Content Developer/Copywriter

• Join the dynamic and innovate Swinburne Student Communications team
• Fulltime, ongoing position at our Hawthorn campus
• HEW 5 salary + 17% super

About the Role
We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented Content Developer/Copywriter to join our Student Communications team at Swinburne. In this role, you will play a vital part in planning, creating, and producing engaging content that tells compelling stories, resonates with student audiences, and aligns with the Swinburne brand.

As a key member of the Student Communications team, you will develop, implement, and maintain content across various formats and channels. This includes creating videos and written content for the Swinburne website, Swinburne App, digital signage, and student email campaigns.

Your ability to creatively and accurately translate briefs into optimised, high-quality content will help enhance student engagement, support retention efforts, and contribute to Swinburne’s broader brand and reputation objectives.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Demonstrated experience working in a copywriting, communications or video content development role for a large and complex organisation
• Demonstrated experience writing, editing, creating, and producing on-brand content for a range of audiences and channels
• Demonstrated ability aligning audience needs and preferences with content strategies and objectives
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively as part of a team, and managing stakeholder expectations

Further information about this role can be found in the attached position description.

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’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. 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. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on talentacquisition@swin.edu.au

Applications Close: Monday 17th March 2025, 11pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.

We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process. For Reasonable Adjustment requests, including accessible formats for the PD, application form or any other document, please contact at DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.

Please note the above number and DCR email address are for disability or reasonable adjustments queries only. General enquires about the role can be sent to talentacquisition@swin.edu.au (general enquires will not be answered by phone).

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes.
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.

As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant.
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