Communications Coordinator

Full Time - 12 months (with potential to extend)
- ** Salary**: $70,000 - $75,000
- Hybrid, Melbourne-based WFH with an average of 2 days/week at Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, Hepburn Springs

**Purpose**

The Communications Coordinator will support and deliver high-quality internal and external communications for Belgravia Leisure. The role also manages industry award and thought leadership opportunities across Australia and New Zealand.

Reporting to the Head of Communications, you’ll work closely with the Digital Communications Producer and venue marketing teams to roll out compelling stories that promote both our corporate and venue brands.

**Why You’ll Love This Role**

At Belgravia Leisure, we’re about more than just fitness - we’re about connecting communities to healthier, happier lives. As the largest leisure management group across Australia and New Zealand, we’re seeking a skilled Communications Coordinator to help amplify the inspiring stories behind our 250+ venues.

You'll join a small, agile team that shapes Belgravia Leisure’s public voice. Whether you're writing media releases, supporting national campaigns, managing opportunities to be showcased within the industry or spotlighting standout teams - your work will influence how our brand is seen and remembered.

From media pitches to hosting famils at the beautiful Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, or crafting stories that inspire communities - this role offers variety, creativity, and meaning.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Coordinate PR activations and famils at Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa
- Write and pitch media stories for any of our 250+ Australian and NZ venues
- Build strong journalist and stakeholder relationships
- Collaborate with venues to source and share good news stories
- Assist with national campaigns, content shoots and social media
- Manage a calendar of industry awards and thought leadership opportunities
- Support internal reporting and documentation
- Travel occasionally to venues for content and media events

**About You**

What you will bring:

- A passion for storytelling and the confidence to pitch ideas
- Excellent writing/editing skills for media, web, and social platforms
- 2-3 years’ experience in communications, PR or media
- A tertiary qualification in Communications, PR, Journalism or similar
- Familiarity with the Australian media landscape (NZ a bonus)
- Strong time management and attention to detail
- Flexibility to work remotely and across various Melbourne locations
- Bonus: social media, media monitoring and photography/video skills
- A current driver’s licence
- Proof of Australian residency

**Perks & Benefits**
- FREE access to venues and gym membership (valued over $1,000/year)
- Discounts from major retailers and exclusive staff offers
- Free training and nationally recognised qualifications (e.g. First Aid, CPR)

**About Belgravia Leisure**

Belgravia Leisure, part of the Belgravia Health and Leisure Group (BHLG), is the fastest-growing leisure organisation in Australia. We manage more than 250 venues across Australia and New Zealand, including leisure centres, wellness spas, sports, aquatic, health, and golf facilities.

Partnering with over 70 local and state government authorities, we employ 8,000+ staff and generate over $180 million annually. As we grow, we remain committed to community wellbeing and innovation.

**Additional Information**
- The role includes a company laptop
- We’re committed to child safety. Learn more in our child safety framework.

Belgravia value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability

We are committed to providing a child safe environment. Please refer to our child safety framework. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a national police check and a Working with Children check.