- Full-time, fixed term contract until 31st July 2028
Important design and communications role for the Education & Students portfolio
$117,133 – $127, 610 Base salary + 17% Superannuation
About the opportunity
The Design and Presentation Specialist is a highly skilled and trusted member of the Delivery and Enablement team within the Education and Students Portfolio. They are responsible for engaging with stakeholders to create visually engaging and compelling presentations, reports and related materials that effectively communicates complex information across the remit of accountabilities in the Education and Students Portfolio.
Bring ideas to life through compelling visual storytelling that enhances the student portfolio and elevates the university experience. From high-profile Town Halls to flagship events such as the Student Experience Forum, you'll create impactful design that informs, inspires and connects our community.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
collaborate across the portfolio to generate compelling and engaging presentations, reports and communication materials
manage stakeholder and audience engagement and enhance content, to maximise engagement and communication
translate and synthesise complex ideas and data into visually appealing, graphically supported content for use in presentations and other mediums
promote visual storytelling with impact, through the design and development of compelling presentations for communication with the portfolio, including with senior audiences
design and develop the internal Education & Students portfolio newsletters
manage template development and use the latest creative techniques to captivate and engage audiences, ensuring on-brand effective communication
source and produce short content pieces (such as written articles, videos, Viva Engage posts) to promote and enhance staff engagement
About you
tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and/or the equivalent industry experience
high level skills in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, AEM (Adobe Enterprise Management) and other content related applications such as CMS, Slido, SharePoint Emma HQ. .
demonstrated ability to tailor content for different audiences and different channels, including creation of online and multimedia content and development of presentation materials
strong experience in working with creative brand guidelines within the university sector or a similarly large, complex organisation
demonstrated storytelling, high-level analytical, visualisation and problem-solving skills and capacity to meet deadlines
accuracy, attention to detail and highly developed organisational, planning, analytical and communication skills together with the ability to work to deadlines and manage competing demands
demonstrated experience in creating, editing and transforming presentations and rendering of data, including visualisation
demonstrated experience in preparing persuasive communications, presentations, and reports for stakeholders
experience in researching and producing high level management reports and presentations using a variety of media and tools.
Work Rights
You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Pre-employment Checks
Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.
How to Apply
Applications (including a cover letter and CV) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.
For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Nicole Cunningham, Recruitment Operations, via email at [email protected].
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Applications Close
Sunday 09 August 2026 11:59 PMSkills Required
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and/or equivalent industry experience
- High-level skills in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, AEM and content applications (CMS, Slido, SharePoint, Emma HQ, Viva Engage)
- Demonstrated ability to create online and multimedia content and develop presentation materials tailored to different audiences and channels
- Experience working with creative brand guidelines within a large or complex organisation (e.g., university)
- Demonstrated storytelling, data visualisation, analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to meet deadlines
- Accuracy, attention to detail and strong organisational, planning and communication skills
- Experience creating, editing and transforming presentations and rendering data, including visualisation
- Experience preparing persuasive communications, presentations and high-level management reports using various media and tools
- Unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment (no visa sponsorship)
- Ability to pass pre-employment/background checks as required by the University
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