Communication Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communication Officer to join our Team.

Working in our high-performing Destination, Communication and Customer Experience Unit and as a business partner to Council services, your role will be to inform, educate and engage the Tweed community and our staff so they get the most out of Council programs and services.

**About the role**:
We are looking for an experienced team player who can use their visual and written communication and storytelling skills to create effective content, in plain language, for a range of audiences in traditional, social and digital channels.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $43.29 per hour with competency-based increments up to $51.27 per hour, plus 11% super
- 31 hours per week, Monday to Thursday
- 3 years maximum-term
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - **click here** for more).

**We are seeking**:

- demonstrated and relevant industry experience in a similar role
- a visual communicator and storyteller, with an ability to write in plain language for different audiences and channels
- a willingness to collaborate, with a flexible approach and work outside of hours on occasions
- demonstrated ability to plan, develop, implement and evaluate communications plans/projects
- demonstrated ability to produce innovative and creative promotional and marketing solutions to promote services and programs

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an **employer of choice**. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
**Recruitment Timeframe**:
**Click here to view the Position Description**

TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process

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**Pre-Employment Screening**:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct. Click here for more information.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.
- Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'.
- You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE selection criteria fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:
**Essential**:

- Demonstrated and relevant industry experience in a similar role.
- Demonstrated experience in developing, delivering and evaluating effective, creative and innovative communication and marketing campaigns.
- Demonstrated experience as a visual communicator and story-teller through the production of digital or graphically designed content such as video, audio/podcasts, infographics for social and digital communication channels.
- Demonstrated ability to write in plain language for different audiences and channels including publications, online, news and creative writing.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating events.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills to effectively influence, negotiate objectives and outcomes and resolve conflict.
- High level visual and verbal communication skills to effectively present and engage with public audiences/groups and design visually appealing presentation materials.
- High level ability to produce documents in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and the Adobe Creative Suite.
- Current vehicle licence - Car.

**Desirable**:

- Degree or post graduate qualifications in relevant disciplines such as communications, marketing, public relations or journalism.
- Relevant experience working in a government or local government environment.

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