Junior Content Producer

The Garvan Research Foundation was founded in 1981 and is the fundraising and marketing arm of the Institute, raising awareness and vital funds from individuals, trusts and foundations and corporate and community groups.

The Foundation’s income has grown from a fundraising base of $110,000 in its first year to more than $48 million in 2021 - approximately half of the Institute’s total income. The remarkable success of the Foundation’s activities is having a catalytic impact on our researchers’ ability to make scientific contributions that will ultimately lead to earlier diagnosis, better treatments and ultimately prevention or cure of a range of diseases.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Marketing and Communications team is a service provider to the entire Institute. We provide crucial support for teams within the Foundation to achieve their donor acquisition, engagement, retention and conversion targets. We support researchers and the executive with their marketing and communications needs, and are at the forefront of building the Garvan brand and public profile.

Sitting within the Marketing function and reporting to the Content Marketing Officer, the Digital Content Producer is a diverse and dynamic role, responsible for generating and producing high-quality content for the Institute’s internal and external channels.

**Salary**: Up to $75,000 pa + 10.5% Super + Salary Packaging

Employment Type: Full Time Permanent

SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS- Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)- Ample opportunities for on-going training and development- Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment- Flexible work arrangements e.g. location, start / finish times etc- 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation- A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave- Discounted Health Insurance- Lifestyle discounts with our community partners

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The role will be key for creating and optimising content for multiple channels, including print, website, digital screens and social media.

The key responsibilities include:
- Source/create a range of engaging content, including but not limited to images, graphics, video and text, for the Institute’s social media channels- Source/create/collate content for the Institute’s internal digital channels, such as EDMs and digital screens- Assist with reporting for digital and social media channels- Assist with social media monitoring and promoting engagement across Garvan’s social channels- Build and maintain responsive and productive stakeholder relationships

ABOUT YOU- The key skills and experience include:
- Tertiary qualifications in journalism, publishing, communications, or similar.- Experience working with digital and social media platforms.- Ability to work quickly to produce content in short timeframes, deliver to strict deadlines and to manage multiple tasks.- Experience filming and video editing- Experience in writing for websites and social media- Experience in basic editing of images to optimise for different channels- Experience with digital editing and creation programs and social media platforms.- Excellent attention to detail.- Strong organisational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects on tight deadlines.- Ability to be a flexible team player while also being able to work independently.- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.- Professional interpersonal skills and presentation.- Innovative, creative and lateral thinking with an ability to solve problems.- Experience in non-profit organisations would be advantageous.

ABOUT GARVAN

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regarded MRI’s.

Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome.

We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.

Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture ‘add’, not culture ‘fit’ and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively.

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