Do you love working in an environment where you can make things happen collaboratively and create value through strategic corporate communication and engagement. Tourism Tasmania is looking for an Executive Communications Manager to build and maintain positive relationships with our key stakeholders, including media, and craft compelling messages for a variety of channels and audiences.

This role will work collaboratively with the Office of the CEO to develop and implement Tourism Tasmania’s corporate public relations and engagement program aligned with the agency’s strategic objectives.

We are looking for an experienced communications professional skilled in strategic messaging and creating compelling content, demonstrated experience in media management and who will bring energy, creativity and innovation to our program to engage and communicate with our stakeholders.

If you are naturally curious with a storytelling ability and can bring a creative mind and clear and impactful communication to everything you do, we’d love to hear from you.

What you'll be responsible for

• Working directly with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive team to provide high level strategic communications and corporate public relations advice and managing media liaison to enhance the agency’s engagement program.
• Working closely with internal teams to support the delivery of high-quality communication strategies, meetings and events to ensure the agency is well represented and positively influencing stakeholders.
• Acting with the highest professionalism and discretion in the coordination and management of all activity.

What you'll work on

• Work closely with the CEO and the agency’s executive to identify and proactively manage opportunities to enhance Tourism Tasmania’s reputation and engagement with stakeholders through strategic communications, corporate public relations and events.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, including media, to support the delivery of desired outcomes. 
• Work closely with the marketing and communications teams to prepare compelling and engaging content including key messaging, speeches, media releases, articles, social and video content.
• Lead the redevelopment of agency’s intranet platform and drive the internal communications program to engage and communicate effectively with the team.
• Prepare briefing materials and presentations for internal and external audiences aligned to key communication and engagement objectives.
• Facilitate and foster appropriate workflows and processes to support the efficient management of the Office of the CEO including strategic communications for the CEO.
• Be internally driven, self-reliant and motivated to be creative and take initiative to identify and solve issues before they become problems.

Who you are

You are an experienced communications professional who is skilled in strategic messaging and creating compelling content.  You bring energy, creativity and innovation in the ways you engage and with stakeholders and you are driven by connecting with people and building positive relationships.  You look for opportunities to strategically create value through story and communication, and you make things happen collaboratively and efficiently

You have a strong connection with and an authentic passion for Tasmania as a brand and destination and are excited to make a difference to our brand, our team, and our industry.

Employment type

Fixed term, part-time (0.8FTE) for 12 months 

Supporting documents

Statement of Duties (pdf)

Statement of Duties (docx)

Advice to Applicants (pdf)

For further information

Please contact Edwina Morris, Director Office of the CEO, on 0437 651 559 or email edwina.morris@tourism.tas.gov.au

How to apply