Queensland Fire Department Status: Temporary Flexible Full-time Tenure Period: 9 weeks Possibility of Extension: Yes Classification: AO6 Salary: $4,437.00 - $4,738.00 per fortnight Division: Strategy & Corporate Services Region/Directorate: ASSU COM ENGAGE Work Unit: Strategic Content Services Location: Kedron Closing Date: Midnight 23rd January 2025 Reference No: QLD_QFD_20497_24 Current Queensland Fire Department employees and volunteers must apply via their internal careers site About us The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention, preparedness and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments, as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities.
The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response, including road crash rescue, bushfire, hazardous material, technical and vertical rescue, severe weather incidents, remote and swiftwater rescue, and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.
The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR), Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ), as well as the broader department which work together to pre-empt, prevent, mitigate and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.
The QFD is an organisation that is focused on reframing the department's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations through the Path to Treaty, Closing the Gap and building our cultural capability.
Purpose of the role Strategic Content Services provide support to the department's media, corporate communications, intelligence and emergency management functions, including community engagement, partnerships and sponsorships and public affairs.
Through a service-delivery model, the team delivers breaking news, live event coverage, media opportunities and targeted campaign content to stakeholders and emergency management partners.
The team also provides heightened media, communications and production support to emergency services stakeholders during critical incidents such as campaign bushfire, cyclone, storm, and flood events in Queensland to support essential public information and intelligence functions.
Reporting to the Lead Production Manager, you will be responsible for managing the processes of content workflow, project design and team project delivery, as well as covering breaking news, live events, media opportunities and campaigns in order to provide high value content and efficient production results to our portfolio partners and support senior executives with advice and best practice use of systems and reporting functions.
Key requirements Highly desirable requirements Experience in newsgathering, digital journalism, production project management and end to end creative content delivery.
Your key accountabilities Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to: Oversee the scheduling and booking of production commissions and strategic projects across partner agencies to ensure efficient delegation of resources and succinct delivery of projects.
Manage the production project management workflow from creative concept to project delivery, including the brief, approvals and final output stages.
Coordinate team scheduling and end to end logistics to ensure projects are delivered on time, on target and on budget.
Write and executive produce web-based series, long form and high-value content as commissioned by partner agencies with high measurable impact as the intended result.
Produce and publish finished content packages, operate live-streaming, vision switching and news packaging systems for digital platforms in order to influence public safety conversations and align with organisational goals.
Build, liaise and maintain effective stakeholder relationships with vendors and clients to achieve high value project outcomes to ensure business objectives are achieved.
Respond to on-call and large scale events out of hours and weekends, when required to support the effective delivery of essential information to the public during emergency events.
Mentor media, communications and community engagement officers and projects team on high value content creation in order to enable knowledge sharing and standardisation across the agencies.
Capabilities To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role: Leadership Competency Stream – Individual Contributor (leading self) Vision Stimulates ideas and innovation Makes insightful decisions Results Develops and mobilises talent Builds enduring relationships Accountability Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces Demonstrates sound governance Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values: Respect Integrity Courage Loyalty Trust To find out more about the behaviours and competencies required for this role, visitLeadership competencies for Queensland | For government | Queensland Government Want more information?
Please contact Brendan Bowen, Principal Video Technician on phone 0419 741 441 or email ******.
You can also visit our website to find out more information about joining our team.
How to apply Please refer to the QFD Public Service Application Guide [All PS Classifications/Streams and Senior Officer] for information on how to apply for this role and contact us to discuss any reasonable adjustments if required.