35567


Digital Communications Officer
Full-time Permanent

Closes: 05 September 2025

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $100,650 - $114,448 plus superannuation
Position No: 35567
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 25 August 2025
Contact Officer: Kirsten Rae on Kirsten.Rae@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 4268


Details: Are you a content creator who enjoys working as part of a team to deliver quality customer-focused communications? Do you have exceptional written communication skills and experience creating content that is engaging and easy to understand?

We are looking for an enthusiastic communication professional to help us improve our digital and print collateral. We need a team player who is able to work collaboratively with stakeholders and juggle competing priorities with quick deadlines.

Some of the key responsibilities of this role include:

  • Drafting engaging content, particularly for online audiences, with input from subject matter experts.
  • Editing web and print content to ensure it meets readability and accessibility requirements.
  • Analysing data to evaluate performance, and
  • Identifying improvements to the structure and organisation of our web content.

We are committed to finding new, better ways to communicate and engage with our audience through online and print channels. If you are a motivated problem solver with a zest for learning, this could be the perfect job for you.

Eligibility/Other Requirements: Relevant tertiary qualifications and professional work experience in communications, public relations or related discipline is highly desirable. Other desirable skills include experience using Squiz Matrix and understanding of Australian accessibility standards.

Notes:
Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Please note, this position involves working from a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.

How to Apply: To apply for this role please submit the following;

  • A maximum two-page pitch addressing the Selection Criteria contained in the Position Description
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Contact details of two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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