Social Media Officer

Senior Social Media Officer

Location – Parramatta/Hybrid

Employment type – Ongoing/Fulltime

Salary – Clerk Grade 9/10 - $120,859 to $133,183 p.a plus superannuation.

Your role

The Senior Social Media Officer is ideas-driven and enthusiastic, with an understanding of the diverse community that DCJ serves, and assists with content creation, community management,oversee paid advertising, and campaign reports for the DCJ’s social media channels.

Key to this role is to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders ensuring DCJ services are reaching a wide social media audience (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and X).

What you’ll do

• Oversee managing DCJ’s social media channels, including posting and moderation to create an exceptional audience experience and mitigate any potential reputational risks.
• Develop and deliver paid and organic social media content, including ideation, planning, copywriting, testing, design, content production (short form video, and imagery production to create informative and engaging content.
• Provide guidance on and oversee paid social media campaigns, always aiming to optimise budget allocation, maximise effectiveness and ensure sound financial management.
• Analyse and report on social media performance metrics to optimise content, increase audience engagement and provide advice to stakeholders on social media best-practice.
• Monitor trends in the social media landscape to help with organic and paid social media content creation.

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of industry-leading social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and X and their use as strategic communication and engagement tools in a complex environment.
• Experience in paid social advertising using Meta Ads Manager and LinkedIn Campaign Manager.
• Tertiary qualifications in digital marketing/social media/communications/media and/or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

Download the role description

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information?  Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families, and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date resume (max 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as addressing the following question:

• Provide an example of a successful social media campaign (including paid ) that you worked on recently. Outline your role within the project and why was it successful?

Applications close : Saturday 14th December 2024  at 11.59 pm AEDT

Please note - due to the Christmas/New Year shutdown across some areas within DCJ Interviews will be held in mid to late January, 2025. 

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Christine Kollias on 0498 858 455 or at christine.kollias@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Raji Subramanian on 02 8688 7146 or via rajalakshmi.subramanian@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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