At a Glance
- Tasks: Create engaging social media content and capture student life at Swinburne University.
- Company: Join the vibrant team at Swinburne University, a leader in innovation and technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working options, competitive salary, and a supportive work-life balance.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and creativity.
- Why this job: Shape the voice of Swinburne and connect with a diverse online community.
- Qualifications: Experience in social media content creation and a degree in marketing or communications.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Social media role within Swinburne University. Ongoing, full-time position at our Hawthorn campus. HEW 5 salary and benefits with flexible working options.
About The Job
If you know the difference between a TikTok trend and a tired one, can spot a viral sound before it explodes, and have more saved Reels than recipes in your camera roll – keep reading. We're on the lookout for a Social Media Officer to help shape the voice of Swinburne University across TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and more. You'll be hands‐on creating content, capturing student life, sharing University news and covering events, riding trends, and helping us build strong engagement across our online communities.
Working closely with the Social Media Manager, and the wider Communications and Media, Marketing and Future Students teams, you'll run day‐to‐day content on our channels: creating, planning, scheduling, engaging, analysing content that's both engaging for our diverse audiences and aligned with our social media and University strategies. You'll bring Swinburne stories to life – from a student DITL to a research breakthrough or a news explainer. Whether you're behind the camera, in front of it, or stitching content together in the edit, you're all about making slay content.
What will you bring to the role?
- You've got plenty of experience (agency or client side) creating social media content and campaigns across multiple channels – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube to be specific.
- Lover of news, pop culture, tech and all the latest trends – you've binged all the latest drops, your TikTok algorithm is on point, you know the latest news in Australia and across the world and you're across all the trending influencers and brands.
- You juggle priorities, deadlines and stakeholders like a pro.
- You take pride in your work; you're meticulous with your planning, and execute with care, when preparing and delivering your social content and campaigns.
- You're a savvy user of data to inform decision making.
- Collaboration is your middle name (not literally. But if it is, cool).
- You're an expert in creating your own content and just as comfortable reviewing supplied copy from a range of stakeholders on campus – you know exactly when it's nailed the brief.
- You have experience using social media management and monitoring platforms like Hootsuite, Sprout Social and Brandwatch. You're also a pro with creative tools such as Adobe, Canva, Cap Cut and other content creation tools.
- Demonstrated experience implementing social media plans and activities across numerous platforms, segments, and markets to achieve successful outcomes.
- Excellent content production and editing skills combined with an ability to work under time pressure to produce high quality content.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to identify and analyse emerging opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience in using data and technology to improve the process and performance of social media activity.
Qualifications
A degree in marketing/communications or related fields with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
About Swinburne University Of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.
Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.
Applications Close: Sunday 15th November.
Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance. Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants: We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Social Media and Content Officer in Melbourne employer: Swinburne University of Technology
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