AddressDivision: Strategic Development & Engagement
Unit: City Communications
Section: City Communications
Salary: AUD $104,428.00 - $117,190.00 per annum plus Superannuation
Employment status: Permanent
Employment arrangement: Full Time
Location: Sydney CBD
Option to work under a 19-day month arrangement
Caring for our city, creating a future for all
Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
Be part of a purpose-led organisation, with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
Seeking a highly organised content professional with strong editorial instincts for a newly created role in the City of Sydney’s Digital Content team.
About the team
The Digital Content team sits within City Communications. We’re responsible for creating multi-format content primarily for the City of Sydney’s social media channels, outdoor screens and websites.
Purpose of this role
This is a newly created role with the primary purpose of aligning our communications across various touchpoints. You’ll be responsible for creating and managing a content calendar to prioritise and schedule our content across channels including: outdoor, social media and websites. You’ll also play a key role in the What’s On team.
A typical day in this role
No two days are the same, but on a given day you might be:
Managing assets in our image library
Assisting a Digital Content specialist on a photo shoot
Creating content for social media channels or outdoor screens
Moderating events on What’s OnPublishing content to social media
Writing articles for our news or What’s On websites
Collating reports
What you’re like
You have great people skills and are confident managing the expectations and demands of stakeholders.You enjoy structure and process and have excellent attention to detail.You’re happy to be in the driver’s seat, making decisions and managing competing content demands.You can switch between tasks easily and handle working on multiple projects at once.You’re interested in content marketing, especially social media. You pay attention to trends.
Selection criteria
An appropriate degree qualification in Marketing or Communications and/or some experience in producing Digital Content and managing competing priorities in a busy, time pressured environment for a complex organisation
Knowledge of contemporary trends, emerging technologies and best practice in Digital Content communications
Experience using current social media platforms, content management systems and social media management tools in a corporate communications environment
Demonstrated experience in managing and working within project teams for the collaborative development of digital campaigns from initial brief to delivery, within agreed timelines and budgets
To apply: Upload your resume and respond to the application questions to show how you meet the role’s requirements. Select 'Apply' to complete your online application.
The successful applicant is required to complete a pre-employment health declaration and national criminal check.
Position description: View or download the position description
Applications must be submitted online by 11.59pm Wednesday, 10 July 2024.
For further information contact: Donna Elkins, Digital Content Manager on 02 9265 9***.
A challenging and rewarding career: Why joining the City of Sydney might be the right move for you.
We offer a teams-based approach to flexibility. Our flexible working benefits include 26 week parental leave, paid partner leave of 6 weeks and paid super for up to 52 weeks of parental leave. You’ll have the opportunity to work a 19-day month with flexible working options.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and celebrate a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance in the workplace, with an executive team that is two-thirds female and 50% of our leadership roles held by women.
We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us.
We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process contact the Recruitment Team ***********@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9265 9***.
