Personnel Area: City Administration and Governance
Branch: Lord Mayors Office
Work type: Temporary full-time
Location: City Hall, Brisbane CBD
Senior Communications Advisor
This is an opportunity to work with the Lord Mayor of Brisbane’s team as a Senior Communications Advisor.
Brisbane City Council is the largest local government in Australia with an annual budget of about $4 billion.
The Lord Mayor’s office works in a dynamic and fast-paced environment where they engage with internal and external stakeholders on issues, policies and projects that are priorities of the administration.
The Senior Communications Advisor will be a member of the Lord Mayor’s communications team, working from City Hall.
The successful applicant will need several years’ experience working directly in a media or communications role at a federal, state or local government level, or an equivalent body.
Demonstrable skills as a communications professional are essential, along with previous experience writing news articles, media releases, speeches and/or other content styles.
The role also requires professional experience filming, editing, drafting and posting social media content.
As a member of the Lord Mayor’s communications team, the successful applicant will also have exceptional interpersonal and organisation skills, an ability to work to deadlines and be available to perform weekend on-call duties.
This role will require a Criminal History Check.
How to apply: Click on the 'Apply' button below to complete your online application. Please upload your current resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) that demonstrates how you meet the requirements of this role.
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More information: Please email Jennifer Gillard at Jennifer.Gillard@brisbane.qld.gov.au
Closing Date: Monday 23rd June 2025 at 11.55PM AEST
- Published on 10 Jun 2025, 6:07 AM