The Essendon Football Club has a reputation as a leader in the Australian sports industry, with well established values and behaviours.  Driven to be recognised and respected as the most successful sporting club in Australia, we are now seeking a Digital Media Coordinator to join our Media and Communications department team.

Reporting to the Digital Content Manager you will be responsible for:

  • Producing compelling content for the club’s digital media platforms including social media and website
  • Ongoing dialogue, customer service, monitoring and relationship building within the club’s online community
  • Implementing the club’s digital media strategy, as well as day-to-day fan engagement across the club’s website and social media platforms
  • Ensuring users are updated and engaged on the club’s digital media platforms.
  • Sustaining a consistent understanding of the club’s branding and media strategy to ensure content is aligned.
  • Researching emerging digital media trends and new ways to further engage supporters
  • Liaising closely with staff from across the club to assist in achieving key business outcomes.

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

  • Graduate qualification in Communications, Journalism, Media Studies or Digital Media
  • Excellent knowledge of social media, latest trends, technologies and best practice.
  • Ability to produce and create engaging content for multiple digital platforms.
  • Ability to engage, monitor and build relationships within an online community
  • Excellent organisational and time management as well as the ability to work well under pressure and to deadline
  • Understanding of basic video production, photography and/or journalism.
  • Strong sense of news judgement and editorial quality
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Able to work weekends and travel if necessary.
  • Experience using content management systems is preferable.

To apply in strict confidence, please send your resume together with a one page covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to recruitment@essendonfc.com.au

Position description available by request.

Applications close 5pm, 14th April 2014.

Please note that this role will be subject to background checks.