Content Specialist

Join our dynamic Marketing and Communications team to drive digital and social media content, innovative member communications, and help grow our brand.

Role opportunity

In this exciting opportunity, you’ll be responsible for managing and implementing LGA’s marketing and communications strategies across our digital channels to promote the work of the LGA and develop audience-led content.

In this role you will:

Implement LGA’s content strategy across our digital channels, including website, socials, newsletters and paid ad campaigns, using digital best practices and analytics to inform our content decisions.
Manage content across the LGA’s social media channels, including maintaining a content schedule, monitoring and responding to comments and evaluating performance.
Support the creation of communication strategies and write, produce and edit content for news articles, website updates, social media and other digital channels.
Execute and coordinate an annual marketing and content schedule by working with LGA staff and member councils, researching and planning content for digital channels, identifying talents and trends and building a bank of stories for LGA’s social media and websites.
Develop advertising and marketing plans, providing advice on opportunities to maximise reach, better target audiences and optimise campaign performance.
Support the broader marketing and communications team with events, project and campaign work, sponsorships and awards programs, and ensure this work is leveraged and promoted across our digital channels.


About you

You’ll bring a passion for communications and developing digital content, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, simple and audience-focused communications.

You will need:

Proven experience in managing and producing content for digital channels including social media, websites and newsletters.
Proven experience working in a marketing and communications team, with a focus on producing high-quality and best practice strategies and content.
Minimum 5 years’ experience working in digital marketing and communications including social media, advertising campaigns, brand management and maintenance of websites.
Tertiary qualification in marketing, communications, social media or relevant discipline.
Strong team player who collaborates, shares and exemplifies LGA values.


What we do

We’re here to help local government build stronger communities.

Since 18+6, our work has backed local decision-making and today supports councils across South Australia.

We do this in many ways. For one, we lead advocacy and discussions with state and federal decision-makers and key stakeholders. We make sure the issues affecting our communities are heard, loud and clear.

We also help local government be at the top of their game. We provide training and networking opportunities, secure funding for projects, and work hard to reduce risk and save members money.

And community is at the heart of everything we do. Because we know if our local governments are thriving, then our communities are, too.