COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (DESIGN SUPPORT)

Effective People · Gold Coast · Full time
Posted 2d ago

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (DESIGN SUPPORT)

Effective People
Gold Coast

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Full time

~$133k - $146k(Estimated)
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KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Create professional communication materials including flyers and newsletters.
  • Coordinate communication collateral and manage competing priorities.
  • Support internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Communications Officer (Design Support) - AO4 - Infrastructure & Transport

Location: Nerang, QLD
Contract: 6 months, with possible extension
Pay: $67.27 to $73.71 p/h including super
Work type: Full-time
Work arrangement: Hybrid, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis
Police check: A National Police Check is required

About the Role
Join our State Government client in a practical communications role combining design production, stakeholder support and administration. You will create professional communication materials while helping a regional team manage competing requests, records, suppliers and stakeholder activity. The role suits someone who can move comfortably between graphic design work and detailed coordination.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Design and lay out flyers, fact sheets, newsletters and infographics
  • Prepare maps, reports, plans and presentations
  • Apply corporate brand and visual identity standards
  • Coordinate communication collateral, records and databases
  • Manage competing priorities using project and workflow tools
  • Coordinate external suppliers and communication products
  • Research and source imagery through established approval processes
  • Apply contemporary and accessible visual design practices
  • Support internal and external stakeholder relationships
  • Provide responsive, customer-centred communication support

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

  • You've produced professional communication materials to defined brand standards
  • You can apply contemporary graphic design principles and production practices
  • You've managed several communication or design jobs with competing deadlines
  • You can produce accurate work quickly without losing attention to detail
  • You can work independently and use judgement about when to escalate
  • You communicate clearly with internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers
  • You're an Australian citizen
  • You can complete a National Police Check

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)

  • Graphic Design qualification or equivalent industry experience
  • Experience using graphic design software to prepare communication materials
  • Knowledge of state government processes and policies
  • Transport, infrastructure or other public-sector communications experience

Roles like this move fast - apply now for a strong hourly contract where you can combine communications, design and stakeholder work.

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Skills

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Brand standards applicationClear communicationCommunication material productionDatabase managementDigital literacyExperience in public sector communicationsGraphic designGraphic design software (e.g., adobe creative suite)Imagery sourcingIndependent work and judgementKnowledge of government processes and policiesMap and report preparationProject coordinationStakeholder engagementTime managementVisual communicationVisual design principles

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