, you will bring with you demonstrated experience in digital content creation (website, eDM, social media), CRM, SEO, translating multiple data sets into effective insights, integrated campaign management and strategy planning.

You will also have:

• Demonstrated understanding and experience of marketing across the range of channels including online/digital, web and print.
• Ability to work proactively with colleagues and clients to identify digital marketing opportunities, trends and to advocate for a strategic and tactical approach.
• Accurate, engaging writing skills in a variety of channels.
• Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately for a range of audiences and adapt style accordingly.
• Experience in building close working relationships with business partners and key stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Ability to prioritise projects and effective projects and time management skills.

What we can offer:

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension

About us:

Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together. We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!

To apply for this job go to: https://sdcjobs.co.nz/Vacancies and enter ref code: 6845993.

Applications close 25 January 2026