• Term: This appointment will be offered on a fixed-term, full-time basis for five (5) years.
• Remuneration: An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.
• Location: This position is primarily based at our Kelvin Grove campus.
• Applications Close: Monday, 14 July 2025 at 11:30pm AEST
Who are we looking for?
QUT is seeking a leader to shape the future of university engagement with prospective students, alumni, industry, partners and the wider community. As Chief Marketing Officer you will lead integrated strategies that enhance QUT’s national and global reputation, drive student attraction and elevate digital engagement across all touchpoints.
As Chief Marketing Officer, you will bring a strong track record in leading complex marketing strategy and customer experience. Your expertise in digital and brand leadership, insights-driven decision-making, and brand storytelling will be key to positioning QUT as a world-class education destination and elevating our reputation as the university for the real world.
Ready to lead bold, insights-driven marketing strategies that elevate QUT’s global presence and impact? We invite you to apply and join us in making a real-world difference.
Real world impact
Marketing and Student Recruitment, led by the Chief Marketing Officer, drives QUT’s brand strategy and student attraction efforts. This includes student recruitment, digital and web strategy, creative and brand, and marketing partnerships. Our work connects QUT with future students and partners through data-led, insight-driven campaigns and engagement.
The department sits within QUT’s Engagement Portfolio and reports to the Vice-President Engagement. The Portfolio is responsible for driving QUT’s external engagement, communication, and marketing, alongside alumni relations, government engagement, media and more. Together, these teams build QUT’s national and global profile and strengthen connections with students, partners, and the broader community.
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The successful candidate will demonstrate:
* Education, training and/or experience equivalent to a postgraduate degree in marketing, communications or related discipline, combined with extensive relevant leadership experience.
* Proven success in leading integrated marketing with deep insight into customer experience in a large and complex organisation.
* A strong track record in brand leadership and digital engagement, including managing large-scale campaigns, content strategies, and enhancing customer journeys across all events, platforms and channels.
* Demonstrated experience leading diverse, high-performing teams through growth and change, with a focus on collaboration, innovation, and professional development.
* Expertise in using analytics, insights, and market research to inform strategic decisions and drive growth.
* Well-developed financial acumen, including managing large budgets, overseeing procurement processes, specialist agency management, and evaluating impact and investment across strategic initiatives.
* Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence across organisational levels and build alignment in complex settings.
* Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and improving access to education, with the ability to embed these principles into marketing and recruitment practice.
Life at QUT
At QUT, we know that the real world is about more than just work. Beyond personal and professional fulfilment, life at QUT offers:
• Term: This appointment will be offered on a fixed-term, full-time basis for five (5) years.
• Remuneration: An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.
• Location: This position is primarily based at our Kelvin Grove campus.
• Applications Close: Monday, 14 July 2025 at 11:30pm AEST
Who are we looking for?
QUT is seeking a leader to shape the future of university engagement with prospective students, alumni, industry, partners and the wider community. As Chief Marketing Officer you will lead integrated strategies that enhance QUT’s national and global reputation, drive student attraction and elevate digital engagement across all touchpoints.
As Chief Marketing Officer, you will bring a strong track record in leading complex marketing strategy and customer experience. Your expertise in digital and brand leadership, insights-driven decision-making, and brand storytelling will be key to positioning QUT as a world-class education destination and elevating our reputation as the university for the real world.
Ready to lead bold, insights-driven marketing strategies that elevate QUT’s global presence and impact? We invite you to apply and join us in making a real-world difference.
Real world impact
Marketing and Student Recruitment, led by the Chief Marketing Officer, drives QUT’s brand strategy and student attraction efforts. This includes student recruitment, digital and web strategy, creative and brand, and marketing partnerships. Our work connects QUT with future students and partners through data-led, insight-driven campaigns and engagement.
The department sits within QUT’s Engagement Portfolio and reports to the Vice-President Engagement. The Portfolio is responsible for driving QUT’s external engagement, communication, and marketing, alongside alumni relations, government engagement, media and more. Together, these teams build QUT’s national and global profile and strengthen connections with students, partners, and the broader community.
See how our people, programs and research are shaping the future
About you
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
1. Education, training and/or experience equivalent to a postgraduate degree in marketing, communications or related discipline, combined with extensive relevant leadership experience.
2. Proven success in leading integrated marketing with deep insight into customer experience in a large and complex organisation.
3. A strong track record in brand leadership and digital engagement, including managing large-scale campaigns, content strategies, and enhancing customer journeys across all events, platforms and channels.
4. Demonstrated experience leading diverse, high-performing teams through growth and change, with a focus on collaboration, innovation, and professional development.
5. Expertise in using analytics, insights, and market research to inform strategic decisions and drive growth.
6. Well-developed financial acumen, including managing large budgets, overseeing procurement processes, specialist agency management, and evaluating impact and investment across strategic initiatives.
7. Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence across organisational levels and build alignment in complex settings.
8. Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and improving access to education, with the ability to embed these principles into marketing and recruitment practice.
Life at QUT
At QUT, we know that the real world is about more than just work. Beyond personal and professional fulfilment, life at QUT offers:
* A healthy work-life balance with a blend of on campus and off campus work arrangements for applicable positions.
* 17% super to help you retire in style.
* 26 weeks paid parental leave (with super) for primary carers.
* Salary packaging, Fitness Passport and health insurance discounts.
* Professional development, leadership programs, and study support.
* Commitment to our Indigenous Australian staff through networks, leave, development programs, and committee representation.
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Belong at QUT
We are guided by our values of Ambition, Integrity, Inclusiveness, Innovation, and Academic Freedom and our QUT Connections in shaping the next generation of change-makers.
We're committed to creating a safe, inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. We also strongly encourage applications from people of all cultures, ages, abilities, genders, sexualities, and linguistic backgrounds.
We warmly invite Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people to apply, in line with our goal of 3.6% Indigenous Australian workforce participation.
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How to Apply
Six Degrees Executive are assisting QUT with the appointment of this position. For a confidential discussion and to learn more about this unique leadership opportunity please contact our advising consultants.
* Contacts: Georgie Keating at Six Degrees Executive
* Phone: 0485 858 712
* Email: georgiek@sde.com.au
Applications Close: Monday, 14 July 2025 at 11:30pm AEST
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