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• Multiple permanent and temporary (up to 12 months) full-time opportunities available
• Office location based in Parramatta with flexible working supported
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $129,464 to $142,665 + super

Do you thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced environments? Bring your strategic media expertise to the heart of the NSW Government.

Join our Communications and Marketing Branch and help shape the public voice of NSW.

The role

As a Senior Media and Communications Advisor, you’ll play a role in managing complex media issues and developing creative communications campaigns. Working in a fast-paced environment, you’ll balance project work with drafting urgent responses to media enquiries.

You’ll contribute to high standards of writing, messaging and storytelling, ensuring communications are easy for the community to understand.

What you’ll do:

• Drive media engagement – Develop and deliver proactive media stories, manage high-profile media enquiries, and provide expert communications advice to internal stakeholders.
• Solve complex communication challenges – Anticipate risks, manage issues, and craft rapid responses to complex or sensitive media issues.
• Develop high-impact content – Write compelling website content, presentations, and stakeholder communications.
• Shape and deliver campaigns – Help plan and deliver integrated communication campaigns across multiple channels.
• Monitor and analyse media trends – Provide insights on media coverage, public sentiment, and communication effectiveness.

For more information read the full role description:  Senior Media and Communications Advisor

What  we’re looking for

You are proactive and adaptable, with a can-do attitude. You have experience handling fast-paced media issues, working with senior leaders, and crafting simple messaging.

About you:

• Strong media strategy and issues management skills, with the ability to respond quickly to fast‑moving matters.
• Excellent storytelling and writing capability, able to translate complex information into clear, compelling messages.
• Experience delivering campaigns across visual, written and digital channels.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders, providing clear and trusted advice.
• Creative and adaptable, bringing fresh ideas and a proactive approach.

Key Knowledge and Experience

• Qualifications or experience in journalism, communications, or public affairs.
• Understanding of current affairs, contentious issues management, and end-to-end communications campaign delivery.

What is an essential requirement

• Ability to participate in an on-call media roster outside of normal working hours.

About us

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities. 

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

Join us

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close 11:55PM on Monday 2 March 2026

Should you require further information about the role please contact Max Phillips on max.phillips@dpie.nsw.gov.au

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A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. 

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Contact the Talent Team via talent.acquisition@dpie.nsw.gov.au or (02) 63637676​ - HR Support, option 2, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career pathways team for a yarn.