- Flexible, hybrid working; standard across all our Support Centre roles.
- Work alongside creators, agencies and internal teams to bring ideas to life.
- Benefits include birthday leave, Friday afternoons off in summer and FREE food!
About Us
Red Rooster has been serving Australians for more than 50 years. Famous for its roast chicken and fried chicken favourites, Red Rooster serves 100% Australian chicken across more than 300 restaurants nationwide. With the majority of restaurants locally owned and operated, Red Rooster remains one of Australia's most iconic and trusted food brands.
Why This Role Matters
Red Rooster is a brand on the move.
We're on a mission to strengthen one of Australia's most recognised food brands, and that means challenging convention, moving at pace and delivering work that genuinely drives results. If you're motivated by innovation, fresh thinking and the opportunity to make a visible impact, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Role
If your screen time report could double as professional development, keep reading.
We're looking for a Social Media Coordinator who lives and breathes social media. Someone who's constantly saving content ideas, follows creators for inspiration, spots trends early and already has an opinion on what brands should be doing differently online.
Reporting to the Head of Social, you'll help shape how Red Rooster shows up across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and beyond. From filming content in restaurants and working with creators to engaging with our community and jumping on emerging trends, you'll play a hands-on role in bringing one of Australia's most recognised food brands to life online.
Key Activities Include:
Capture Content People Actually Want to Watch
- Film and photograph content across restaurants, events, campaign shoots and even behind-the-scenes moments.
- Create and edit short-form content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook and other social platforms.
- Write engaging captions and social copy that reflects the Red Rooster brand and feels native to each platform.
Keep Our Channels Fresh
- Schedule and publish content across social channels, ensuring posts are delivered accurately and on time.
- Support national campaigns, promotional activity and product launches across social media.
- Help maintain a steady pipeline of always-on, reactive and trend-led content.
Build Community & Creator Relationships
- Monitor comments, messages and customer conversations, engaging with the community in line with brand guidelines.
- Escalate customer issues where required and identify opportunities to drive meaningful engagement.
- Support creator campaigns by coordinating approvals, product deliveries, content requirements and campaign logistics.
Spot Trends & Drive New Ideas
- Stay across emerging trends, creators, platform updates, competitors and internet culture.
- Analyse content performance, identify high-performing content and prepare regular reporting.
- Proactively bring fresh content ideas and recommendations that improve engagement, reach and overall channel performance.
About You
Essential
- 1-3 years' experience in social media, content creation or digital marketing.
- Strong photography, videography and short-form video editing skills.
- Experience using tools such as CapCut, Canva and Adobe Creative Suite.
- A genuine passion for social media, content trends and creator culture.
- Proactive and confident taking ownership of ideas from concept through to execution.
Desirable
- Experience supporting influencer or creator partnerships.
- Exposure to hospitality, retail, QSR or consumer-facing brands.
- Familiarity with content performance reporting and social analytics.
We Offer
- Summer Working Hours so you can make the most of the warmer weather. That means Friday afternoons off in summer!
- Free food at all our brands cause don't we all love chicken!
- Paid Good Deed days supporting a charity that means something to you.
- Extra day of leave in your birthday month to celebrate.
- 26 weeks paid parental leave.
Never boring or slow, you'll work with passionate people, gaining skills and building friendships you can carry with you for the rest of your life.
And when you're part of Red Rooster, you're part of Craveable Brands, a national team that offers career opportunities far beyond your local restaurant.
If this sounds like the type of place you can spread your wings, apply today.
No need for a Cover letter, just Show Us What You've Got
In 150 words or less AT THE TOP OF YOUR RESUME, pitch us a social post, campaign idea or piece of content you would create to celebrate Red Rooster and connect with our audience.
Got a portfolio, TikTok account, Instagram page, content reel or examples of work you're proud of? We'd love to see it. Please include links to relevant content or projects with your application.
We truly believe that bringing together people from diverse backgrounds is key to our ability to continue to grow and do our best work. That's why we want you to apply even if you don't think you tick all the boxes – we're looking for many different skills and abilities to build our culture.
