Marketing and Communications Officer - Venues & Events

About this role

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER - VENUE AND EVENTS

Australia's largest public museum organisation is seeking a Marketing and Communications Officer – Venue and Events at Museums Victoria.

ABOUT MUSEUMS VICTORIA:

Ever dreamed of working in a place where dinosaurs roam, stars explode, and the world's most intriguing stories come to life? Welcome to Museums Victoria (MV), where every day is a new chapter in the book of discovery. As one of the southern hemisphere's largest and most iconic museum organisations, we're not just about exhibits; we're about experiences that inspire, challenge, and amaze. From the awe-inspiring Melbourne Museum, culturally significant Immigration Museum, mind-blowing Scienceworks, and the historic Royal Exhibition Building, we're a team that turns curiosity into reality.

And guess what? We're on the lookout for a Marketing and communications Officer – Venue and Events. If you've got the drive, the creativity, and the passion to make MV's stories echo across the globe, keep reading. This could be your next big adventure!

ABOUT THE POSITION:

Museums Victoria is looking for a motivated communications professional to develop and execute dynamic marketing and communications activities for the Museums Victoria Venue & Events department.  

Working in a fast-paced environment you will implement engaging, targeted and cost-effective marketing initiatives to generate awareness for Museums Victoria B2C and B2B events and activations, leveraging key dates and exhibition opportunities. This includes the positioning of all Museums Victoria event venues (including the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building) as sought-after event destinations.

Helping to drive ROI, the successful applicant will:

• Developing and executing innovative and cost-effective activities through a dynamic calendar of events that reaches and builds both B2B and B2C audiences.
• Lead communications across a variety of channels including web, print, social media, brought media and more
• Content creation and direction for digital and print media
• Create unique PR opportunities and activations for consumer events
• Asset creation and management and more

NOTABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

We are seeking an organised, deadline-driven applicant with proven ability working in a fast-moving communications and events setting. The successful applicant will have:

• Demonstrated experience in successfully implementing commercial B2B and/or B2C marketing and communications campaigns
• Strong understanding of the events, visitor attraction or arts and cultural industries.
• Superior written and visual communication skills
• Proven ability to generate positive PR coverage
• Strong experience in managing events and suppliers, including developing design briefs and managing creative outputs in an environment with competing deadlines
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Delivery of campaigns on budget and an understanding of the fundamentals of ROI on decision making

Please see the attached position description for the full selection criteria.

OTHER INFORMATION:

This is a full-time, ongoing position. The salary on offer is $74,580 (pro rata) + 11.5% superannuation.

HOW TO APPLY?

To view the position description, visit Careers - Museums Victoria. From our Current Vacancies page, select “All Jobs” and click on the link for this job's listing. 

To apply, please click “Apply for this Job” at the bottom of the job listing page. 

For more information about this position, please contact Meg Bell at mbell@museum.vic.gov.au.

Please submit the three following three documents with your application: 

• Your Cover Letter
• Your Resume
• A written response addressing the Key Selection Criteria as outlined in our Role Statement (Please refer to attached document)

Please note: Applications that do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE:

6 December 2024 (11:59pm)