"Senior Officer, Marketing and Communication"

Job Description:

• Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
• Full-time (100%), Permanent position
• Base salary will be in the range $95,361.61 - $102,302.91 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 6)
• Based at our St Lucia Campus - Brisbane

About This Opportunity

We are excited to share the opportunity to join our team as a Senior Officer, Marketing and Communication. In this role, you will play a key role in creating and delivering impactful marketing and student recruitment initiatives that showcase our world-class undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs across the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. Your work will help attract future innovators and leaders by connecting them with opportunities to shape the future.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Events and Outreach: Designs and delivers high school engagement initiatives to promote undergraduate programs, manages key stakeholder relationships, coordinates workshops and the Student Ambassador Program, and represents the Faculty at marketing and recruitment events.
• Content and Marketing: Identifies and develops content to support undergraduate recruitment, manages the Faculty’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, oversees social media campaigns, and provides staff training as needed. Analyses performance data to generate marketing insights and contributes to enterprise-wide marketing and communication campaigns and special projects.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave/paid primary care leave
• 17% superannuation contributions + 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• Career development opportunities –access to exclusive internal-only vacancies and our Study for Staff program
• On campus childcare options
• Affordable parking (from just $6.40 a day)
• Salary packaging options

About You

• A degree in marketing, communications, or a related discipline, with relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and education or training.
• Demonstrated experience delivering marketing and social media campaigns that support engagement and recruitment objectives.
• High-level written communication skills, with experience researching, writing, and producing content and collateral for a range of digital and print platforms.
• Strong organisational and event planning skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, work under pressure, set priorities, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to negotiate, analyse and resolve issues, and build and maintain effective relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• High-level computer proficiency across standard Microsoft applications, with demonstrated experience using specialist tools such as Adobe Creative Suite.

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, history checks, and other role-specific requirements such as a Blue Card check. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

Work Rights:

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Helen Burdon via h.burdon@uq.edu.au.

For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• A cover letter summarising how your background aligns with the 'About You' section

Our strength as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We are committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent, particularly from Australia’s First Nations Peoples. If you require an alternative method to submit your application due to accessibility needs or personal circumstances, please contact talent@uq.edu.au.

Other Information

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who do not meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

Applications close on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-60695).