Communications Officer

Role Description
Communications Officer

**Reports to**: Marketing and Communications Manager

**Status**:Permanent full-time, Monday to Friday

**Overview**

This role supports the Marketing and Communications team in the delivery and evaluation of campaigns and
projects to promote the School’s goals and strategic plan.

The role works across a range of digital systems and communication channels to deliver consistent messaging
aligned to Meriden’s brand and organisational values.

From time to time, the role may require attendance at School events outside normal business hours.

**Professional Responsibilities**:

- Monitor and regularly update website and intranet content, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Produce the School’s fortnightly e-Newsletter to parents, including liaison with staff for further

information, preparing articles, photography and distribution
- Research and gather information for articles and media releases
- Write articles as required for the school’s website
- Contribute to content planning and development for social media platforms and maintain the social

media calendar
- Prepare and upload social media posts that reflect the approved strategy and maintain a consistent

online presence
- Prepare and upload notices weekly for the School’s digital noticeboard
- Assist with scheduling and implementation of photography shoots for the website and publications
- Take photos of school activities for social media and other purposes
- Assist in the editing and proof-reading of school publications and newsletters
- Adhere to the editorial style guide and branding guidelines
- Contribute to the maintenance of a well-catalogued photographic and video library for promotional

purposes
- Regularly upload photos to the SchoolBench photo identification system
- Maintain the department’s photo permission list and distribute to relevant departments
- Assist in the implementation of Marketing campaigns including the maintenance and preparation of

eDM lists, collation of feedback and campaign analytics
- Coordinate electronic and print mail-outs
- Assist in the continual improvement of systems and processes in the department
- Participate and contribute to weekly Marketing and Communications meetings
- Perform administrative and other duties as required.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Tertiary qualification in Communications.
- Experience with content management systems in the delivery and maintenance of website and

e-newsletters.
- Experience and familiarity with the digital landscape including social media.
- Experience in writing and editing articles, media releases and reports.

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**Skills and Attributes**:

- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including an eye for detail
- The ability to edit and proofread documents at an advanced level

Creative Suite
- Be able to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
- Have the ability to multi-task across jobs on tight deadlines
- A strong customer service orientation
- The ability to operate effectively in a collaborative team environment with an orientation towards

‘rolling up their sleeves’ and getting involved with issues as required
- Have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to establish rapport and work

with staff at all levels of the organisation
- Be self-motivated with a high level of organisational skills, initiative and innovation
- Fully embrace, support and contribute to the Christian ethos of Meriden
- Be loyal to the School and the Principal and publicly supportive of her decisions.

June 2025