Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Based out of central Woolloongabba office
- Either permanent full time or part time - flexible opportunities
- Exciting and diverse opportunity in a marketing team of six

**Marketing & Communications Coordinator**

Spinal Life Australia is a leading provider of services for people with spinal cord damage and other physical disabilities across Queensland and Western Australia.

Established in 1960, our mission is to enable people to live accessible, equitable and empowered lives.

We achieve this through specialist services to support people in their daily lives, while fearlessly advocating to improve access and inclusion on a community, state and national level.

**About the role**
As Marketing and Communications Coordinator, you will help us share more about our specialist services and advocacy efforts with customers and employees, by developing and executing effective communications and engagement activities.

You will also support the delivery of small-scale events, including our participation in conferences and Expos, and ensure our digital presence is up-to-date and on-brand.

This is the perfect role for someone who wants to use their exceptional copywriting and organisation skills to make a real difference, by sharing more about our specialist services with customers who need support - and promoting advocacy efforts that create genuine change in the community.

**Purpose of the role**
- Developing and implementing effective communications campaigns
- Managing a range of small-scale events including monthly peer support meetings, community open days and Spinal Life’s participation in Expos and conferences
- Providing valued administration and logístical support to the team

**Marketing and Communications**:

- Preparing and executing communications campaigns to promote Spinal Life’s specialist services and advocacy efforts
- Assisting the Marketing Leader with marketing campaigns, including sharing across internal and external channels

**Events**:

- Managing a range of events and small-scale activities including:

- Peer Support Catch-ups in the community, working closely with volunteers who run these meetings to prepare and send monthly invitations
- Open Days at our Spinal Life Healthy Living Centres in Cairns and Brisbane
- Spinal Life’s participation in Expos and conferences
- Booking venues and suppliers when required, writing and sending event invitations, and managing RSVPs
- Promoting events ahead of time and on the day, across all channels, particularly our website and social media
- Coordinating event collateral and materials with our in-house designer and production team
- Preparing event tools such as run sheets, itineraries and staff briefs, as well as post-event evaluations

**Marketing Administration**:

- Submitting invoices for approval, allocated to budget areas
- Helping to manage stock levels of marketing collateral, stationery and merchandise, and reorder when required
- Providing sales and promotional support for The Advocate magazine

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**What's needed to be successful?**
We are looking for someone who matches Spinal Life’s values and is always ready to pitch in to help the team deliver our goals. This includes:

- Marketing and/or Communications qualifications and two year’s demonstrated experience in a related role
- High quality presentation, written and verbal communications skills - building rapport with internal and external stakeholders is key
- The ability to meet deadlines and manage competing tasks, while remaining flexible in a busy and diverse environment
- Excellent project management, organisational skills and attention to detail
- Friendly and confident, with a willingness to learn
- An understanding of budgeting and planning

**Why do I want to work at Spinal Life Australia?**
This is your opportunity to really make a difference - in our team, in our organisation and in our clients' lives.
- Ongoing training and development - we say it because we actually do it.
- Salary packaging arrangements that can increase your take-home pay.
- Real work/life balance including accrued monthly days off and the ability to purchase extra leave.
- Working in a team where your expertise is recognised and your contribution truly valued.
- We have big team meetings and a great social club and like to celebrate our successes

Please contact Cheryl Varghese, Talent Acquisition Specialist on 07 3435 3165 if you have any questions.