Senior Advisor Media and Communications

Mater•Town of Newstead, NY

About The Position

Mater is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Advisor, Media and Communications to play a pivotal role in championing and elevating the Mater brand across Queensland. This is an exciting opportunity to join a trusted, mission driven organisation and help shape the way we communicate our impact across health, education, research and philanthropy. As the Senior Advisor, Media and Communications, you’ll champion and protect the Mater brand while leading high‑impact media activity across all sites. You’ll identify and amplify positive media opportunities, build strong relationships to support cohesive storytelling, and collaborate closely with senior leaders to advance Mater’s brand, reputation and corporate affairs objectives.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of the Queensland media landscape and journalist relationships
5+ years’ experience in a comparable role, ideally in a complex organisation
Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder-engagement skills
The ability to juggle multiple projects and deliver quality outcomes
tertiary qualifications in media, communications, marketing or similar

Nice To Haves

Experience in health, research, education or philanthropy (advantageous)

Responsibilities

Drive development and execution of an integrated media strategy aligned to group priorities
Maintain contemporary media policies, protocols and guidelines aligned with best practice
Lead creation of proactive, strategic media content including long‑form stories, opinion pieces, digital and broadcast opportunities
Identify and leverage emerging media platforms such as podcasts, blogs and digital publications
Provide timely, strategic media and issues‑management advice to senior leaders
Oversee consistent, audience‑centric content across traditional and digital channels to strengthen brand trust and engagement
Build strong internal partnerships to ensure communication alignment and best‑practice storytelling
Establish reporting frameworks to measure media performance against KPIs
Lead crisis and issues‑management communication with discipline, speed and clarity
Contribute to strategic planning and operational excellence within the Corporate Affairs and Growth portfolio

Benefits

access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900
access to many staff benefits!
Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
Convenient, discounted on-site parking
Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots