Social Media Content Editor

Our vision is to make Australia the most desirable and memorable destination on earth, and this underpins everything we do at Tourism Australia. Tourism Australia is the Australian government agency responsible for attracting international visitors to Australia, both for leisure and business events.

About the role

To help cement Australia’s strong position as a prime leisure and business destination we’re looking for an innovative and inspiring Social Media Content Editor to play an integral role in representing Australia as a must-visit destination through the production and delivery of engaging organic Social Media video content that creates conversations and talkability about Australia on a global scale.

This is a fixed-term role, 2 days per week for 10 months.

You will be responsible for delivering and achieving the following:

• Supporting the Social Media team to ensure that platform expertise, creative story-telling and trending content formats combine to make Tourism Australia’s Social Media platforms stand out amongst competitors;
• Leveraging your expert knowledge of Social Media platforms and understanding of the latest trends to recommend concepts and create content that is fit for platform and aligns to the Tourism Australia brand; 
• Leveraging your experience with native Instagram and TikTok editing tools, as well as mobile editing tools such as CapCut, to edit batches of Tourism Australia’s existing content into ready-to-publish videos;
• Supporting the Social Media team with concepting, content creation and admin for other special projects and new or ongoing content production streams.

About us

Our values are the start of our cultural story. They determine who we are today and who we will be tomorrow. We bring our values to life through the way we behave every day. Our values are: 

• We think big and without borders… We have a proud history of doing innovative and ground-breaking work. And we’re not done yet.
• We make each other better… We’re one team. We value diversity and listen to all opinions before aligning on the best way forward, but robust discussion makes our work stronger.
• We do the right thing… We are respectful of communities, cultures, and the earth we all inhabit, and take our responsibility to care for all three seriously.
• We only do work that makes a difference… There’s so much we can do, and want to do, but we focus on the things that will add the most value to our industry.
• We’re obsessed with telling the Australian story… We’re passionate about Australia, her land, nature, people, and culture. And We’re proud of our role in sharing her story with the world.

Let’s talk about you

At Tourism Australia, we believe that creating a strong, healthy, and positive culture, is the secret to making extraordinary things happen. To succeed in this role, your profile will demonstrate the following: 

• Demonstrated experience editing native Social Media Content for a travel/tourism brand, destination or experience; 
• Finger-on-the pulse of current Social Media trends/content formats and ability to integrate these into social video concepts that are fit for platform;
• Excellent understanding and experience with Social Media platforms including all placements, formats and available editing tools;
• Experience creating premium and engaging content using in-app editing tools on Instagram and TikTok and mobile editing tools such as Capcut;
• Exceptional attention to detail balanced with ability to think creatively to implement innovative ideas and solutions;
• Ability to manage and reprioritise competing deadlines and priorities, working to short deadlines;
• Additional experience with video editing software including Premiere Pro, After effects, Illustrator, Photoshop and Davinci Resolve preferred but not required. 

If this sounds like you, and you are ready to make a significant contribution to Tourism Australia’s operations please click on the following link to apply: https://ta.bamboohr.com/careers/45?source=aWQ9MTg%3D,

Your application must include a CV and cover letter addressing the role requirements. You will also be required to complete some initial pre-screening questions including confirmation of right to work in Australia. Please contact *******@tourism.australia.com if you have any questions.

This is a fixed-term role, 2 days per week (preference Tuesday and Thursday) for 10 months so get in quick to secure this amazing opportunity.

Applications close Tuesday, 23 April 2024.