Description:
Are you passionate about communication, marketing, and design and eager to make a positive impact? Do you thrive in collaborative environments where you can learn and grow? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
As a Marketing and Communications Assistant at SYC, you'll support our internal communications and marketing initiatives. You’ll be joining a Marketing and Communications team where your eagerness to learn and develop your skills will be embraced and nurtured.
Reporting to the Marketing and Communications Manager, this position will be based at our Kent Town Head office on a full-time permanent basis.
The day-to-day activities will include:
- Providing effective day-to-day administrative support, such as monitoring organisational emails, scheduling meetings, and monitoring and processing marketing requests.
- Assisting with the design of visually appealing marketing materials, such as brochures, infographics, and presentations.
- Contributing to and/or creating engaging content for various channels, including the SYC website, social media channels, press releases and internal communications platforms.
- Coordinating the maintenance of stock and distribution of promotional materials.
- Assisting with maintaining the SYC website, ensuring content is up to date and optimised for search engines.
About You
We're looking for a team player excited by the prospect of expanding their knowledge in communication, marketing, and design. In this role, you will be able to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders while representing SYC's brand and communicating our services to a broad audience. The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- The ability to work effectively as a member of a team to deliver quality services and collaboratively achieve outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Time management and organisational skills, including the ability to plan, prioritise and achieve outcomes.
- Basic knowledge of graphic design software such as the Adobe Creative Suite
- Previous experience in communications, marketing, or an administration role
- Previous experience developing social media content across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
- Knowledge of marketing platforms and marketing automation tools, e.g., Hootsuite and Mailchimp
- The ability to be proactive and self-motivated, with the capability to take initiative and work independently.
For this role, you will need to be:
- Willing to complete a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
- Eligible to work in Australia.
- Prepared to work from or be located at any SYC site.
Applications close Wednesday, 17th of April 2024.
Why join Team SYC ?
- Generous achievement incentives on offer for high performers
- Increase your pay with Salary Packaging options
- Career development opportunities
- Enjoy an additional day off to celebrate your Birthday*
- Access an additional one week of paid leave each year, through SYC loyalty leave*
- Be provided an additional paid personal leave
- Stay healthy with discounted Corporate Private Health Cover
- Access our free and confidential Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted gym membership for all employees
- Enjoy special benefits with Beaurepaires
*Qualifying periods and terms apply.
About us
SYC exists so everyone can succeed.
We invest back into the community, helping tens of thousands of people every year to create a life without disadvantage, to build sustainable independence and to experience wellbeing in all areas of their lives.
A non-profit human services organisation, SYC was founded in 1958 to support young people experiencing disadvantage in Adelaide. We now operate nationally, supporting more than 57,000 people annually with housing, education, employment, justice, health and disability services.
We are proud to work with people who are passionate and professional, who encourage and value diversity, who are courageous, creative and, most importantly, believe in people’s potential.Our vision of wellbeing, independence and opportunity for everyone encompasses the people we work with, as well as the people who work for SYC.
If you match the criteria above, we want to hear from you!
To apply please complete the application process by clicking the Apply Now button.
We’re proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to respond to every applicant.
Please complete the requested screening questions on the application page and attach your resume.
SYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud of our diverse workforce. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with disability to apply. If you require assistance completing your application, please contact our recruitment team who will be happy to support you via careers@syc.NET.au.