Responsibilities

• Drive development and execution of an integrated media strategy aligned to group priorities
• Maintain contemporary media policies, protocols and guidelines aligned with best practice
• Lead creation of proactive, strategic media content including long‑form stories, opinion pieces, digital and broadcast opportunities
• Identify and leverage emerging media platforms such as podcasts, blogs and digital publications
• Provide timely, strategic media and issues‑management advice to senior leaders
• Oversee consistent, audience‑centric content across traditional and digital channels to strengthen brand trust and engagement
• Build strong internal partnerships to ensure communication alignment and best‑practice storytelling
• Establish reporting frameworks to measure media performance against KPIs
• Lead crisis and issues‑management communication with discipline, speed and clarity
• Contribute to strategic planning and operational excellence within the Corporate Affairs and Growth portfolio

Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in media, communications, marketing or similar
• 5+ years’ experience in a comparable role, ideally in a complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of the Queensland media landscape and journalist relationships
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder-engagement skills
• The ability to juggle multiple projects and deliver quality outcomes

Preferred

• Experience in health, research, education or philanthropy (advantageous)

Benefits

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.