Communications & Media Advisor - Remote / Work From Home

• Work type: 0.8 or 1 FTE, one-year contract with potential to extend. 
• Salary: $85,000 - 95,000 (pro rata-ed for 0.8 FTE) + superannuation 
• Location: Victoria, or remote Australia-wide

Use your communications experience and deep knowledge of the Australian media landscape to win better outcomes for consumers at a leading research and advocacy organisation working to build a more equitable Australia.

The Communications & Media Advisor will work with the Engagement Team to deliver communications activities including research reports, launches and events, and digital content. The role will oversee reactive and proactive media. You will translate our research into engaging storytelling help drive change across big issues including a fairer digital world, consumer rights, safer and more affordable housing, and sustainability.

Our team works remotely and is located across Australia, with team members currently in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and regional Victoria. We support our team to work fully remotely and have desks available at another non-profit’s office in Melbourne. CPRC brings our whole team together 3-4 times a year for planning and connection events to help us work effectively across the year. The Engagement Team will also meet in Melbourne several times a year for planning.

This role reports to our Engagement Director who is based in Melbourne. You will occasionally be required to run or attend events with our CEO, Deputy CEO and research staff in Melbourne. For practicality, we are seeking a candidate based in Melbourne or regional Victoria, but we are open to receiving applications from candidates across Australia, working remotely.

ABOUT US

The Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) is an independent, not-for-profit that conducts research and advocacy to address problems impacting consumers. CPRC has a strong track record in addressing consumer rights issues, greenwashing practices, digital consumer issues, and cost-of-living challenges. Our work aims to create more equitable markets in Australia. To learn more about our initiatives and impact visit cprc.org.au 

We work on digital regulation issues, including stronger regulation of AI. As a research institute, CPRC values human creativity and original work. This role will need to operate within CPRC’s AI policy which does not allow the use of AI to create new work, including image generation, video generation and text in research or public communications.

CPRC offers a flexible work environment and welcomes a conversation about how we can make this role suit your needs.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Communications & Media Advisor will work with the Engagement Team, CEO and research staff to distil CPRC’s research into engaging communications that build brand awareness and supports our advocacy goals. This role will:

• Deliver communications plans that support research and advocacy.
• Coordinate media engagement – draft and publish media releases and op-eds, manage contact with journalists, schedule interviews, form relationships with news outlets, support and prepare CPRC media spokespeople.
• Oversee the design, proofing and production of multiple research reports annually.
• Deliver events online and in-person.
• Use media monitoring and Google Analytics to analyse our impact and constantly improve CPRC’s communications work.
• Work with the Engagement Team to draft on content for social, website and email channels.
• Work with the Director – Engagement & Development and wider team to determine messages that will support CPRC’s focus areas and research projects.

ABOUT YOU 

You are a confident and collaborative communications professional with a deep understanding of Australia’s media landscape. You have strong attention to detail and understand how to translate complex information into clear and concise storytelling that moves audiences to act. You are strong verbal and written communicator who is comfortable working remotely in a small team and interested in continuing our supportive culture. You have an interest in our mission and want to work at a not-for-profit that develops ideas to make Australia fairer for consumers.

Essential criteria

At least 5 years of experience working in a communications or media role.

• Understanding of the Australian media landscape: you have existing relationships with journalists/media outlets and the demonstrated experience growing new relationships with media.
• Exceptional communications and storytelling skills: the ability to translate policy and advocacy issues into clear, compelling, and shareable messages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills: your writing is accurate and clear. You can edit other’s work for grammatical accuracy and to create impactful messaging.
• Understanding of the Australian political landscape, and social justice and consumer issues.
• Experience using media monitoring and interpreting Google Analytics.

Not essential, but an advantage: 

• Background in research, policy, advocacy, or not-for-profit environments preferred.
• Experience managing content on WordPress.
• Basic photography and videography skills.

next steps

To submit your application, please click ‘Apply now’ by 5pm on the closing date.

A position description is attached.