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Join the dynamic and innovate Swinburne Future Students and Marketing team
Fulltime, ongoing position at our Hawthorn campus
HEW 8 salary + 17% super


About the Role
We’re looking for a strategic and collaborative Product Marketing Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Head of Brand & Marketing, you’ll act as the main liaison between the Future Students & Marketing department and various delivery areas across Swinburne, including schools, research areas, and key internal stakeholders such as the Product & Pricing and Communications teams.

Your primary responsibility will be to build strong working relationships and deliver high-quality marketing support—both strategic and operational—across the university, with a particular focus on schools and vocational education departments. You will lead marketing efforts for a defined product portfolio, which includes a range of study areas and qualification levels, from certificates to postgraduate programs. This involves understanding recruitment, brand, and engagement challenges, conducting market analysis, and developing marketing strategies aligned with the overall Future Students & Marketing plan.

Collaboration is central to this role. You’ll work closely with academic and teaching teams to create solutions that support Swinburne’s growth and quality targets. Your ability to understand stakeholder needs and deliver marketing solutions that reflect brand strategy, resource constraints, and organisational KPIs will be key to your success.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

Proficient skills in the areas of strategy and planning demonstrating strong analytical and conceptual thinking relating to complex projects and the ability to influence and lead
Demonstrated ability to achieve successful outcomes in a marketing role. Including strong capacity for innovation
Proven experience in the analysis and management of complex marketing issues to deliver financial growth and brand credibility in domestic markets
Demonstrated ability to manage complex financial, human, physical and IT resources to achieve strategic and operational goals

Further information about this role can be found in the attached position description.

Qualifications
Postgraduate qualifications in Marketing or progress towards Marketing postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or extensive experience and management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.

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

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on talentacquisition@swin.edu.au .

Applications Close: Wednesday 23rd April 2025, 11pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.
Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, ****** orientation, disability, and age.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.
We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process.

For Reasonable Adjustment requests, including accessible formats for the PD, application form or any other document, please contact at DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 +214 3550. Please note the above number and DCR email address are for disability or reasonable adjustments queries only. General enquires about the role can be sent to talentacquisition@swin.edu.au (general enquires will not be answered by phone).

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes.
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.

As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant.
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