Communications Advisor

As a Communications Advisor you are responsible for creating engaging, purposeful multimedia content and communications for the university’s staff, students and external audiences.

Reporting to the Deputy Director, Communications and Media, you will be involved in developing and producing high quality strategic communications across a range of platforms, and for ensuring they reach target audiences.

Your ability to build strong collaborative relationships with professional and academic colleagues, as well as with external stakeholders and the media, will see you contribute to achieving our shared vision for Swinburne as a world-class university creating social and economic impact through science, technology and innovation.

About Swinburne
Ranked in the top three per cent of universities globally, Swinburne is an internationally recognised, dual-sector university, dedicated to excellence in education and research.

Swinburne has more than 54,000 students and three Melbourne campuses - in Hawthorn, Wantirna and Croydon. We are also one of Australia’s leading online education providers. We also have a campus in Sarawak, Malaysia, which connects us to one of the most rapidly growing regions in the world.

Swinburne is a place where your work can have a positive effect on the national economy and the wellbeing of our society. We promote diversity, support career development, provide flexibility and offer competitive salary packages.

About you
To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Completed a tertiary degree with substantial relevant experience in internal communications, PR, media or a related field; or have an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Demonstrated experience in producing high quality, rich media content for a range of channels
• Excellent communications skills and an ability to work under time pressure to produce high quality communications materials
• Proficiency in producing videos and of creating content for internal audience is particularly desireable

A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description

How to apply
To view the position description or to start an application click on 'apply' at the bottom of this page and submit a resume, cover letter and response to the key selection criteria, as listed in the position description.

For further information about the position, please contact Acting Deputy Director, Communications and Media, Bekki Davis on [email protected]

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on [email protected]



Applications close 5pm, Friday 23rd October 2020