Communications and Digital Content Officer

**Communications and Digital Content Officer**:
**Job no**: 497748

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Classification**: Band 6 ($88,493 - $95,456 pa)

**Categories**: Marketing & Communication

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**About the role**
In this role, you will assist the Senior Communications and Media Officer with planning, creation and publication of regular social media content across the City’s main channels, responding to comments and messages, taking photos and capturing and editing videos.

Key responsibilities include:

- Identifying, researching, producing and publishing engaging digital content to support effective communication of the City’s key strategies and projects
- Taking high quality photos and producing video content for the City’s social media channels
- Preparing creative briefs for external providers of video production
- Seeking copyright clearances, making payments and completing tasks related to the purchase and/or use of third-party digital content
- Assisting with the day-to-day management of the City’s primary corporate social media channels, (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn), including moderation of comments in line with the City’s social media guidelines and responding to questions
- Helping to manage the cataloguing and archiving of the City’s digital content assets Assisting in both forward content planning and monthly reporting for the City’s social media channels
- Proactively seeking and generating new ideas to engage the community on social media and better promote the City’s work

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will have experience in social media management and demonstrated ability to produce engaging, community-focused digital content.

**Essential skills and experience**:

- Tertiary qualification in journalism, communications, marketing, public relations, journalism or a related field
- Highly developed writing skills, including experience writing for social media, and the ability to produce industry-standard written communication across a range of formats, including video scripts, production briefs and reports
- Skills in photography and video production, including experience using Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop
- Experience managing social media, including content planning, reporting and comment moderation
- Demonstrated ability to generate creative ideas and engaging digital content
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work productively as part of a team, and with a range of stakeholders
- Current Working with Children Check

**A career with us**
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond.

Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- flexible work arrangements including RDO options in specified work areas
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employ