Communications Officer

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British Consulate General in Sydney is currently recruiting for a Communications Officer. S/He will plan, create and deliver communications and public relations activity that advance the British Government’s trade, investment and prosperity efforts in Australia and New Zealand.

Roles and responsibilities:

Responsibility covers a broad range of communications and marketing activity:

PR/Communications: proactively develop and manage PR/media opportunities to support trade and investment campaigns and deliver outcomes including:

• Generation of creative ideas and delivery of PR and media support for trade and investment campaigns and events.
• Help to identify story opportunities; organise media interviews; write briefings
• Write and distribute media releases and media advisories
• Draft articles, press releases, blogs and case studies for various channels
• Maintain editorial calendar with suitable story ideas to support sector campaigns
• Create and update media contact lists
• Build strong relationships with trade and business media contacts and a strong understanding of business and trade media landscape
• Monthly DIT newsletter - write/compile using EDM software for external distribution
• Media monitoring, monthly comms reports and campaign evaluation
• Support wider DIT Marcomms and FCO Communications teams across ANZ as needed

Social Media:  Proactively manage DIT's social media accounts and develop plan to drive stronger engagement with our audiences (Twitter, LinkedIN, FB)

• Generate, edit, publish and share daily content (original text, images, video, audio, HTML)
• Weekly content plan to support tactical opportunities and sector campaigns
• Keep up to date with digital & social media tools and trends and recommend new ways of engaging our audience
• Manage/keep updated DIT Australia web content using web-based editing tool.
• Evaluate campaigns and use insights to inform future activity and build social media engagement.

Events & Collateral

• Deliver engaging live social media coverage of events including live-tweeting with pics/video. 
• Basic photography and video of events as required
• Write/edit copy for promotional material, collateral and event invitations and project manage as required;
• Assist / cover as required for event, brand and direct marketing activity

Internal communications:

• Identify and write internal news stories for DIT intranet and news bulletin
• Maintain up to date files in shared area

Visits:

• Assist with preparation, briefings and media/communications for visiting officials, dignitaries and business specialists.

Content/Brand:

• Maintain working knowledge of available DIT and GREAT Britain content and brand assets
• Generate new content as required
• Ensure all marketing and communications material/activity comply with GREAT and DIT brand guidelines.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience:  

• Bachelors degree (or higher) in Communications, Journalism or Public Relations
• 1 to 2 years work experience in a communications role
• Excellent writing, proofing and editing skills for both traditional and new media
• Demonstrated experience in planning, delivering and evaluating communications activity/campaigns
• Experience managing corporate or government social media account(s)
• Ability to create rich media content for social media eg: using smart phone for photography, video and editing; creation of infographics/gifs.
• Knowledge of Australian business and trade media landscape
• Ability to source and maintain network of media contacts

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience:  

•  Experience with Adobe suite
•  Experience using a website content management system
•  Experience using an email marketing platform

Salary is at $62,473 per annum (paid out monthly), plus 11% superannuation. Initial appointment is for two years. Open only to Australian citizens and permanent residents in Australia. 

For more information and to submit your application, please access the following link https://goo.gl/AKPhAx and click apply.

All applications must be received before 11:55PM AEST-Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC/ GMT +10) on 01 July 2018.