Content Officer

Content Officer
Full time, continuing appointment
Professional level 6 salary - $84,931 to $90,518 pa
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Casuarina Campus

Create video and photographic content for Charles Darwin University (CDU)

About the Position
As a Content Officer, you will be responsible for creating video and photographic content, and to manage digital assets, to support effective marketing, media and communications initiatives at CDU. You will work across the production cycle from start to finish, including sourcing talent and locations, shoot logistics, filming, editing, seeking feedback and approvals and delivering the completed work for use in online, media and traditional media environments.

About You
To be successful, you will require:
• Tertiary qualifications in production, communication, journalism, design or media disciplines or relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in producing video content which educates and promotes, including strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro (or similar editing programs).
• Demonstrated experience in generating high-quality and innovative content for a broad range of print and digital communication channels.
• Thorough and up-to-date knowledge in using sound, visual and graphic design principles, and practices to enhance communications.
• Understanding of the principles of a accessible digital assets management system
• Proven ability to liaise effectively across all levels of a large organisation.
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure to manage and meet tight and competing deadlines.


Remuneration
Appointment to this role will be at Professional level 6. The base salary will be in the range of $84,931 to $90,518 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $99,369 to $105,906 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What’s in it for you?
• An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University
• Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
• Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
• An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory
• 17% superannuation
• Up to six weeks of paid annual leave
• Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
• Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)
• Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989
• Free on-campus parking in designated areas
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging opportunities



How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Troy Kippen on 08 8946 6043 or email [email protected]

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 7154 or email [email protected].

Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.

You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.

Applications Close: Friday 13th September 2024