Marketing Liaison Officer – Tourism

About Shoalhaven Council

Shoalhaven City Council is a dynamic organisation serving a large and diverse community; limitless opportunity exists for an exciting and rewarding career. The Shoalhaven is located just 2 hours from Sydney and 2.5 hours from Canberra. The Shoalhaven is home to 104,000 people and comprises of 49 unique towns and villages. It is a place of great natural beauty and offers an enviable lifestyle and positive work-life balance.

About the role

This is a permanent, full-time position working 35 hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) and will be based at the Nowra Administration Building

Duties

Reporting directly to the Tourism Marketing Specialist, the focus of this position is to:

• Manage the social media and web channels for Shoalhaven Tourism
• Work collaboratively with the marketing team on campaigns to promote the region
• Write inspiring copy and work with content and assets to engage, and convert audiences into visitors
• Provide assistance across publicity, brochure development and visitor services alongside your primary task of digital marketing
• Be a gun at all things digital, be able to juggle multiple campaigns and priorities within a loud, dynamic and creative team whilst maintaining attention to detail.

 Skills & Experience

In order to be successful in the position, you will be/ possess:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in tourism/hospitality, communications, marketing
• Min 3 years’ experience in a similar role identifying target audiences and devising marketing campaigns that engage, inform and motivate.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills to understand and apply technology, work practices and workflows used in Council’s corporate environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in, digital marketing, social media platforms, community networks and website management
• Demonstrated knowledge of traditional marketing, publicity and campaign management.
• Class C Driver’s Licence
  

Benefits

We are committed to creating a positive culture and strong team environment, and offer a range of benefits:

 Generous Leave Entitlements

• Long Service Leave After 5 Years
• 9 Day Fortnight for Outdoor Staff
• Flexitime for Indoor Staff
• Fitness Passport
• Novated Lease Arrangements
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Training and Development Programs

 How to Apply

You will be required to submit an online application by attaching your resume (please ensure you submit in Word or PDF format) and respond to questions regarding general information about you.

In addition, you will be required to demonstrate how you satisfy the requirements of the position by answering the below questions relevant to the essential criteria as outlined in the job advertisement.

For more information on the application process, please visit how to apply on Councils website.

1. At Shoalhaven City Council our corporate core values are: Collaboration, Adaptability, Integrity and Respect. Please choose one value and advise how you have enacted this value in a professional setting.
2. Briefly outline how your qualifications and industry experience make you a good candidate for the role?
3. Briefly describe a successful digital campaign you have devised for a brand and how you executed it from conception to reporting.
4. If you were to sell the Shoalhaven in 140 characters what would you say?
5. Provide us up to three examples of social media handles that you have managed or worked on and explain your role in executing the social media strategy.

 Contact: Kristy Mayhew – Tourism Marketing Specialist (02) 4429 3***

 Applications Close: 17 October 2022(at Midnight)

Shoalhaven City Council is an equal opportunity employer committed to embracing diversity and inclusion, and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds 

When your application has been submitted completely, you will receive a confirmation email