Media Officer

19 hours ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Fire Department Full time

Purpose of the role
The QFD Media unit delivers proactive and reactive media and social media management to ensure the community receives timely and accurate public safety information 24/7, 365 days a year. In addition, the team provides support to the Minister's office, counsel on issues and reputation management, and develops and maintains relationships with key stakeholders (including the media) on behalf of the department.
Reporting to the Media Supervisor, you will be a key member of the team responsible for delivering the media team's core media and social media services, including liaising with external media organisations, issuing critical public information, promoting key QFD safety campaigns and delivering media training to meet organisation requirements.
Key requirements
Highly desirable requirements
- Minimum C Class Driver's Licence (non-restricted).
- Qualifications, and at least three years' experience, in communications, public relations or journalism within a reactive and fast-paced environment.

Special requirements
- Participate in the media team's 24 hour, 7 days a week on-call media roster.
- Be deployed at short notice, as part of media's response to QFD operations during major incidents, emergencies and disasters.

Your key accountabilities
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:

- Assist with the preparation of a range of written material for external publication, including media releases, key messages, speeches and articles to support operations and capability.
- Respond to frequent media and social media enquiries and liaise with the media and its representatives to provide accurate and timely information.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of media and social media campaigns to promote QFD's key public safety messages.
- Assist in the delivery of media training to operational staff and volunteers to enhance QFD's public information capability.
- Monitor, moderate and generate engaging content for the departments social media platforms.
- Provide media and social media services during major incidents, emergencies and disasters, from the scene or at disaster coordination centres to inform communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.
- Liaise and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities for media and social promotion.

Capabilities
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Individual Contributor (leading self)
Vision
- Makes insightful decisions

Results
- Builds enduring relationships
- Inspires others
- Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability
- Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
- Pursues continuous growth

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFD shared values of:

- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Courage
- LoyaltyThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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