Job description
About The Role
We’re looking for a motivated, passionate and talented person to join The Greens (WA) campaign team as our Communications Assistant for the 2025 State Election (scheduled for March 8 2025), and 2024/2025 Federal Election (to be scheduled for some time between August 2024 and May 2025).
The Communications Assistant will assist our Communications Coordinator and Field Organisers to roll out our communications strategies, including drafting copy for a range of communications and campaign activities, assisting with digital advertising management and moderation, developing social media content, and capturing assets at events as required.
In this role you will be required to:
- Work alongside the WA 2024/25 election team to ensure delivery of statewide election goals.
- Prioritise workflows to meet the needs of the ECC, through the Communications Director.
- Compile a report and recommendations for this role at the end of the election campaign for the benefit of future election campaigns.
- Work in accordance with The Greens (WA) Occupational Health and Safety Policy, the Access and Inclusion Policy, The Greens (WA) Confidential Documents Policy and other workplace compliance policies and practices.
- Design assets for use across web, social media, and print applications.
- Draft copy for emails, SMS, website, media releases, social media and online marketing.
- Assist with posting and managing community on The Greens (WA) Candidate Social Media pages.
- Supporting candidates and volunteer campaign teams with their social media channels to effectively communicate with voters.
- Assisting the Communications Coordinator and our media buyer to moderate, manage, and report on online advertising.
- Create organic content and curate user-generated content.
- Capture assets (photography, video, etc.) at activities and events.
- Attend Communications team and whole team meetings as required.
About You
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Understanding of and commitment to Greens (WA) principles.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working as a team to meet a tight deadline, under pressure.
- Experience with Facebook, Instagram and drafting action emails.
- Experience building and maintaining community both in-person and digitally.
- Experience in fundraising for a political, advocacy or non-profit organisation.
- Experience in campaigning for a political, advocacy or non-profit organisation.
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Experience content creation (videos, graphic) in line with established branding and messaging guidelines.
We welcome applications from a range of backgrounds. We know that women and people from underrepresented communities tend to only apply for roles where they meet all the selection criteria, so if you meet most of the criteria below and you can explain how your experience is transferable then we encourage you to think about applying.
For questions about the role, please contact State Director Dean Smith on 0401 032 230 or [email protected], using the subject line: Communications Assistant enquiry via EthicalJobs.
A position description is attached.