Victorian Government

Media Manager

Victorian Government

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Melbourne • Australia

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About the role

  • Provide strategic media leadership to promote Victoria’s hospitals, mental health facilities, and community infrastructure projects.
  • Provide strategic communications advice to senior leadership, proactively identifying opportunities and managing risks.
  • Develop integrated media strategies that enhance VHBA’s reputation while effectively managing potential risks.
  • Build strong, collaborative relationships with government, industry stakeholders, and contractors.
  • Develop and implement media strategies to ensure timely, accurate responses to all media inquiries.
  • Research and create high-quality communications materials to convey complex information across media releases, publications, newsletters, websites, and other content.
  • Collaborate with Delivery teams to communicate project activities clearly and manage community and stakeholder issues effectively.

Requirements

  • Proven ability to develop and execute proactive media strategies within integrated communications plans, aligned with broader strategic objectives in complex, politically sensitive major projects.
  • Strong understanding of government processes and decision-making, with the ability to anticipate and manage emerging communications, media, and political issues.
  • Extensive experience identifying and managing media, reputational, and stakeholder risks in complex environments, supported by effective systems for timely, accurate, and coordinated media responses.
  • Exceptional written communication skills, with the ability to develop enduring key messages adaptable across multiple channels.
Benefits
  • 18-month Fixed Term Contract opportunity
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
media strategiescommunications plansrisk managementstakeholder managementwritten communication
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipcollaborationrelationship buildingproactive communicationanticipation of issues