• Full time permanent role with monthly RDO
• $86,112K  + Super (Band 6)

Moreland City Council is located in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne and is one of the most populous and culturally diverse municipalities. Located in Coburg, Moreland City Council is just 8km from the CBD and offers excellent public transport and cycling access for employees.

The newly structured communications unit is responsible for effectively communicating and engaging with the diverse community and stakeholders of Moreland in relation to Council services, projects, activities, achievements and values, through various channels. A key part of this is managing Council’s reputation through strategic communications, issues management, and maintaining and enhancing Council’s identity. 

Working as part of a team, you will create high quality and engaging creative content, including videography and photography for online and print communications.

Some of your key responsibilities will be:

• Provide branding and design advice to Councillors, staff and community groups.
• Review and approve the branding and design of communications and publications.
• Work with other Communications team members to generate ideas for projects and campaigns.
• Compile and provide design project files to staff and agencies.
• Provide specialist photography, videography and editing services.
• Produce video and photo content suitable for use across Council’s digital channels.
• Manage and enhance Council’s digital library ensuring appropriate permissions are held for image use in design projects.
• Assist staff throughout Council with the generation of digital platform content.
• Manage the use and maintenance of digital, audio-visual, photographic and video equipment.
• As part of the business partner model, provide support to a Council branch or department by providing communications advice, coordinating communications and pro-actively managing the business partner relationship.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualification in visual communications, multi-media, design or a related discipline; or a lesser qualification with substantial relevant experience in the field of visual communications and design.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of people from different backgrounds and with different life experiences to draw out content for video and other visual mediums.
• Experience leading communications and publications design projects.
• Experience producing and managing digital content for online campaigns.
• Ability to use a range of digital media capture technologies and post-production tools and keep up to date with current technical trends and applications.
• Experience transforming good ideas into engaging and original content.
• Demonstrated high quality creative skills in videography and photography.

What this role can offer:

• Monthly RDO
• Extensive opportunities for training and career development
• Salary sacrifice options
• A real sense of Work-life balance
• Employer-supported study assistance schemes

For further information please contact Jessamy Nicholas on 9240 2431

Applications close: Sunday 30th June, 2019

To apply and obtain a position description please visit our website

Moreland City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, gender and sexuality identity, age and ethnic background. Moreland City Council is committed to being a Child Safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse.