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Marketing and communications officer

University Of Newcastle
Posted: 12 September
Offer description

**Contribute to improving education outcomes for students and teachers.**:

- ** Be part of a national program with growing international reach**:

- ** Join a supportive, collaborative team passionate about making a difference.**

Join a fast-paced, mission-driven team dedicated to transforming the quality of teaching across Australia - and beyond. The **QT Academy**, a not-for-profit social enterprise of the University of Newcastle's Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, turns world-class research into powerful professional development programs that benefit thousands of teachers and millions of students.

We believe every student deserves quality teaching, every day - and we're looking for a creative, detail-oriented marketing and communications professional to help us tell that story and grow our reach.

**In this role, you will**:

- Bring our impact to life through compelling storytelling - from sharing teacher success stories to highlighting national research results.
- Manage and maintain our digital presence, including websites, social media channels, and eCRM systems.
- Create marketing collateral and multimedia content, and ensure our brand is consistent across all channels.
- Monitor education news and social media trends to keep our team informed and engaged.
- Provide support for internal communications, reporting, and administrative tasks that keep our programs running smoothly.

This full time position is fixed term for 12 months at a HEW 5 Higher Education Level located at Callaghan Campus.

**About you**:
You're an exceptional communicator who can craft clear, engaging content for diverse audiences. You bring creativity, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset to everything you do.

**About our University**

The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions and creating a better future for our regions and the globe. Underpinned by this vision and our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability, the University of Newcastle's _Looking Ahead_ Strategic Plan 2020-2025 outlines the University's commitment to delivering an exceptional student experience and serving our communities.

For more information click here - Our Uni.

**What we offer**

In addition to working for a university that is breaking boundaries, discovering new ways of thinking and cementing a place as a global leader, we offer a range of benefits to our employees to ensure you balance your commitments, stay healthy and work effectively.

These include:

- The remuneration for this position is from $80,972-$ 93929 p.a. + superannuation and is commensurate with skills and experience
- Flexible working arrangements (in line with the University's Flexible Work Policy
- 17% super and salary packaging
- Additional University Holiday days, generous personal leave and parental leave, annual leave loading and additional purchased leave scheme
- Discounts in private health insurance, gym memberships, software, travel and more
- Wellbeing programs

If you're ready to bring your marketing and communications skills to a role with purpose - and be part of a team that's shaping the future of education - we'd love to hear from you.**

**Your next steps**
- Your resume
- A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed below demonstrating your qualifications and experience with examples.
- Relevant degree without subsequent relevant work experience; or completion of an associate diploma and at least two years of subsequent relevant work experience in marketing, communications, media, journalism or public relations; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Experience creating digital assets for websites, social media platforms, eCRM and e-Newsletter platforms.
- Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to identify and translate stakeholder briefs into viable outputs and participate in a team environment demonstrating clear communication and mutual respect.
- Demonstrated high level organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines and competing stakeholder expectations.
- Knowledge of, and experience in adhering to workplace policies and procedures in the areas of work health safety, equity, diversity and promoting a respectful workplace culture.

**DESIRABLE CRITERIA**
- Knowledge of eCRM systems (i.e. Microsoft Dynamics 365) and/or E-Newsletter platforms (i.e. Campaign Monitor, MailChimp etc.).
- Knowledge and understanding of website CMS (Wordpress), architecture, user experience, and analytics.

**Please upload your Cover Letter**and** response to the requested Criteria as**one** PDF document**.

Your Cover Letter and Response to the Essential Criteria should not exceed 4 pages (approximately 2,000 words).

**Closing date: Tuesday 26**th** August 2025 11:59pm AEST**

**We are excited to be Lo

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