The Digital Communication Advisor (Brand and Digital Content) helps create and deliver strategic digital communications, working across digital channels to make sure project information is clear and inclusive for our audiences.
About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and new early learning centres.
About the Division
The Corporate Division provides corporate support to all VSBA teams and fulfills an important assurance and oversight role. They guide VSBA to achieve strategic objectives and ensure decision-making is transparent and accountable.
The division also coordinates communication and consultation with local communities about their school building projects. They develop graphic design and video content, manage our social media channels, lead organisational customer service reform, distribute our e-newsletters and organise ministerial and other events for our projects. The Division also leads the organisational customer service reform and uplift program.
About the Role
The Digital Communication Advisor (Brand and Digital Content) helps create and deliver strategic digital communications. They use best practices to manage relationships and ensure effective communication and engagement.
This role works on digital channels to make sure project information is clear and inclusive for our audiences. This involves aligning messages across the website (Single Digital Presence), email newsletters (Vision6), and social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, using Brandwatch).
The role is responsible for uploading, editing, and publishing content, and supporting the development of communication materials.
All VSBA staff have a shared responsibility to meet the same service standards outlined in the VSBA Customer Service Charter. Our goal is to make every interaction with the VSBA a positive one for our customers, colleagues and key partners regardless of our individual role or team.
Attributes
The ideal candidate will be audience-focused, with a keen eye for detail, and understanding of best-practice digital accessibility and plain language.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
Desirable: relevant tertiary education and demonstrated experience
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application. You should address the key selection criteria in your application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact
Laura McLean – Manager, Digital and Internal Communications at
[email protected].
Preferred applicants may be required to c omplete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on Thursday 25 June 2026.
