At Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS) we envision every student to be inspired and enabled to flourish and enrich the world. MACS is the largest Catholic school system in Australia. We own, govern and operate approximately 300 Catholic schools, employ over 16,000 staff and serve more than 112,000 students and their families in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. It is an exciting time to join MACS, where we are transforming to bring to life our recently launched strategic plan: MACS 2030: forming lives to enrich the world.
WHY WORK FOR US? Professional development opportunities with a defined personalised annual budgetAccess to flexible working arrangements, which include working from home arrangementsYou will work in a tight-knit, supportive team to ensure you succeed in your roleMACS is Australia's largest non-government education services provider, with almost 300 primary and secondary schools in greater Melbourne. With one in five Victorian students attending our schools, we're helping growing minds discover futures filled with purpose, for lives that make an impact. Our 2030 Strategy is to help each child walk a path of great meaning that enables them to shine.
The Media & Communications Advisor will bring skills, knowledge and experience in digital media storytelling to the MACS Comms team to help build MACS' brand awareness and engagement. This role is expected to actively contribute to team strategic and tactical decision-making and creative development and be a heavy lifter in delivery. Reporting to the Brand & Creative Services Manager, with a dotted line to the GM Strategic Communications & Engagement, the appointee will source and deliver authentic story content from across the MACS network, lead MACS' proactive media relations, researching issues, developing briefs and media pitches, and manage media inquiries, responses and approvals.
You are an ambitious, energetic and high-achieving professional with loads of initiative and excellent written, oral, video production and digital media publishing skills. Highly personable and known for your ability to build relationships and contacts, your background in journalism or other relevant roles has equipped you with a nuanced understanding of what makes a story newsworthy and how to generate media interest. You demonstrate a relevant depth of critical and analytical thinking and issues management capability and thrive in fast-paced environments operating under tight deadlines. With a strong collaborative work ethic, sense of humour, and highly collaborative style, you're regarded as a positive contributor to team culture and success.
Note: MACS is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care. The successful candidate must hold or acquire, and maintain a Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) and/or Working with Children Check, and must be willing to obtain and maintain a National Criminal History Check.
Candidates must hold full Australian Working Rights, and provide evidence of this.
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