Ao6 Media Advisor

The Position:
The purpose of the Media and Government Relations Media Advisor role is to assist in engaging with the media for both proactive and reactive media opportunities and enquiries as required and as directed. The role reports to the Principal Manager, Media and Government Relations and involves constant communication with internal and external stakeholders, including the Commissioner and external agencies to ensure consistent messages are delivered both internally and externally, with a primary focus on all media-related communication activity. This role helps to manage the QBCC’s reputation through proactive media initiatives, identifying good news stories within the business and helping to respond to reactive media enquiries that deliver the best outcome for the QBCC.
Key Outcomes and Responsibilities:

• Provide media and communications advice to the Commissioner and Senior Leadership Team as required.
• Prepare proactive and reactive media releases and media enquiry responses.
• Build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including journalists, senior leaders, the QBCC communication team (including the social media team) and other government agencies and ministerial staff.
• Identify and research newsworthy opportunities within the organisation and produce media releases that generate earned media coverage.
• Write, edit and produce a variety of internal and external communication materials that are high quality, accurate, consistent and appropriately tailored for the relevant audience/situation.
• Produce statistical reports and summaries about the QBCC's media activities.
• Support the organisation's media and government relations functions, including being part of the Media and Government Relations team rosters for daily media clips summaries and on-call duties (outside core business hours).

Successful Candidate Attributes:

• Demonstrated high-level skills and experience in writing media releases, media enquiry responses, speeches, briefing notes, articles, promotional material and the ability to work under pressure and to meet short deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with media, government, and industry leaders to build positive working relationships for the organisation.
• High-level skills and experience in advising on media issues and working with the media.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• The Media Advisor will work at the Brisbane office at least three days per week. Days are flexible and will be discussed with the successful applicant.

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume and a statement of suitability (maximum of 2 pages) outlining your skills and experience relevant to this role.
If you have any further questions or have issues applying, please contact me at kaylene.clifford@randstad.com.au
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
Skills
Media Advisor, marketing and communications, government, stakeholder engagement
Education
Secondary School/High School