Communication Specialist

**Are you keen to join an innovative, market-leading software company?**
**Unique opportunity for an experienced communications professional to join**
**Rapid Global's high performing Marketing team**

**About Rapid**

Leading global companies continue to choose Rapid Global to support/manage their compliance, safety and risk management processes with their staff, contractors and site visitors. Our fully integrated and modular workforce management software supports a culture of safety and compliance in companies across Australia and internationally.

**Our Team**

We have an amazing, diverse team at Rapid, who are dynamic and passionate about what we do and why we are here. Our team do an incredible job of supporting and learning from each other and we have a keen focus on providing development and training opportunities. We know that without our software superheroes, we would not be the successful company we are today

**About the role**:
We are currently seeking a creative and highly motivated Communications Specialist to join our Marketing team as we develop marketing campaigns to increase Rapid Global’s brand awareness, generate leads and improve the customer journey

This position offers a great opportunity for the right individual to make a difference and stamp their mark.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Developing and implementing successful communications strategies to enhance brand and image of the organisation both nationally and internationally
- Communications and stakeholder engagement across a range of areas including development media releases, news articles, case studies, eBooks, technical guides, and industry award entries
- Managing media enquiries, securing media coverage and building relations with media contacts
- Produce a variety of written content in both print and online formats, targeting a wide range of stakeholders, and supporting marketing projects and campaigns
- Produce blogs, scripts and presentations for external and internal use
- Work closely with the Marketing Team to deliver communications and PR campaigns
- Other duties as required
- Lead development of internal communications strategies, working closely with Rapid’s People & Culture team to support and enhance Rapid’s ability to recruit and retain talent, and continuously improve internal communications
- An understanding of, and take an active role in crisis communications

**To be successful, you'll have**:

- Tertiary degree in communications, media or marketing
- Minimum 2 years B2B communications experience, ideally in the technology industry
- Engaging with internal and external stakeholders, and writing media releases
- Skilled in handling media enquiries, securing media coverage and building positive relationships with media and industry influences
- Self-motivated, able to prioritise delivery of workload, manage tight deadlines with minimum supervision
- A good understanding of the importance of legal and regulatory frameworks
- The ability to work within our core business hours Monday to Friday on a permanent full-time or part-time basis (0.6 - 0.8FTE)

**What we can offer you**:

- Flexible working arrangements including the option to work in the city office, or hybrid office/remote working
- We understand that career development and advancement is essential. At Rapid we have development programs designed to upskill, strengthen and engage you.
- Paid parental leave and ability to purchase additional annual leave
- Fun events such as coffee carts and STEPtember, plus engagement events such as escape rooms, tree climbs and team lunches
- Fully equipped, large break out zone as well as an outdoor balcony, chill out areas and a table tennis table
- And you will be part of a fun, passionate and high-achieving team, in an enviable city-based location with state of the art facilities - just across from the Central Markets

**We look forward to hearing from you