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Senior Campaign Marketing and Public Relations Officer
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency
Details: Do you love the buzz of events? Do you want to join a dynamic team of marketing, PR and communications specialists who play a vital role in the success of Canberra’s events? As a Senior Campaign Marketing & Public Relations Officer at Events ACT, you will play a leading role in pitching story ideas to media, creating content and developing and implementing tactical campaigns to promote a suite of events at a local and national level.
You will have excellent communication skills, an ability to think outside the box and be able to juggle competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
You will have opportunities to put your creativity, copywriting, graphics and organisational skills to the test as you execute fully integrated marketing, communications and PR campaigns which are fundamental to the success of our major and community events.
The campaigns are designed to create and increase awareness locally, regionally and nationally, encourage attendance, contribute to community vibrancy, city pride and connectedness, and grow the ACT economy by encouraging economic activity and visitation from interstate markets.
Your ability to hit the ground running and effectively manage your time will be a key asset in this role as you work closely with creative and media buying agencies, partners, media, and internal and external stakeholders to support the delivery of multiple projects at a time.
You will establish relationships with industry, stakeholders, media and partners to develop a strong understanding of Canberra’s events industry needs. The successful candidate will be passionate about Canberra and its events offering and demonstrate a strong ability to bring to life strategic, innovative, targeted and effective marketing campaigns.
You will work with the market research team to evaluate and prepare reports on your campaigns, to help identify and celebrate our wins and guide the development of future marketing activity.
You will be working in a small dynamic team of enthusiastic creative professionals. Events ACT recognises the fundamental role our people play in our success. While this is a fast-paced role you will be supported to thrive and grow your skills as a marketing professional. Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about collaboration and feel strongly about building on the supportive high performing culture we have developed here.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 September 2025 with the possibility of permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.
How to Apply: If this sounds like you, please send your curriculum vitae and an application. Applications should clearly address the Selection Criteria and be no longer than two pages telling us why you are the right person for the job.
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
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