Invasive Species Council Hiring for Marketing Officer / Digital Campaigner at Remote Full Time

P OSITION VACANT

Marketing Officer / Digital Campaigner

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented marketing professional with 2 or 3 years plus experience

i n a marketing role to help support the growth of a dynamic national environmental organisation

tackling one of the greatest threats to biodiversity – invasive species.

Position: Marketing Officer / Digital Campaigner

R eports to: Marketing and Engagement Manager

Basis: Full time

Location: R emote home or shared office. Applicants close to Melbourne are encouraged

t o apply. All locations are welcome.

Duration: Two-year contract, extension possible

Salary range: $70,000-$80,000 plus 10.5% super, depending on skills and experience. S alary

packing is additional.

Job description

T he purpose of this role is to promote the mission of the Invasive Species Council and assist the

conservation and marketing teams to deliver their digital promotions.

You will be enthusiastic and organised, with strong communication, copywriting, content creation

and technology skills. You will be passionate about using digital communications to mobilise people

a nd create positive change.

W orking as part of a team and reporting to the Head of Marketing and Engagement, your key tasks

are to coordinate the day-to-day communications to implement the marketing strategy to achieve

growth targets and help the Invasive Species Council build a movement of Australians to protect

biodiversity from the growing threat of invasive species.

The role is responsible for operationalising outgoing and internal communications, the development

and implementation of digital content, and assisting with online and offline marketing and campaign

materials and campaigns.

The role will also involve coordinating social media and website content creation and assisting with

events. It will also include tracking results and providing reports that assist in analysis to improve

communications.

We are looking for someone with good copy writing and digital skills, visual and design capabilities,

w ho loves social media and learning new skills.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and passionate environmentalist to join Australia’s leading

a dvocacy organisation tackling invasive species at a very exciting time.

Responsibilities

• Day to day operation of social media – create, edit and manage multimedia content for

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

• D ay to day operation of all eDMs including e-newsletters and other Mailchimp output.
• Manage communications schedule, including social media calendar.
• S upport campaigns/marketing team to draft media releases and liaise with media.
• C ollaborate creatively with a range of teams across the organisation.
• Update web content and draft, edit and proof copy for donor care, campaign material,

a nnual report and other communications.

• W ork with the senior content producer and senior communications officer in the production

o f some communications materials including flyers, promotional material, invitations and

website content.

• Work with the team on communications strategies for specific projects.
• Build on existing social media strategies to expand content output and innovate on delivery.
• E xpand on existing digital strategies and work with the marketing team on new content

Marketing and Engagement/Advocacy Manager from time to time.

Selection Criteria

E ssential

• R elevant tertiary qualifications in marketing, communications, marketing, journalism, media

or other related areas and/or proven experience.

• P revious experience running social media campaigns and a high level of proficiency creating

content for and managing Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

• Proficiency in writing copy and creating digital content with an eye for design: text, images,

video.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Demonstrated project development and campaign planning skills
• Experience using programs like WordPress, Mailchimp, Canva and basic proficiency in design

programs like InDesign and/or Photoshop.

• E xperience running or assisting with events and forums.
• Ability to manage expectations and work well with different teams and stakeholders, and

ability to work autonomously.

• A bility to work under deadline pressure with diverse, dispersed teams and to develop and

deliver shared projects.

• A bility to stay abreast of a rapidly shifting policy, technology and campaigns environment
• Ability to analyse and report on data in a range of platforms including Meta, Google

A nalytics, Wordpress and Mailchimp

Desirable

• Fundraising copywriting and lead gen experience
• Detailed understanding of environment, agricultural and/or biosecurity issues and

by tackling invasive species.

Location: Remote home or shared office. Applicants close to Canberra/Sydney/Melbourne/

Brisbane/Katoomba are encouraged to apply. The Invasive Species Council supports decentralised

working arrangements.

A pplications

P lease send a resume and a statement explaining how you meet each of the selection criteria to

administration office Alison Chan by email: [email protected] . Applications that do not

directly address each criterion will not be accepted.

A pplications close: We are hoping to hire ASAP and will close recruitment b y Monday 21st August

2023. Should the right candidate apply before this date, we will proceed to interview. So get your

application in!

More info

Contact the Marketing and Development Director, Amber Sprunt on 0437 388 895 or CEO Andrew

C ox on 0438 588 040 for any further information.

About the Invasive Species Council

The Invasive Species Council is a non-government, donor-funded organisation that seeks to build a

stronger, more collaborative biosecurity system that reduces the threat of invasive species to nature

i n Australia.

I nvasive species have been the major cause of Australian animal extinctions since colonisation, and

their threat is escalating as more invaders arrive, spread and interact with other threats. More

effective prevention, eradication and control of invasive species is essential for the survival and

recovery of thousands of threatened and declining species.

Formed in 2002, the Invasive Species Council is Australia’s only environmental organisation dedicated

t o strategically tackling this issue and has made numerous interventions that have reduced the

environmental impacts from invasive species.

Over recent years we have:

• W on commitments from the incoming NSW government including 100 new pest and weed

officers for National Parks in 2023.

• W on increased investment from the federal government to tackle Yellow Crazy Ants and

Gamba grass at the federal election in 2022.

• in 2022 protected Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area from feral deer by securing a

commitment in the Tasmanian governments deer strategy to keep the WHA deer free.

• from 2022 – 2016 Protecting Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Area from Yellow

crazy ants which are now in retreat with an eradication program in place for the tropical far

north in Cairns.

• In 2021, protected Kosciuszko National Park from a growing plague of feral horses by winning

a new NSW plan to actively manage feral horses from 14,000 to 3000 by 2026.

• In 2020 secured $18M over 4 years in Victorian government investment for on-ground feral

d eer control as part of the new deer management strategy.

• P layed a major role in the establishment of the national office of environmental biosecurity.
• In 2017 secured $411 million over ten years to eradicate red fire ants from south east

Q ueensland.

• played a leadership role in promoting 2021-2030 as the Decade of Biosecurity.

Our 2022-2030 Strategic Plan and other background information can be found on our website:

invasives.org.au.

L ast updated: 20 July 2023.