Senior Marketing Officer - Temporary, Fulltime

Commencing early May, for up to 6 months

Are you interested in a Senior Marketing Officer position within Local Council and the opportunity to join a progressive and innovative City Futures Team?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a skilled Senior Marketing Officer to join our City Futures Team within the office of the General Manager. Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Brand, this position involves the development and coordination of Council’s branding strategy and the relevant creative outputs including marketing campaigns, Digital Asset Management, communication concepts and imagery. You will engage with relevant stakeholders to enhance and increase public awareness of the brand, it’s values and positioning.

What We Offer

One (1) Temporary, Fulltime Role - 70 hours per fortnight
Commencing early May, for up to 6 months
Salary from $94,961.99 - $110,025.72 per annum (pro rata) plus 11.5% superannuation dependent on the skills, qualifications and relevant experience of the suitable candidate
9-day fortnight subject to operational requirements
We promote work-life balance and offer hybrid working arrangements
Health and Wellbeing paid leave
Fitness Passport Program offering discounted membership for you and your family to selected facilities
Employee Rewards Program
Ongoing Education and Resources

About The Role

The Senior Marketing Officer role includes:

Brand Management and Design

Ensure consistent branding and design for all projects
Manage and train staff on branding resources
Oversee signage guidelines and digital asset management

Campaign Planning and Delivery

Develop strategic marketing campaigns
Collaborate with internal partners and use customer insights

Partnerships

Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external vendors
Build relationships to promote Georges River

Corporate Citizen

Contribute to City Futures projects and initiatives
Champion Council teams to the community

The successful candidate will have

Tertiary qualifications in graphic design or equivalent, and at least five years’ experience in a senior graphic design / brand management role
Demonstrated experience in the development of brand collateral, including stakeholder engagement and final design guidelines
Demonstrated experience in end to end campaign development and delivery
Experience preparing, editing and proofing content (for publication across a range of mediums, both online and traditional print), with excellent attention to detail
Experience using online and social media tools to achieve design requirements for marketing
and community engagement objectives
Advanced skill and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat PDF) and CANVA
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office and ability to create templates
Excellent teamwork skills and willingness to work in a multi-disciplinary team to achieve common outcomes
Demonstrate ability to function with minimal supervision and to lead, plan project work to achieve operational and strategic objectives through the establishment of priories and timeframes
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Demonstrated commitment to EEO, WHS and ethical practice principles

Desirable

Experience in the design and delivery of brand marketing strategies and campaign design plans for services, events and facilities
Demonstrated skills in video creation and editing skills
Demonstrated skills in photography and photo editing for catalogue development
Knowledge and understanding of local government and the relevant legislated reporting and communication outputs

If you have made a positive commitment to further your career and you possess the attributes located in the complete Position Description essential criteria, then please submit your application today. Applicants are asked to ensure that they provide responses to the targeted questions, failure to do so may result in your application not being considered.

If you would like further information on this role, please contact Christian Schweitzer, Head of Marketing and Brand on 0457 805 021.

Applications must be completed and submitted via our website. Closing Date: Thursday 24 April 2025 at 11.59 PM AEST

Offers of employment at Georges River Council are contingent upon satisfactory results of a thorough background check.

Georges River Council aims to be a leading, people-focused organisation delivering outstanding results for our community and city. We foster our values of Accountability, Professionalism, Unity and Honesty and take pride in promoting the image of Council in the community.

We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQIA+ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

At Georges River Council we are committed to putting children first and championing child safety within our community. We actively advocate for the rights of children and young people and will uphold our commitment as a child safe organisation.

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