Description:
Do you love the buzz of events? Do you want to join a dynamic team of marketing and communications specialists who play a vital role in the success of Canberra’s events? As Social Media and Content Officer at Events ACT, you will play an important role in creating and implementing social campaigns to support the promotion of a suite of events at a local and national level.You will have endless opportunities to put your creativity, content writing and organisational skills to the test as you work alongside campaign managers, public relations, and web and graphic design teams to execute effective social media campaigns which are fundamental to the success of our major and community events.
The campaigns will be designed to create and increase awareness locally, regionally and nationally, encourage attendance, contribute to community vibrancy, city pride and connectedness, and grow the ACT economy by encouraging economic activity and visitation from interstate markets.
Your ability to hit the ground running and effectively manage your time will be a key asset in this role as you work closely with the internal and external stakeholders to support the delivery of multiple projects concurrently.
The successful candidate will be passionate about Canberra and its events offering and demonstrate a strong ability to develop messaging and tactics which speak to our audiences and bring our marketing campaigns to life.
You will be working in a small dynamic team of enthusiastic creative professionals. Events ACT recognises the fundamental role our people play in our success. While this is a fast-paced role you will be supported to thrive and grow your skills as a marketing professional. Our ideal candidate will be passionate about collaboration and feel strongly about building on the supportive high performing culture we have developed here.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Notes: This is a temporary position available from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2026 with the possibility of permanency.
A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.
How to Apply: Please provide your curriculum vitae and in two pages or less, address the six numbered Selection Criteria as per the Position Description outlining how your skills and experience make you the best candidate for this position.
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Note
This is a temporary position available from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2025 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.