Marketing Communications Officer

Marketing Communications Officer at University of Sydney

The Marketing Communications Officer supports the faculty marketing and communications teams, contributing to faculty priorities including student recruitment, external engagement, alumni relations, and development initiatives.

About the Opportunity

The Marketing Communications Officer (Business and Engineering) supports the faculty marketing and communications teams, contributing to faculty priorities including student recruitment, external engagement, alumni relations, and development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop effective and supportive relationships with staff at all levels across the University.
• Coordinate and create communications using different channels including social media and digital channels.
• Develop briefs and work with internal marketing teams to ensure collateral, photography, videos, podcasts and other media are brand aligned and meet objectives.
• Manage marketing content on relevant Faculty websites. Write and edit content, ensuring content is relevant and meets web guidelines and faculty objectives.
• Keep abreast of issues in the tertiary education environment, emerging marketing communications trends and industry best practice.

About You

• Experience editing copy written by others to ensure a publication, print or online, is of a standard that meets editorial requirements and strategic objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with key internal stakeholders within a complex organisation.
• Extensive experience in marketing and communications using relevant channels to achieve desired objectives.
• Well-developed project management skills with the capacity to manage competing priorities, maintain attention to detail and meet deadlines.
• Significant experience in developing and executing integrated brand and product marketing communications campaigns across a broad range of media channels and mediums.

Sponsorship / Work Rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment Checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO Statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.

How to Apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Laura Pierce, Recruitment Operations by email to laura.pierce@sydney.edu.au.

Key skills/competency

• Content creation
• Digital marketing
• Social media management
• Project management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Brand alignment
• Web content management
• Copy editing
• Integrated campaigns
• Media relations