Student Communications Strategist

• Employee benefits include hybrid working arrangements, flexible working hours scheme and generous superannuation
• Positive team culture and passion for shaping a positive student experience
• Diverse role with opportunities to lead and own campaigns and develop your skills

The role

• Full time, Fixed term (up to December 2026)
• Level 6 - $92,025 to $99,538 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange or Wagga Wagga (Other locations / remote working also considered upon application)

In this role you will be responsible for supporting student communication strategies at Charles Sturt University. This involves working closely with stakeholders from across the university to deliver key student-facing multi-channel communication to enhance student participation and engagement. You will create and schedule campaigns across all channels, including email, SMS and social media, ensuring content is meaningful, timely and accurate, and helps to build student connection.

About you

• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, measuring and reviewing communications strategies, working within brand guidelines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience using CRM and/or marketing automation platforms to execute communication campaigns.
• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end campaign management.

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University - our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities - to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the Office of Engagement and Enterprise here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, submit a 1-2 page "statement of suitability" demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria in the position description) and upload your CV.

If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Alarna Parascos | Manager, Student Communication | aparascos@csu.edu.au

Closing Date: 11pm, 10 May 2026