"Marketing Assistant - Alumni"

Overview:

• Casual role commencing in as soon as possible
• HEW 4 + 12% superannuation
• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus

About RMIT

RMIT offers life-changing experiences for our students, and helps shape the world with research, innovation, teaching and industry engagement. With strong industry connections forged over 130 years, collaboration with industry remains integral to RMIT’s leadership in education, applied and innovative research, and to the development of highly skilled, globally focused graduates.

Our Values inspire us, wherever we are in the world, and guide how we live and work together.

Imagination. Integrity. Courage. Passion. Impact. Inclusion.

Position Overview

Activities of this casual role may include supporting the Alumni Campaign & Engagement Coordinator and Alumni Marketing Manager to coordinate the RMIT Alumni Business Directory. The Marketing Assistant also may be responsible for coordinating the listings being published on the Business Directory including checking submissions for spelling and grammar, fact checking business credentials via their digital profiles, following up on missing details, recording information in the CRM and on a master database, sending finalised profiles to our Digital team for publishing and identifying alumni to profile in our “5 mins with” content series.

This role offers a unique opportunity to assist in promoting an important product in a large and complex institution and will also assist the Alumni Campaign & Engagement Coordinator in other day to day marketing duties so there’s an opportunity to be exposed to the broader Marketing function.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage process driven tasks.
• Experience using in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience in maintaining a database and reporting key metrics is desired but not essential.

Qualifications

A tertiary qualification in Advertising, Marketing, Business, PR or a related field is required.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link below. Please save as a PDF titled with your full name and JR46273, eg. John Smith CV JR46273.

Applications Close:

22 Mar 2026 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community, and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

In line with RMIT University’s commitment to a safe, respectful and inclusive environment, from 1 January 2026, the University will also consider gender-based violence (GBV) risk factors as part of our recruitment processes. All applicants will be required to complete a gender‑based violence declaration in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. Preferred candidates will also be required to undertake relevant pre‑employment background checks, including Working With Children Checks. Information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for its relevance to the role and RMIT’s safety obligations.

At RMIT, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to RMIT (including alternate formats of application forms). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Dani, via talentsupport@rmit.edu.au or visit our Careers page for more contact information - https://www.rmit.edu.au/careers.

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