Communications Officer - Sydney, Australia - Ampersand

Ampersand

Verified Company

Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Dynamic charity organisation - healthcare:

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Broad media and communications opportunity:

$80,000 + benefits + flexibility

Dynamic and highly reputable charity organisation is seeking a passionate Communications Officer to join their collaborative team.

Reporting into the Media and Communications Manager and working as part of the Media and Communications unit, this key role is responsible for

ensuring effective messaging across earned media and social channels. The primary purpose is to engage the community, effectively communicate priorities and build their public profile.

Key responsibilities will include:

Respond to daytoday media requests
Proactively engage with a wide range of media to secure opportunities for comment, interviews, and other coverage
Foster and maintain relationships with key media
Contribute to the development of and execute media strategies and national PR activity in liaison with state and territory communications staff
Provide reports and analysis of the success of major media launches and campaigns
Brief spokespeople for interviews and source required research papers, articles etc
Assess and mitigate risk in all media approaches
Write/edit/proof media releases, editorial, opinion pieces, blogs, copy for websites, brochures, flyers, publications and speeches
Work with the marketing and content teams to identify opportunities to support media activity through integrated channel content
Development of social media plans across all channels
Create digital content briefs for social media channels

To be successful, you will have:

Tertiary qualifications in communications or a related field
3 to 5 years communications experience across traditional media and social media with strong storytelling abilities
Traditional media relations experience and a solid understanding of how to land narrative in media
Demonstrated ability to raise an organisation's profile by securing significant media exposure
Track record in building and enhancing media relationships
Creativity and proven ability to come up with hooks and angles for media
Exceptional interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
Ability to operate in a complex, multifaceted charitable environment, including working with a wide range of stakeholders
Experience developing innovative and engaging social content plans for a range of audiences
Experience communicating about health or science, executing effective social media measurement and/or exposure working in the notforprofit sector will be highly regarded

You will be entitled to great benefits including generous salary packaging benefits, flexible work options and the opportunity to work from home, discounts on retail outlets and a free in-house Wellness program.

This is a unique career opportunity for a passionate Media and Communications professional to join an industry leader working with an engaged, high performing team with who offer an inclusive and collaborative culture.