Social Media Officer

• Total remuneration range $94,129 to $106,754 pa
• Full-time continuing appointment
• Ipswich or Springfield campus

Media and Strategic Communications plays a central role in advancing UniSQ’s ambition to be Australia’s most transformative University. The team is responsible for shaping and protecting the University’s public narrative across media, social and digital channels, ensuring UniSQ is positioned as a trusted, influential voice in higher education and public discourse. Working closely with senior leaders, academics and professional staff, the team delivers strategic, creative storytelling that builds reputation, strengthens engagement and supports the University’s priorities.

Who you are

You are a creative and capable digital professional with a strong instinct for storytelling and a practical understanding of how content performs across platforms. You enjoy working closely with subject matter experts, can confidently create and publish day-to-day social content, and understand how social media contributes to brand, reputation and engagement in a complex organisation.

You are organised, responsive and curious, with a genuine interest in trends, audience behaviour, and storytelling. You’re comfortable balancing creativity with process and governance, and you take pride in producing work that reflects UniSQ’s values and standards.

What you'll do

The Social Media Officer plays a hands-on role in delivering UniSQ’s social media presence and supporting digital storytelling across the University. The role focuses on creating and publishing engaging digital content, capturing and editing photos and short-form video that showcase the student experience and reflect UniSQ’s values. You will contribute to broader digital storytelling for the University, including drafting short articles or feature-style content that amplify UniSQ’s research, student and community stories across UniSQ’s digital channels. You’ll actively monitor channels, responding to messages, comments and enquiries with professionalism, while identifying trends and contributing timely, creative content ideas. The role also supports social media coverage of events through live and behind-the-scenes content, maintains an organised library of approved assets and templates, and assists with scheduling, approvals and other coordination activities.

What will help you succeed

In this fast-paced environment, your ability to balance creativity with organisation and attention to detail will be critical. Along with your enthusiasm for digital storytelling, you will also bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in marketing, communications or a related discipline
• Experience creating social media content, including copy, photography, and short-form video
• Strong written communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear and engaging short-form digital content.
• Confidence using social media platforms and tools such as Canva, Instagram Reels and TikTok
• Flexibility to work outside standard hours to support events and campaigns
• An understanding of social media’s role in brand, marketing and student recruitment, ideally within a large or complex organisation

For further information about this role, please contact Mr Chris Walker, Director (Media and Strategic Communications) via +61 7 3470 4394 or Chris.Walker@unisq.edu.au.

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Reference Number: 0040_01/26

Location: Springfield or Ipswich campus

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36 hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $94,129 to $106,754 pa (includes salary range of $79,383 to $90,031 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Tuesday, 31 March 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.

As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.

This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.

For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey available on our website.

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