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brisbane, queensland
AU$110,217 - AU$117,694 per year, super
permanent
full-time

job category
government & policy

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The Position:
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The purpose of the Media and Government Relations Media Advisor role is to assist in engaging with the media for both proactive and reactive media opportunities and enquiries as required and as directed. The role reports to the Principal Manager, Media and Government Relations and involves constant communication with internal and external stakeholders, including the Commissioner and external agencies to ensure consistent messages are delivered both internally and externally, with a primary focus on all media-related communication activity. This role helps to manage the departments reputation through proactive media initiatives, identifying good news stories within the business and helping to respond to reactive media enquiries that deliver the best outcome for the department.

Key Outcomes and Responsibilities:

Provide media and communications advice to the Commissioner and Senior Leadership Team as required.
Prepare proactive and reactive media releases and media enquiry responses.
Build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including journalists, senior leaders, the agencies communication team (including the social media team) and other government agencies and ministerial staff.
Identify and research newsworthy opportunities within the organisation and produce media releases that generate earned media coverage.
Write, edit and produce a variety of internal and external communication materials that are high quality, accurate, consistent and appropriately tailored for the relevant audience/situation.
Produce statistical reports and summaries about the agencies media activities.
Support the organisation's media and government relations functions, including being part of the Media and Government Relations team rosters for daily media clips summaries and on-call duties (outside core business hours).

Successful Candidate Attributes:

Demonstrated high-level skills and experience in writing media releases, media enquiry responses, speeches, briefing notes, articles, promotional material and the ability to work under pressure and to meet short deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with media, government, and industry leaders to build positive working relationships for the organisation.
High-level skills and experience in advising on media issues and working with the media.
Well-developed written and verbal communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume and a statement of suitability (maximum of 2 pages) outlining your skills and experience relevant to this role.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

The Position:

The purpose of the Media and Government Relations Media Advisor role is to assist in engaging with the media for both proactive and reactive media opportunities and enquiries as required and as directed. The role reports to the Principal Manager, Media and Government Relations and involves constant communication with internal and external stakeholders, including the Commissioner and external agencies to ensure consistent messages are delivered both internally and externally, with a primary focus on all media-related communication activity. This role helps to manage the departments reputation through proactive media initiatives, identifying good news stories within the business and helping to respond to reactive media enquiries that deliver the best outcome for the department.

Key Outcomes and Responsibilities: ...

Provide media and communications advice to the Commissioner and Senior Leadership Team as required.
Prepare proactive and reactive media releases and media enquiry responses.
Build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including journalists, senior leaders, the agencies communication team (including the social media team) and other government agencies and ministerial staff.
Identify and research newsworthy opportunities within the organisation and produce media releases that generate earned media coverage.
Write, edit and produce a variety of internal and external communication materials that are high quality, accurate, consistent and appropriately tailored for the relevant audience/situation.
Produce statistical reports and summaries about the agencies media activities.
Support the organisation's media and government relations functions, including being part of the Media and Government Relations team rosters for daily media clips summaries and on-call duties (outside core business hours).

Successful Candidate Attributes:

Demonstrated high-level skills and experience in writing media releases, media enquiry responses, speeches, briefing notes, articles, promotional material and the ability to work under pressure and to meet short deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with media, government, and industry leaders to build positive working relationships for the organisation.
High-level skills and experience in advising on media issues and working with the media.
Well-developed written and verbal communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume and a statement of suitability (maximum of 2 pages) outlining your skills and experience relevant to this role.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

skills
media advisor, marketing and communications, government, stakeholder engagement
education
Secondary School/High School

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