Content Specialist

Careers with Impact

More than one million Australians trust HESTA with their money. HESTA is a top-performing industry super fund working for real-world impact. We use our expertise and influence to deliver strong long-term returns while accelerating our contribution to a more sustainable world.

HESTA is also an inspiring and rewarding place to work. That's because what we do makes a difference to the lives of our members. The people who work at HESTA are not only exceptional at what they do, they're focused on living and creating a strong organisational culture. We're an industry super fund dedicated to the people who keep our communities going. People who provide some of the best health, education and community services in the world are HESTA members – and we are proud to serve them.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact 

Create content that drives purpose, impact and real-world change. We're looking for a versatile, creative Content Specialist to join our high-performing, collaborative team and bring the HESTA story to life across every channel. If you're a skilled content creator/writer who loves uncovering meaningful stories, shaping complex ideas into simple, engaging messages, and working in a purpose-led organisation – we would love to hear from you.

The role will be central to delivering our content strategy – creating content that connects with members, employers and partners in authentic and impactful ways. You'll switch seamlessly between creative storytelling, technical content, and campaign writing. You'll report to the Member and Employer Content Manager and collaborate across Brand & Marketing, as well as partner with various teams, stakeholders and external agencies to bring ideas to life.

What You'll Do

• Plan, create and publish compelling content across diverse platforms – web, email, video, social, print, publications and reports
• Partner with stakeholders across HESTA to develop and execute briefs for content to support strategic initiatives
• Deliver fresh, persuasive multichannel campaign content, often through a behavioural finance lens
• Champion quality through exceptional editing, proofreading and governance
• Support the continued rollout and improvement of the HESTA content strategy.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in a similar multichannel Content Specialist role, ideally within superannuation and/or financial services
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading and communication skills
• Strong campaign content development experience across email, direct mail, multimedia and video (planning, scripting and production) – experience with podcasts a bonus
• Confidence using CMS platforms (ideally Adobe Experience Manager), DAM systems and project management tools such as Monday or Atlassian
• Ability to work effectively in regulated, compliance-driven environments
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• A talent for simplifying technical concepts into clear, inclusive and impactful content
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and agency partners
• Tertiary qualifications in marketing, communications, business or a related discipline 
• Additional editing or multimedia production skills are highly regarded.

Bring your creativity, curiosity and craft to a role where you'll make an immediate impact - Apply Now

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees 

• Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few). 
• Your professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools. 
• Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7. 
• Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options. 

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.  

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team and we'll call you to discuss.  

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position.