PR & Content Coordinator

Orange Sky Australia

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Orange Sky supports Australians facing challenges like homelessness, financial hardship, or displacement by offering free laundry services, warm showers, and friendly chats. The Marketing Team shares stories, builds awareness, and grows community support. This role is for a creative, proactive, and media-savvy PR and Content Coordinator who will be the engine room of storytelling. Reporting to the PR & Content Manager, the coordinator will find and share stories across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, pitching to national news, capturing content on the ground with service users ("friends"), and ensuring ethical consent processes are followed. This position is vital for elevating the Orange Sky brand and mission.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in PR, communications, or marketing.
Demonstrated ability to manage media relations and content workflows.
Proactive problem-solver.
"Learn-it-all" mindset.
Empathy required to work sensitively with a diverse community.
Passion for Orange Sky's mission.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the NFP sector

Responsibilities

Act as the first point of contact for incoming media enquiries and proactively reach out to journalists, sharing stories of connection, resilience, homelessness, and hardship.
Lead the creation of press releases and pitches.
Prepare talent for interviews.
Build lasting relationships with media contacts.
Monitor earned media and report on metrics to understand impact and refine strategy.
Manage the end-to-end content production workflow, including ideation, management of videographers and photographers, interviewing talent, and final editing.
Capture and showcase real human stories of Orange Sky and its impact.
Tailor content to suit different platforms and audiences while maintaining a consistent Orange Sky tone.
Guard the ethical consent process, ensuring stories are told with dignity, respect, and informed permission.
Work across the Marketing team to support the delivery of fundraising, volunteer, and brand campaigns.
Draft campaign key messages.
Review copy for support EDMs.
Provide brand advice to internal stakeholders, ensuring collateral aligns with visual identity and strategic goals.

Benefits

A supportive, purpose-driven team that knows how to have fun
An attractive and fair remuneration with salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax-free per year
A paid-out rewards scheme
Additional gifted leave days
Performance perks
Flexible work-from-home approach
Personal growth opportunities through our ‘My Career Pathway’
Professional development fund (both formal and informal learning opportunities)
Fitness Passport memberships on offer for you and your family to help support a healthy lifestyle
6–12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers and 1 week for secondary caregivers, including superannuation in addition to the 18 weeks’ paid parental leave from the government, plus support for parents returning to work
Recognition as an Inclusive Employer through DCA (Diversity Council Australia)
Dog-friendly offices—bring your (furry) best mate with you to work
Additional leave, including Orange Sky public holidays and gifted leave for high performance
Wellness initiatives and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The warm fuzzies that come from doing something that really matters