Media Communications Specialist

3 days ago


Adelaide, South Australia QinetiQ Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Media Communications Specialist to lead all media communications across the Australia Sector. As a key member of the Communications Function, you will develop high-quality strategic relationships with media stakeholders, providing positive brand sentiment and strengthening QinetiQ's reputation and awareness of who we are and what we do.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead proactive media relations for the Sector, including strategic media engagement and crafting and implementing all media materials and activities, such as key messaging matrices, press releases, speeches, and thought leadership pieces.
  • Manage the relationship with top-tier national defence and security, business, and trade media.
  • Oversee media engagements, including interviews with members of the Executive Leadership Team, media conferences, and site visits.
  • Develop and manage a senior leadership media engagement and media training plan.
  • Support corporate issues management, including the operation of an emergency media response service.
  • Lead on all crises and reactive media queries, striving for balanced media coverage and protecting QinetiQ's reputation.
  • Deliver high-level writing and editing expertise, producing written material, and preparing media briefs and releases, editorials, talking points, speeches, and white papers.

About You

  • Tertiary qualified in marketing, communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
  • Experience in media relations, preferably within the defence industry.
  • Demonstrated experience in securing positive media coverage, managing key external relationships, and effective crisis communications management.
  • Experience working in a company that operates across multiple countries, time zones, cultures, and languages.
  • Proven experience successfully managing external agencies, contractors, designers, and content producers.
  • Availability to travel domestically on a regular basis.

Requirements

  • Eligibility for Australian Defence security clearance.

What We Offer

  • A competitive remuneration and benefits package that supports your evolving needs throughout your career.
  • Individual professional development allowance.
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning.
  • Flexible work arrangements.
  • Purchased leave program and loyalty leave.
  • Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave.
  • Annual incentive scheme.
  • Complimentary salary continuance insurance.
  • Annual volunteering leave with Operation Give Back.
  • Relaxed dress code.

About QinetiQ

QinetiQ is a global defence and security company that employs over 8,500 people in more than 50 locations around the world. We offer our customers premier expertise in advice, services, and creative technology-based products, helping to solve some of their most challenging problems.

We are a company that values diversity of thought and provides a flexible and inclusive environment where our people can bring their whole selves to work, meaningfully contribute, and have equal opportunity to succeed. We actively seek applications from people who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, including women, veterans, and First Nations people.



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